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61. The ProgressiveConservative, An Online Journal, IV-130
in the Middle East; Norway, a nation whose nobel Committee just Consider that it wasthe united nations that pulled its peace keeping forces from the
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THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE
Volume IV, Issue # 130, November 6, 2002
Dr. Almon Leroy Way, Jr., Editor
THE UNITED NATIONSA COLOSSAL FAILURE:
LIVING WITH DANGEROUS ILLUSIONS
By
Alan Caruba
People get into trouble when they embrace dangerous illusions. We're all familiar with the alcoholic who is convinced he's in control of his life. The belief that the United Nations ever could or ever will save the world from the "scourge of war" is one of those illusions that needs to be tossed into the ashcan of history. Mona Charon, a syndicated columnist, has written, "The United Nations is one of those institutions, like the Women's National Basketball Association, that sails above its failures because it just seems to so many people like a good idea." The U.N. was preceeded by the League of Nations, created after World War I, when it was thought that some kind of international organization was needed to avoid war. I contend that it is the nature of men and nations to go to war ever so often because there is, quite simply, evil in the world, and evil requires serious opposition because it tends to metastasize like cancer if allowed to continue. Failure to put an end to Hitler's and Tojo's dreams of conquest, caused World War II to break outa war in which the U.S.A. suffered 1,079,162 casualties. Around the world, World War II killed an estimated 50 million people. All of this was the consequence of (1) appeasement of the aggressors and (2) the failure to take preemptive action against them.

62. United Nations And Peacekeeping
Peacekeeping Links While a member of the Canadian forces I served four In 1988 allthose who served as united nations Peacekeepers won the nobel Peace prize
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United Nations and Peacekeeping
"In the Service of Peace" Updated 30 March 2001
You are visitor # to this page since 4 May 1997 Peacekeeping Links
While a member of the Canadian Forces I served four tours with the United Nations. Each tour lasts approximately six months and I took advantage to see the countries I was in at the time. I even learned some of the language of the various contingents I served with although not very fluently and lost it once I left them.
UNEF II
UNITED NATIONS EMERGENCY FORCE II
In Nov 1973 I served with 73 Canadian Signals Squadron in Camp Shams, Cairo, Egypt and Rabah in the Sinai peninsula. The United Nations went back in just after the end of the "Six Day War", and the Peace Talks were held at "Kilometer 101". Almost seven months were spent living in tents and sleeping bags and was not considered a "hardship tour" while later tours in buildings and rooms with beds and sheets were - "bureaucratic logic".
In 1977 I returned for my second tour with 73 Canadian Signals Squadron at the Swedish contingent at Swedbatt, Baluza in the Sinai peninsula and then with the Canadian Contingent stationed at Ismailia, Egypt.

63. Professor Michel Chossudovsky: THE UNITED NATIONS APPOINTS AN ALLEGED WAR CRIMIN
to lands taken by Croatian HVO forces in the of KFOR and of the UN peacekeeping apparatusin The donor agencies, the united nations and Western governments in
http://www.iacenter.org/warcrime/chossudovsky.htm
June 10, 2000 International Tribunal for U.S./NATO War Crimes in Yugoslavia THE UNITED NATIONS APPOINTS AN ALLEGED WAR CRIMINAL IN KOSOVO By Professor Michel Chossudovsky Professor Michel Chossudovsky (Canada), an expert historian and economist who has taken part in many international forums on the Balkans, showed the criminal role of the so-called Kosovo Liberation Army and its ties to U.S. and German intelligence services, ties to NATO and the United Nations Rep. Bernard Kouchner. Michel Chossudovsky, professor of economics, University of Ottawa, author of a forthcoming book entitled "War, Globalization and the New World Order" The United Nations in a recent report submitted to Secretary General Kofi Annan now concedes that the Kosovo Protection Force (KPC) (inaugurated under UN auspices in September 1999) has been involved in "criminal activities-killings, ill-treatment/torture, illegal policing, abuse of authority, intimidation, breaches of political neutrality and hate speech"1. And in a cruel irony, "the United Nations is paying the salaries of many of the gangsters." The Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) known for its connections to organized crime and the Balkans narcotics traffic was officially dissolved and transformed into the Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC) modelled on the US National Guard. Funded by US military aid, the KPC is trained by Military Professional Resources Inc (MPRI), a mercenary outfit based in Alexandria, Virginia.

