61. UNFICYP: United Nations Peacekeeping Force In Cyprus UNFICYP. united nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus Peacekeeping. Home Photo Gallery Peace and Security Today s News. Other Regional Missions http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/missions/unficyp/

UNFICYP United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus UNFICYP Background Mandate UN Documents Map (PDF) Peacekeeping Home Photo Gallery Peace and Security Today's News Other Regional Missions UNOMIG UNMIK UNFICYP was set up in 1964 to prevent further fighting between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities. After the hostilities of 1974, The Mission's responsibilities were expanded. UNFICYP remains on the island to supervise ceasefire lines, maintain a buffer zone and undertake humanitarian activities. UNFICYP Chief of Mission, Mr. Zbigniew Wlosowicz and Dr. Kezban Akansoy from the office of the European Commission Representation in Cyprus receive some help from an UNFICYP Peacekeeper while cutting the minefield fence at today's launch. August 2005, UNFICYP Photo Mission Headquarters UNFICYP Mission Page Statements/Press Briefings UNFICYP Photos From UN Headquarters UN News Service UN Press Releases Maintained by the Peace and Security Section of the Department of Public Information in cooperation with the Department of Peacekeeping Operations.

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showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Business Entertainment Games Health ... More... On this page: Dictionary WordNet Military Wikipedia Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping peacekeeping Dictionary peace·keep·ing pēs kē pĭng adj. Of or relating to the preservation of peace, especially the supervision by international forces of a truce between hostile nations. peace keep ing n. WordNet Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words. The noun peacekeeping has one meaning: Meaning #1 the activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations) Synonym: peacekeeping operation The adjective peacekeeping has one meaning: Meaning #1 of or relating to the preservation of peace between hostile groups by international military forces Pertains to noun: peacekeeping (meaning #1) Military peacekeeping (DOD) Military operations undertaken with the consent of all major parties to a dispute, designed to monitor and facilitate implementation of an agreement (ceasefire, truce, or other such agreement) and support diplomatic efforts to reach a long-term political settlement. See also peace building peace enforcement peacemaking peace operations ... Wikipedia peacekeeping Peacekeeping , as defined by the United Nations , is a way to help countries torn by conflict create conditions for sustainable peace.

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Secretary-General's report on UNFICYP Final version Annan Plan Secretary-General's Address to the People of Cyprus Requires Real Player for viewing, to download real player click here www.real.com Text also available: English Greek Turkish Secretary-General's report on the mission of Good Offices in Cyprus ... United Nations Special Measures for Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse NOTICE OF CHANGE OF CONTACT DETAILS: Please be advised that effective 1 May 2005, UNFICYP telephone extensions will be accessible by dialing the subscriber number with 61 instead of 86, i.e. (+357) 22 61 4xxx rather than (+357) 22 86 4xxx. Click here to visit other official UN sites history blue beret magazine ... maps This page is designed and maintained by UNFICYP Information Technology Unit This is not an official UN document.

64. United Nations Peacekeeping Best Practices The united nations Peacekeeping Best Practices Unit, or PBPU, assists in theplanning, conduct, management and The Use of Force in UN Peace Operations http://www.peacekeepingbestpractices.unlb.org/

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65. Terrorism: Q & A | Peacekeeping And The U.N. Is the united States playing any role in the peacekeeping force? may encouragethe united nations to push for a larger, tougher peacekeeping force. http://cfrterrorism.org/afghanistan/peacekeeping_print.html

Peacekeeping and the U.N. Why is there a U.N. peacekeeping force in Afghanistan? How was the peacekeeping force set up? The December 2001 U.N.-sponsored meeting of Afghan political leaders in Bonn, Germany, asked the U.N. Security Council to establish a force to help maintain security in and around Kabul, the Afghan capital, and then possibly expand to other cities and areas. The U.N. Security Council swiftly and unanimously voted to send an International Security Assistance Force to Kabul for six months. How big is the peacekeeping force? The force includes about 4,500 troops. Can the peacekeepers use force? Who is participating in the peacekeeping force? This peacekeeping force, though authorized by the Security Council, is not officially a U.N. mission. However, in March 2002 the Security Council approved a United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), which will be headed by Lakhdar Brahimi, an Algerian diplomat and advocate of small-scale peacekeeping projects. Beginning with about 100 international representatives, UNAMA will coordinate relief, reconstruction, and recovery efforts, narcotics control, and other U.N. political activities in Afghanistan. Is the United States playing any role in the peacekeeping force?

