By EDITH M. LEDERERDeep divisions especially among the world’s most powerful nations have significantly undermined what the United Nations can do to help nations move from conflict to peace, the U.N. peacekeeping chief said. Twenty years ago, Lacroix said, a united international community pushed in the same direction as the United Nations to restore peace to East Timor, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Cambodia. Today, there are about 80,000 military and civilians in 11 peacekeeping operations. He warned that these divisions are undermining the cornerstone of the United Nations – having all countries work together to solve global challenges. The United Nations has no standing military force, and its peacekeepers who wear distinctive blue berets or helmets are contributed by member nations.

Source: Libya Today June 04, 2024 22:04 UTC