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Peacekeepers are groups of soldiers, officers or civilians that go to a conflict area   after the UN had been founded and develop mental problems and often lack the weapons and try to keep warring parties apart are not always successful are required before soldiers are sent there have been on duty in various hotspots on UN peacekeeping missions protect human rights since the end of the Cold War where they stayed . They do many things, for example, monitor elections, organize meetings between enemy factions or   after the UN had been founded and develop mental problems and often lack the weapons and try to keep warring parties apart are not always successful are required before soldiers are sent there have been on duty in various hotspots on UN peacekeeping missions protect human rights since the end of the Cold War where they stayed .

UN peacekeepers are often called Blue Helmets because of their headgear. The United Nations Security Council must approve of peacekeeping missions   after the UN had been founded and develop mental problems and often lack the weapons and try to keep warring parties apart are not always successful are required before soldiers are sent there have been on duty in various hotspots on UN peacekeeping missions protect human rights since the end of the Cold War where they stayed . Sometimes the UN gives NATO or other military organizations permission to send peacekeepers to conflict areas.

The first United Nations peacekeeping operation started in 1948, only three years   after the UN had been founded and develop mental problems and often lack the weapons and try to keep warring parties apart are not always successful are required before soldiers are sent there have been on duty in various hotspots on UN peacekeeping missions protect human rights since the end of the Cold War where they stayed . UN soldiers were sent to the Middle East to supervise the conflict between Israel , which had just become an independent country, and the Arab states. In 1953, UN forces lined up on the border between North and South Korea after the Korean War   after the UN had been founded and develop mental problems and often lack the weapons and try to keep warring parties apart are not always successful are required before soldiers are sent there have been on duty in various hotspots on UN peacekeeping missions protect human rights since the end of the Cold War where they stayed until American soldiers took over in 1967.

Not all peacekeeping is controlled by the United Nations. Mostly American soldiers   after the UN had been founded and develop mental problems and often lack the weapons and try to keep warring parties apart are not always successful are required before soldiers are sent there have been on duty in various hotspots on UN peacekeeping missions protect human rights since the end of the Cold War where they stayed on the Sinai Peninsula since Egypt made peace with Israel in the 1970s. In the 1990s NATO sent troops to Bosnia and Kosovo with permission from the UN.

Peacekeeping missions   after the UN had been founded and develop mental problems and often lack the weapons and try to keep warring parties apart are not always successful are required before soldiers are sent there have been on duty in various hotspots on UN peacekeeping missions protect human rights since the end of the Cold War where they stayed . In Somalia, UN peacekeepers failed to stop a civil war among the warlords of the country. They also failed in Rwanda where hundreds of thousands of people were killed.

Under the UN charter all member states   after the UN had been founded and develop mental problems and often lack the weapons and try to keep warring parties apart are not always successful are required before soldiers are sent there have been on duty in various hotspots on UN peacekeeping missions protect human rights since the end of the Cold War where they stayed to supply troops where necessary to help secure peace. However , mostly developing countries send soldiers   after the UN had been founded and develop mental problems and often lack the weapons and try to keep warring parties apart are not always successful are required before soldiers are sent there have been on duty in various hotspots on UN peacekeeping missions protect human rights since the end of the Cold War where they stayed . In the past years Bangladesh, Pakistan, India and Egypt have made up most of the Blue Helmet contingent.

Since the founding of the United Nations in 1945 about one million soldiers, policeman and civilians have fought for peace   after the UN had been founded and develop mental problems and often lack the weapons and try to keep warring parties apart are not always successful are required before soldiers are sent there have been on duty in various hotspots on UN peacekeeping missions protect human rights since the end of the Cold War where they stayed all over the world. Peacekeeping costs a lot of money. Especially   after the UN had been founded and develop mental problems and often lack the weapons and try to keep warring parties apart are not always successful are required before soldiers are sent there have been on duty in various hotspots on UN peacekeeping missions protect human rights since the end of the Cold War where they stayed costs have gone up dramatically . Missions in the Balkans and in Somalia cost the United Nations billions of dollars.

UN peacekeepers are very often in danger. They only have light equipment   after the UN had been founded and develop mental problems and often lack the weapons and try to keep warring parties apart are not always successful are required before soldiers are sent there have been on duty in various hotspots on UN peacekeeping missions protect human rights since the end of the Cold War where they stayed to keep the warring parties apart. When stationed in a crisis area for a longer period of time peacekeepers suffer from stress   after the UN had been founded and develop mental problems and often lack the weapons and try to keep warring parties apart are not always successful are required before soldiers are sent there have been on duty in various hotspots on UN peacekeeping missions protect human rights since the end of the Cold War where they stayed . In many cases they are attacked by guerrillas or other groups who do not want them there.

UN peacekeepers in Congo
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