66. High School Debate Topic 2004: United Nations Peacekeeping nationalismunited states peacekeeping forcesyugoslavia united nationsarmedforcessomalia united statesforeign relationsphilosophy http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/debate04.html

UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING AND U.S. FOREIGN POLICY High School National Debate Topic 2004 Resolved: That the United States federal government should establish a foreign policy substantially increasing its support of United Nations Peacekeeping Operations. Earth from lunar orbit December 24, 1968 BACKGROUND INFORMATION Books Debate Readings Newspapers Periodicals ... Think Tanks SPECIAL TOPICS Afghanistan African Peacekeeping American Empire Arms Trade ... U.S. Policies and Legislation FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS English Language Resources INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS European Union North Atlantic Treaty Organization Org for Security and Coop in Europe United Nations UNITED STATES Directories Executive Branch Legislative Branch International Organization Participation UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Debate Institute Undergraduate Library Previous Debate Topics Return to Documents Center UMich Only Web Links Available from Campus Ethernet Workstations and via Modem Using 489-2222. UMich Only material is subject Last updated on July 13, 2004 Background on Subjects Debate Readings and Background Debate Central (National Center for Policy Analysis) Over 500 links to on-line articles on 12 UN peacekeeping topics Consistently the most comprehensive of all debate web sites GPO Browse Topics Michigan Debate Reserve List Books held on reserve in the University of Michigan Undergraduate Library for the Michigan Debate camps, Summer 2004

67. The UN Emergency Force As the decision on the UNEF (united nations Emergency Force) was taken underChapter VI (of the Charter) it was obvious from the beginning that the http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/unef.html

The UN Emergency Force (August 5, 1957) On August 5, 1957, UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold prepared an aide-memoire for his own files concerning the presence of the United Nations Emergency Force in Egypt and the circumstances under which it could be withdrawn. This document was to play a role in the events of May 1967, when the UNEF was withdrawn by U Thant. As the decision on the U.N.E.F. (United Nations Emergency Force) was taken under Chapter VI (of the Charter) it was obvious from the beginning that the resolution did in no way limit the sovereignty of the host State. This was clear both from the resolution of the General Assembly and from the second and final report on the emergency force. Thus, neither the General Assembly nor the Secretary-General, acting for the General Assembly, created any right for Egypt, or gave any right to Egypt, in accepting consent as a condition for the presence and functioning of the U.N.E.F. on Egyptian territory. Egypt had the right, and the only problem was whether that right in this context should and could in some way be limited. Cable from Burns My starting point in the consideration of the last-mentioned problem the limitation of Egypt's sovereign right in the interest of political balance and stability in the U.N.E.F. operation was the fact that Egypt had spontaneously endorsed the General Assembly resolution of 5 November (creating the force) and by endorsing that resolution had consented to the presence of the U.N.E.F. for certain tasks. They could thus not ask the U.N.E.F. to withdraw before the completion of the tasks without running up against their own acceptance of the resolution on the force and its tasks.

68. UN Standing Force In response to past failures in UN peacekeeping, such as Rwanda in 1994, The McGovernPorter united nations Rapid Deployment Police and Security Force http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/peacekpg/reform/standby.htm

about GPF What's New Newsletter Sitemap ... *Opinion Forum UN Standing Force Source: Associated Press The UN's failure to deal with humanitarian disasters such as the Rwandan genocide in 1994 has called renewed attention to the question of how the UN could deploy peacekeepers more rapidly and effectively. Personnel and equipment standby arrangements and rapid deployment mechanisms are two important systems aimed at making UN peacekeeping more responsive. Several member states and non-governmental organizations have undertaken studies and initiatives to push forward reform efforts, encouraging the UN as a whole to do the same. See also our pages on Peacekeeper and Military Troop Training Regional Organizations and Peacekeeping Other UN Reform Topics Documents ... Links Documents The Report of the Panel on United Nations Peace Operations (The Brahimi Report) (August 21, 2000) The Brahimi Report assesses the shortcomings of the present UN peacekeeping system and makes recommendations for peacekeeping reform. The Report recommends that the United Nations enhance its rapid response capabilities by enlarging and strengthening the United Nations Standby Arrangement Systems (UNSAS). Bridging the Commitment – Capacity Gap: Existing Arrangements and Options for Enhancing UN Rapid Deployment Executive Summary (November 2002) H. Peter Langille’s book is a comprehensive study of the United Nations’ present and potential rapid deployment capabilities. Langille suggests ways to bridge the “commitment – capability gap” between the avowed goals of the United Nations and the organization’s actual ability to protect civilians and maintain peace. Langille both recommends strengthening existing peacekeeping bodies such as the UN Standby Arrangement System and proposes new mechanisms such as a UN Emergency Service - a "UN 911." (

