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प्रश्न
Express your opinion.
Humanitarian intervention
उत्तर
- One of the main purposes of the UN in the maintenance of international peace, security, and cooperation. UN Peacekeeping Force comprises of military personnel and resources sent by member States.
- In the post-cold war era, the UN rationale for intervention was not just to stop ongoing wars but also to prevent the reoccurrence of conflicts and protect the human rights of the affected people.
- The UN intervened in Cambodia, Somalia, Yugoslavia, East Timor, Eritrea, Syria, etc., for this purpose. In 1993, over 170 nations participated in the World Conference on Human Rights, held in Vienna to reaffirm their commitment to protecting human rights.
- The office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights was created to coordinate human rights initiatives. The increasing awareness about human rights protection in international law gave rise to humanitarian intervention, especially in conflict zones.
- NGO's have contributed significantly to the spread of humanitarian intervention for e.g. ICRC, Oxfam, etc. The 1990s are described as the "golden age of humanitarian intervention.
संबंधित प्रश्न
State whether the following statement is true or false with reason.
The decade of the 1980s is seen as the golden age of humanitarian intervention.
The World Human Rights Conference was held in 1993.
Euro is the official currency of the European Union ______ out of 28 countries.
Explain your opinion.
Maintaining peace in the world is an important function of the United Nations.
The concept of humanitarian intervention became significant in 1990's; due to ______.
State whether the following statement is true or false with reason.
The united nations has its army.
Identify the incorrect pair in the set and rewrite.
State whether the following statement is true or false with reason.
The decades of 1990's is regarded as the golden age of humanitarian intervention.
Explain the correlation between the following.
Human Rights - Humanitarian Intervention
State whether the following statement is true or false with reason.
The two processes of disintegration and emergence of new nations have always been peaceful.