64. Manson, General Paul D., Peace-Keeping In A Changing World
of this award, given the role that their Armed forces have played over the yearsin united nations and other multinational peacekeeping operations
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65. I. Preface
the monitoring of ceasefires by international peacekeeping forces. conflict on theundertaking of peace-keeping operations by the united nations and also
http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/un/pko/pamph96/01.html
I. Preface
In order to play a more active role in maintaining international peace by contributing personnel in addition to funds and materials, Japan took a significant step in June 1992 by enacting the Law Concerning Cooperation for United Nations Peacekeeping Operations and Other Operations (the "International Peace Cooperation Law"), thereby instituting a framework for dispatching personnel overseas to participate in international peace and relief efforts. This law establishes the two main pillars of Japan's international peace efforts: participating in UN peacekeeping operations and contributing to international humanitarian relief operations. It also stipulates that Japan's peacekeeping operations be carried out according to the five principles: The law provides that the dispatch of a contingent for activities normally carried out by infantry battalions - monitoring of cease-fire observance, stationing and patrol in buffer zones, and collection of abandoned weapons - is "frozen" until such time as new legislation is adopted.
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66. ORGANIZATIONS - United Nations At 50
1988 united nations Peacekeeping forces, for its peace-keeping operations.List all Organizations articles . Organizations.
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Nobel Prizes awarded to the
United Nations and its organizations
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Geneva, For its assistance to European refugees United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), for its work in helping save the lives of the world's children International Labor Organization (ILO), Geneva, for its progress in establishing workers rights and protections Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Geneva, for its assistance to Asian refugees United Nations Peacekeeping Forces, for its peace-keeping operations
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67. MILS News, 23.10.95
forces have been awarded the nobel Peace Prize are presently 16 active peacekeepingforces in operation One of them is the united nations Preventive Deployment
http://www.soros.org.mk/mn/mils/en/95/10/23-13.html
UN AT FIFTY, HENRYK SOKALSKI, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL CHIEF OF MISSION, UNPREDEP
October 1995 is a special time for the international community for it crowns the global observances of the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations. The founding of the World Organization five decades ago was the most genuine and spontaneous effort on behalf of the cause of peace and international cooperation. Peace has remained the life blood of the United Nations, and the desire for peace is the heart and core of what it does. The United Nations was established in the aftermath of a devastating World War II to help stabilize international relations and give peace a more secure foundation. The elated hopes it had symbolized were perhaps as high as some of the frustrations it has confronted throughout his existence. The image of the UN has thus been changing with the passage of time: some have hoped for too much, while others have expected too little of the Organization. In any case, none of those original visionaries, representing hardly 51 States, could have anticipated the kinds of developments which have since unfolded. Even the builders of the UN Headquarters in New York City planned that one time, in a distant future, the building would not be used by more than 80 States; today the membership has reached as many as 185. In order to avoid both disappointments and unfounded exultations about the UN, two basic factors have to be adequately understood. One , it has been established and continues to be a political Organization. Two, it does not function in a vacuum. On the contrary, it is a faithful reflection of the world realities and the anxieties of humanity, where national interests come to the fore and criss-cross like anywhere else, where all people rightly cherish their self-esteem and each takes legitimate pride in its tradition.