69. US Policy On UN PKO - Global Policy Forum - UN Security Council The US Role in united nations Peace Operations (May 31, 2001) US Looks atOrganizing Global Peacekeeping Force (June 27, 2003) http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/peacekpg/us/

about GPF What's New Newsletter Sitemap ... *Opinion Forum US Policy on UN Peacekeeping Key Documents and Reports Articles Links The ICC Crisis and the Threat to Peacekeeping ... Peacekeeping Homepage Key Documents and Reports UN Peacekeeping Myths and Realities UN Peacekeeping Frequently Asked Questions Following the Money (April 24, 2002) A report of the Stimson Center suggests that President Bush’s budget request for 2003 includes an array of unrealistic assumptions. The Administration expects budget reductions in nearly all current UN peacekeeping operations and hopes for no new operations during 2003. The request does not allot additional funds for a peacekeeping reform. Peacekeeping Saves Cents, Makes Sense (March 30, 2002) Although the Bush Administration is not keen on a “Clintonesque” long-term peacekeeping operation in Afghanistan, staying until the Afghan army is back on its feet seems worthwhile and cost-effective. ( National Journal UN Peacekeeping: Estimated US Contributions, Fiscal Years 1996-2001 (February 2002) In this report the General Accounting Office adopts a very broad definition of “support.” The US Congress auditing arm claims that the US contributed $3.45 billion directly and $24.2 billion indirectly to support UN peacekeeping operations during the 1996-2001 period.

70. AllRefer.com - India - Maldives - United Nations Peacekeeping Forces | Indian In allRefer Reference provides detailed information on this topic. Browse throughthis article and follow related links for complete research. http://reference.allrefer.com/country-guide-study/india/india191.html

You are here allRefer Reference India History ... India India Maldives In 1988, the Indian Army experienced a small success in squashing an attempted coup in Maldives, 600 kilometers south of India in the Indian Ocean. Maldivian minister of foreign affairs Fathullah Jameel had called Rajiv Gandhi (India's prime minister from 1984 to 1989) at 5:30 a.m. on November 3, 1988 to request India's assistance. By 9:00 a.m. the same morning, India's Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs had been convened. At noon the same day, the committee gave its approval for military support to the regime of President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. Later in the day, the first Indian troops were airlifted from a military base at Agra, Uttar Pradesh. Some 1,600 Indian troops were dispatched within hours. During the next three days, the mercenaries involved in the attempted coup were rounded up by Indian troops who had parachuted in. The Indian navy also effectively blocked maritime escape routes the coup leaders might have taken. The operation was completed by November 6. Three important inferences can be made from this successful attempt at force projection. First, it demonstrated that sufficient interservice cooperation existed to allow the armed forces to respond rapidly to political directives. Second, it showed the capability of the armed forces to airlift troops regionally at short notice. And third, it demonstrated the willingness of the Indian political leadership to use its military strength in the region to support a friendly regime.

71. United Nations - Using Military Force Through The UN including some Americans, run by NATO to enforce that peace settlement; apeacekeeping force, including some Americans, under the united nations that http://www.americans-world.org/digest/global_issues/un/un4.cfm

This Site Maintained by: Program on International Policy Attitudes Home Search Join Our ListServ ... Global Issues >> United Nations United Nations Using Military Force Through the UN In the event that it is necessary for the US to use military force, whenever possible, a strong majority prefers to act through the UN rather than unilaterally. A plurality even prefers acting through the UN over acting through NATO. Americans have consistently shown a strong preference for using military force under the auspices of the United Nations rather than acting multilaterally. As discussed in the Terrorism report (see Terrorism: Support for Multilateral Approaches ) an overwhelming majority felt it was important for the US to get UN Security Council approval for taking military action in response to the September 11th attacks. When asked whether the US should proceed with military action if it failed to get UN approval, the public was dividedthough it could be argued, based on the UN Charter, that the US would have the right to act unilaterally out of self-defense. Polls that have asked about the broader principle of using military force through the UN have found overwhelming support. In an April 1995 PIPA poll (even though this was a time when the UN operation in Bosnia was not going well), 89% agreed that:

72. CNN.com - U.N. Accuses Force Of Sex Abuse - Jan 8, 2005 united nations (CNN) UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo exchanged UN peacekeeping officials say countries contributing troops must http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/01/08/congo.peacekeepers.sex/

