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India delivered on its promise of 2,00,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines for the United Nations Peacekeeping Force (UNPKF) worldwide, sending a shipment bound for Copenhagen.
UN Peacekeeping:
- UN peacekeepers provide security and the political and peacebuilding support to help countries make the difficult, early transition from conflict to peace.
Principles:
UN Peacekeeping is guided by three basic principles:
- Consent of the parties;
- Impartiality;
- Non-use of force except in self-defence and defence of the mandate.
Role of Security Council:
- The United Nations Charter gives the United Nations Security Council the responsibility to maintain international peace.
- For this reason, the international community usually looks to the Security Council to authorize peacekeeping operations through Chapter VII authorizations.
- There are currently 12 UN peacekeeping operations deployed.
- For its services, UN Peacekeeping has also received the Nobel Peace Prize.
- UN peacekeepers are often referred to as Blue Berets or Blue Helmets because of their light blue berets or helmets.
SOURCE: THE HINDU, THE ECONOMIC TIMES
