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[quote=JCNILE123,263917]Peace-keeping operations are usually required when all the methods adopted by the UN for the peaceful settlement of disputes fail to bring permanent peace. These measures, generally called peace-making efforts, include multilateral diplomatic efforts within the framework of the Security Council, bilateral efforts of Member States, or the good offices of the Secretary General. 
All the peace-keeping operations are only temporary measures. They can never alone resolve a conflict. Their tasks are essentially two: to stop or contain hostilities and thus help create conditions in which peace-keeping can prosper; or to supervise the implementation of an interim or final settlement which has been negotiated by the peace-makers. In two instances however, these operations went far beyond the constraints of peace-keeping i.e. in Korea in 1950 and in the Persian Gulf in 1990-91. Ideally, peace-keeping should move in step with peace-making in peaceful resolution of a conflict. But in practice this ideal cannot always be attained. 
Peace-keeping operations can be divided into broad categories; observer missions, which consist largely of officers 
who are almost invariably unarmed; and peace-keeping forces, which consist of lightly armed infantry units, with the necessary logistic support elements. These categories are not, however, watertight. Observer missions are sometimes reinforced by infantry and/or logistic units, usually for a specific purpose and for a brief period of time. Peace-keeping forces are often assisted in their work by unarmed military observers. 
UN peace-keeping troops also called Ôblue helmetsÕ have served throughout the world. In addition to traditional peace-keeping, the functions of UN forces in the post cold war era have been expanded considerably. From 1990 they supervised elections in many parts of the world, including Nicaragua, Eritrea, and Cambodia; encouraged peace negotiations in El Salvador, Angola and Western Sahara; and distributed food in Somalia. Despite the inability of the United Nations to enact fully the collective security measures envisioned in the charter, the importance of UN peace-keeping forces was recognized in 1988, when they were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.7 
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