International Edition MEMBER SERVICES The Web CNN.com Home Page World U.S. Weather ... Autos SERVICES Video E-mail Newsletters Your E-mail Alerts RSS ... Contact Us SEARCH Web CNN.com U.N. accuses force of sex abuse Sexual abuse of girls in Congo continues From CNN's Jonathan Wald var clickExpire = "-1"; RELATED YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS Democratic Republic of Congo Armed Conflict or Create your own Manage alerts What is this? UNITED NATIONS (CNN) U.N. peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo exchanged eggs, bread and a few dollars for sex with girls they were meant to protect, the United Nations watchdog agency has said. Soldiers would regularly have sex with girls as young as 13 in rundown shelters, in the bush near the military camps and on the bare ground behind buildings usually just after dark, a report from the U.N. Office of Internal Oversight (OIOS) said Friday. Many of the girls were raped and had lost their families in a recent civil war, the report said. Forced to support themselves, they were desperate for food and money. "A lot of the girls were traumatized by war as well as abuse," said Barbara Dixon of OIOS, who worked on the report.

73. Finland - UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES Finland has taken an active role in united nations (UN) peacekeeping matters Finland was also committed to contribute to the UN peacekeeping force to be http://www.country-data.com/cgi-bin/query/r-4731.html

Country Listing Finland Table of Contents Finland UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES Within a year after its admission to the UN in 1955, Finland sent a reinforced rifle company of 250 men as part of the UN Emergency Force (UNEF) based in Egypt for service in the Sinai and the Gaza Strip. In 1964 a reinforced battalion with a strength of 1,000 men was attached to the UN Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). It was composed of five light infantry companies and a support company, armed with rifles, machine pistols, light machine guns, mortars, and bazookas. Later Finnish contingents were organized and equipped in similar fashion, with the addition of a vehicle repair unit, a field hospital, and most transport, signal, and housing requirements. Finnish units served from 1973 to 1979 in a buffer zone between Israel and Egypt in the Suez Canal area as part of the UN Emergency Force II (UNEF II), after which the contingent was transferred to the Golan Heights between Israeli and Syrian forces as part of the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF). Beginning in 1982, a Finnish battalion was assigned to serve with the UN Interim Force (UNIFIL) in southern Lebanon. As of late 1988, about 1,000 members of the Finnish armed forces were serving on peacekeeping missions. In addition to the UNIFIL battalion, they were assigned as cease-fire observers in Cyprus, along the India-Pakistan border, in the Sinai, on the Golan Heights between Israel and Syria, in the Persian Gulf, and in Afghanistan. Finland was also committed to contribute to the UN peacekeeping force to be sent to Namibia.

74. PeaceWomen: Gender And Peacekeeping Index Secretary General Kofi Annan regarding sexual exploitation by peace keepingforces united nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Gender http://www.peacewomen.org/un/pkwatch/pkindex.html

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75. UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING FORCE IN CYPRUS (UNFIC Personnel Here is our current member listing for united nations PEACEKEEPING FORCE INCYPRUS (UNFIC. This website will help you find out about old colleagues and http://www.comradesandcolleagues.com/engines/GBUnits6011.asp

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77. United Nations Organization Mission In The Democratic Republic Of Congo (MONUC) Early in 2004, our mission to the united nations in New York pressed the UN Require advance training for anyone involved in UN peacekeeping that makes http://www.state.gov/p/io/rls/rm/42982.htm

Bureau of International Organization Affairs (IO) Releases Remarks United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) and Peacekeeping Reform Kim R. Holmes, Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs Statement for the Record Before the House International Relations Committee Washington, DC March 1, 2005 Mr. Chairman, distinguished members of the Committee, I welcome this opportunity to discuss our efforts to improve United Nations peacekeeping operations, and end any involvement of UN peacekeepers in sexual exploitation and human trafficking. We are outraged over the abuses that have come to light. I will mention some of the ways we are pressing the United Nations to deal with this serious matter. But I want to make clear that we believe more must be done by the United Nations to ensure these abuses do not happen again. Mr. Chairman, it is reprehensible that anyone connected with a UN peacekeeping missionthe very people the world entrusts to protect civilians from harmshould prey on women and children seeking their help. The few who commit these offenses unjustly impugn the reputation of the tens of thousands of UN peacekeepers who carry out their duties honorably under dangerous and difficult conditions. Some of them, such as the nine peacekeepers from Bangladesh who were killed in the Congo on February 24, make the ultimate sacrifice. The United States does not take these matters lightly. We strongly support the UN’s stated policy of zero tolerance for sexual abuse by peacekeepers, and we are pressing the UN to make sure this policy is implemented. We expect full accountability for the abuses that have come to light in the mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (or MONUC) and in other UN peacekeeping missions.

