At all times people fought. There have been and are ongoing armed conflicts. Those in power divide territories, we alth, clash over religious differences.
But whenever a war is played out, ordinary civilians suffer. Therefore, people try to extinguish the conflict, preventing a big trouble from flaring up. This is what peacekeepers do
A bit of history
Interestingly, the very first peacemaker was called Emperor Alexander III. He did everything possible for the state and its people to live in peace, peace and quiet.
Russia, before his reign, experienced many wars. Alexander III wanted the country to recover, gain strength and become stronger. After all, so much was destroyed, many families lost breadwinners in endless wars.
It is interesting that all the decrees related to the borders and their strengthening were signed only through agreements with the leaders of other countries. Everything the emperor did was only for peace and tranquility. For this he was nicknamed the peacemaker.
Peacemaker - who is this?
Already by the very wordit can be understood that the peacemaker is “the world that creates”. Their main task and goals are to stop the bloodshed and stop the war. They cannot take sides, but they have the right to defend themselves if they are attacked, even by opening fire.
A peacemaker is a military man, usually on contract, who contributes to the establishment and restoration of peaceful relations.
A person who decides to become a "messenger of peace" must have certain qualities of character, because sometimes it is necessary to forget about one's own desires, one's own opinion and accept and understand both warring parties. And sometimes it happens that you need to give your life for a just cause.
Qualities necessary for a peacemaker
A person who decides to follow the path of peace and goodness must possess a number of human qualities.
Altruistic traits and mercy are required from the applicant. In addition, a military peacekeeper is simply obliged to show tolerance and cheerfulness.
Peacemaker is a military one, but bringing peace and goodness. Not destructive, but bringing restoration and unification of the warring parties.
Peacemaker - for peace and a bloodless solution to the conflict.
When peacekeeping appeared
For the first time, the very concept of "peacekeeping" arose in connection with a UN decree, in the distant post-war 1945. The UN itself was created to maintain "world peace". There, any country can raise the issue of conflicts and the threat from menacing peoples.
The heads of warring states havethe opportunity to discuss all misunderstandings and come to a peaceful solution in a personal meeting in the presence of mediators.
If the majority of the participating countries are against the conflict, then this will have an effect, and the problem is usually resolved peacefully.
The very first operation that required the introduction of peacekeepers occurred in 1956 during the conflict in Palestine. The peacekeepers could not interfere, they watched at the border and reported all the actions of the parties to the Security Council.
The UN has already decided how to act so that the parties comply with the conditions set, and what to do to stop hostilities.
Main activities of UN peacekeepers
- A lot of work for peacekeepers after the extinction of conflicts. After all, war is mines, unexploded shells, weapons. All this must be neutralized, destroyed, and help people enter a peaceful life. This is a very important part of their mission, because how often, after the war, people are blown up by mines, or children find weapons, cartridge cases.
- UN peacekeeping organization calls for the full completion of the production of mines. And also calls for a complete abandonment of their use and export to other countries.
- Treaties have been concluded on a complete ban on testing, anywhere, of nuclear weapons, and zones where such weapons are completely prohibited are expanding.
- The arms trade is stopped. Children are especially taken care of, because during the war so often children are killed by mines, they are shot during local showdowns or random skirmishes.
Peace operations
Forlimit and extinguish the conflict peacekeeping troops are introduced. They, as in a normal conflict, are a kind of third party that can help come to an opinion that suits everyone.
The military helps, if necessary, to secure the election of the head of state and neutralize mines and other weapons.
If peacekeeping soldiers keep the peace in the warring lands, then UN mediators make appointments with the leaders of the conflicting countries and try to find a solution.
There are two types of peace operations:
1. A peacekeeper is an observer. He is unarmed and is called only to observe the situation, reporting the results.
2. A peacekeeper is a soldier, he may have a weapon, but it is used only in the most extreme cases and for self-defense.
The distinctive feature of peacekeepers are blue helmets. They are worn during any operations so that everyone can see who it is. The peacekeepers, whose photo is presented below, have a special emblem that distinguishes them as "peaceful soldiers".
