How the UN resolves issues Conflict

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What is one of the main roles of the EU

prevent war

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What could the UNSC do if a state threatened to attack another state 2

use non-violent diplomatic measures

use forceful actions such as economic sanctions or military action

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What happened to the UNSC during the cold war

it was effectively paralysed

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What prevented the USNC taking forceful action during the cold war

tensions between USA and USSR

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What did USNC create to compromise during the Cold War

peacekeeping

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What did peacekeeping allow

The UN to send in peacekeepers to preserve a ceasefire as long as the state in question consented to UN action

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What did the mission in Cambodia do in 1991-1993

created peace and democratic elections

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Who did the UN liberate from their own government in 2011

Libyan people through military action

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Who did the UN liberate Kuwait from

Iraqi forces in 1990

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What is an example of a UN mission that resulted in disaster

Rwanda 1994

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What was the Rwanda UN mission called

the darkest hour

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Why was the Rwandan genocide handled badly by the UNSC

they removed the peacekeeping contingent just as the genocide started

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What was a failure of the UN in not taking action example

Syria 2012

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Who did the UN stop from their P5 members invading which shows failure

Iraq in 2003

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What is a current example of the UN failing to prevent conflict

Ukraine 2022

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Where did UN peacekeepers arrive years after the conflict begin

Darfur Sudan because Sudanese government did not consent and the UN cannot intervene without consent