78. The Air Force Role THE AIR FORCE ROLE IN united nations PEACEKEEPING. Dr Steven Metz JamesMeachem, From Peacekeeping to Peacemaking united nations Faces a Changing Role http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/apj/metzzz.html

Published Airpower Journal Winter 1993 DISTRIBUTION A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. THE AIR FORCE ROLE IN UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING Dr Steven Metz IT IS EASY to assume that the end of the cold war changed only the key actors in global politics but left fundamental concepts and relationships intact. Such an assumption would mean that American national security professionals need only find ways to adapt old techniques to new circumstancesnot an especially taxing procedure. But the truth is that the essence of military power is also changing, a fact that presents new intellectual challenges of dramatic proportions for security professionals and that demands creativity on a wide range of topics. None of these challenges is more complex than discovering an effective role for United States military power in multinational peacekeeping operations. Although the US historically supported international peacekeeping and often paid a substantial portion of the costs, it accorded this task minimal strategic significance. Common wisdom held that neutrality was a prerequisite for peacekeeping. Since the US was seldom neutral, other nations were better suited to provide peacekeeping forces. Furthermore, most of the recent international peacekeeping operations were under the control of the United Nations (UN), an organization that was decidedly hostile to the US by the 1970s.

79. Security Council Extends Mandate Of UN Peacekeeping Force In Cyprus Until 15 Dec united nations Office on Drugs and Crime Web Site. http://www.unis.unvienna.org/unis/pressrels/2005/sc8412.html

Home Site Map Contact Us UN Links UN Homepage UNOV Homepage UN News Centre UN Website Locator UN Webcast Latest press releases Advanced Search The United Nations in Vienna Press Releases Issued in Vienna ... Frequently Asked Questions SC/8412 16 June 2005 Security Council Extends Mandate of UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus Until 15 December, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 1604 (2005) Calls on Turkish Cypriot Side, Turkish Forces to Restore Military Status Quo in Strovilia NEW YORK, 15 June (UN Headquarters) The Security Council this afternoon extended the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for a further period ending 15 December 2005. Unanimously adopting resolution 1604 (2005), the Council also called on the Turkish Cypriot side and Turkish forces to restore in Strovilia the military status quo which existed there prior to 30 June 2000. According to the Secretary-General’s report, on 19 May, the Turkish Cypriot side lifted the restrictions imposed on UNFICYP in July 2000 by the Turkish forces/Turkish Cypriot security forces, allowing UNFICYP to restore its operational capabilities in and around the buffer zone. However, the violation of the military status quo in Strovilia persisted. Established in 1964 to prevent further fighting between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities, UNFICYP remains on the island to supervise ceasefire lines, maintain a buffer zone, and undertake humanitarian activities.

80. Security Council Unanimously Adopts Resolution Extending Mandate Of United Natio Mandate of united nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus for Six Months of operations and force level of the united nations Peacekeeping Force in http://www.unis.unvienna.org/unis/pressrels/2004/sc8223.html

Home Site Map Contact Us UN Links UN Homepage UNOV Homepage UN News Centre UN Website Locator UN Webcast Latest press releases Advanced Search The United Nations in Vienna Press Releases Issued in Vienna ... Frequently Asked Questions SC/8223 25 October 2004 Security Council Unanimously Adopts Resolution Extending Mandate of United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus for Six Months Members Note Agreement of Cyprus Government on Necessity to Keep Force on Island beyond 15 December 2004 By further terms of the text, the Council urged the Turkish Cypriot side and Turkish forces to rescind all remaining restrictions on UNFICYP, and called on them to restore in Strovilia the military status quo which existed there prior to 30 June 2000. Speaking in explanation of vote were the representatives of the United States, Pakistan, Russian Federation and the United Kingdom. The meeting began at 1:15 p.m. and adjourned at 1:25 p.m. Council Resolution The full text of Security Council resolution 1568 (2004) reads, as follows: Background Throughout a period of intense negotiations, UNFICYP assisted in maintaining calm along the ceasefire lines, ensuring conducive conditions for the talks, the report says. Official contacts between the leaders of the two sides have ceased since the referenda and signs of mutual distrust have reappeared. The Secretary-General sees no basis for resuming his good offices as long as the impasse described in his 28 May 2004 report (document S/2004/437) continues.

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