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Important events of the United Nations

By peggyconway

  • Pakistan vs India over Kashmir

    Pakistan vs India over Kashmir
    Who owns Kashmir? A dispute between India and PakistanSecurity Council arranged a ceasefire between the two and monitored the situation.Ceasefire kept for 16 years but UN failed to persuade either side to withdraw military forces from Kashmir

  • United Nation declares create Israel

    United Nation declares create Israel
    From 1920 to 1947, Palestinians and Jews had been clashing in British governed Palestine. In 1947, Britain asked the UN to take over.UN set up a special committee and agreed that a separate Jewish state should be created. Arab nations made their anger known but such was sympathy for Jews post-1945, that Israel was created lead by Ben Gurion. The creation of Israel lead to war in 1948 when the Arab nations surrounding Israel attacked her. UN arranged for a 4 week truce but it did not last. The UN

  • Korean WAr

    Korean WAr
    interactive Korean Warinteractive Korean War North Korea suddenly attacked South Korea. Condemned by UN and a military force created to push North Korea out of the South. The UN force attacked Northern forces but its action provoked a response from China. Stalemate by 1953 when ceasefire signed. Still in force today.

  • Suez war with Israel

    Suez war with Israel
    War between Egypt and Israel. Security Council ordered Israel to withdraw from Egypt. GB and France vetoed this. This issue was then handled by the General Assembly. The UNEF was established which remained on the border until 1967.

  • Belgium and the Congo

    [Un in the Congo](http://<a href='http://http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/united_nations_congo.htm)1960 ' >belgium in congo</a>Belgium granted the Congo its independence. The Congo army mutinied against its white officers and 100,000 Belgium's living in the Congo were seen as being at risk. Belgium sent its own troops in. The Congo's government called on the UN for help. 10,000 UN troops sent to the Congo. UN managed to get stability in Congo by 1964. But France and USSR angered at role of UN and many felt that Dag Hammarskjöld, UN Secretary-General, had exceeded his authority.

  • 6 day War Arab Israeli Crisis

    6 day War Arab Israeli Crisis
    Israel launched strikes against Arab nations leading to 6' Day War'. Security Council called for ceasefire and drew up Resolution 242. Resolution 242 was signed by all involved in the war but the Arabs and Israelis interpreted it differently. UN did succeed in getting an exchange of prisoners.

  • USSR invades Afghanistan

    USSR invades Afghanistan
    USSR invaded and occupied. Security Council called on USSR to withdraw. USSR vetoed Security Council resolution. UN unable to do anything.

  • India vs Pakistan; Who own Kashmir

    Who owns Kashmir? A dispute between India and Pakistan. UN set up a monitoring body and ordered both nations back to the 1947 ceasefire line. Both agreed to peace talks in USSR and UN supervised a withdrawal to 1947 line. But renewed violence in 2002. made worse as both nations possess nuclear weapons. UN no success to date