68. Polish Participation In UN Peacekeeping Missions And Researches In PTSD
of Polish personnel serving in peacekeeping missions the history and conventionsof the united nations, the background members of the Armed forces for service
http://skmponz.w.interia.pl/baereia.htm
Polish participation in UN Peacekeeping missions and researches in PTSD Stanislaw Ilnicki, M.D. Poland’s first contribution of personnel to a peacekeeping mission dates to 1953 when the Government provided military observers to serve in the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission in Korea. To date, more than 40.000 Polish military personnel have participated in 46 peacekeeping and humanitarian missions established and organized by various international organizations, such as the United Nations (UN), The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the European Union (EU). The involvement of the Polish Armed Forces in international peacekeeping operations has evolved over time. Initially, Polish Military Contingents specialized mainly in the area of logistics. For example on the Sinai Peninsula, the Polish Field Hospitals and clinics were responsible for medical services, the logistic unit purified water and transported drinking water and food to all contingents, and the engineering unit was responsible for, inter alia, mine checking and mine clearing tasks. On the Golan Heights, Polish Logistic Contingent also included a sanitary and epidemiological laboratory. In Namibia and in Cambodia the Polish soldiers handled central depots and provided full logistic support in the mission area. A new phase of Poland’s involvement in international peacekeeping operations was initiated with its contribution to UNPROFOR from April 1992 to May 1995. Poland was requested for the first time to provide an operational battalion to United Nations peacekeeping operation. Initially, the battalion, with strength of 900 troops, was deployed in Krajina. When the United Nations operation was replaced by NATO-led Implementation Force (IFOR), the Polish operational battalion was incorporated into the Nordic-Polish Brigade, operating within the US-led Multinational Division North (MNDN).

69. 990908
Timor (UNAMET), the home of nobel Peace Prize laureate Bishop Belo. for.* united nations peace keeping forces to be sent to restore peace and.
http://www.geocities.co.jp/WallStreet/7143/990908.htm
Subject : SPECIAL URGENT APPEALS - SUA 990908(S1) Date : September 8, 1999 URGENT PROTECTION OF HUMAN LIVES IN EAST TIMOR * IMMEDIATELY SEND PEACE KEEPING FORCES to Protect Civilians * STOP Human Rights Violations Following the referendum held on August 30, 1999 under the auspices of the United Nations, there is an increase in human rights violations committed by the pro-integration militia groups which renewed their campaign of terror against the people of East Timor who voted for independence in the territory. Unconfirmed reports claim that 145 have been in the last 24 hours. The militias continued attacking the refugees shelters beside the United Nations Assistance Mission in East Timor (UNAMET), the home of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Bishop Belo (where there are at least 4,000 refugees). Humanitarian agencies warned of impending disaster, with 150,000 East Timorese displaced. The Red Cross said at least 25,000 had fled their homes in Dili, the capital of East Timor since the voting date. Analysts believe that a frightening pattern has developed throughout East Timor, with the Indonesian army

70. Resume
nobel Peace Prize cowinner (6 months service in the united nations peacekeeping forces in Cyprus, October 1978 - March 1979). REFERENCES.
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71. PEACE-MAKING OR FRIGATE BUILDING?
New Zealand actively contributing to united nations Peacekeeping forces. is an alternativeto peacekeeping and that s defence from outside forces, because we
http://www.converge.org.nz/hrag/frigat.html
PEACE-MAKING OR FRIGATE BUILDING?
The recent delivery of ANZAC frigate Te Kaha, the future arrival of its twin, the possible purchase of two more and the Defence Assessment currently being undertaken for the government, raises several issues for New Zealand. The first of these is simply one of democracy. How well is the Government responding to the wishes of the people. Public opinion is opposed to the frigates, no poll on the subject has ever had a majority in favour of the frigate purchase (even counting the don’t knows). One is more likely to find supporters of MMP than apologists for the frigates, and no doubt the government ignoring the will of the people of the frigate issue has contributed to the loss of support for MMP, which many people believed would make government more responsive to the public. Generally, people would rather see billions of dollars being spent on health, education, housing and law enforcement than on costly war machines. How often, for example, does one see defence at the top of the polls as an issue that concerns people? What are our defence needs, if any? Some people look at a world map and see that we have no near neighbours that are hostile, while some, like retired Rear Admiral Jack Welch, see shipping lanes to defend. The fact is that the Government has stated that we have no enemies and this has been the position for many years. Even the Ministry of Defence acknowledges that there is little chance of our being attacked. They say in the 1996 Ministerial briefing papers "there are no immediate or readily foreseeable threats to New Zealand’s physical security".

72. Statement By Senator Douglas Roche On The Kosovo Crisis
former SecretaryGeneral of the united nations, Boutros Boutros the many instancesof UN peace-keeping, which was Such forces should be supplied by member states
http://www.peace.ca/senatorrochekosovo.htm
Statement by Senator Douglas Roche, O.C. On the Kosovo Crisis
Edmonton, April 9, 1999 and Vancouver, April 10, 1999
The greater context of Kosovo must be understood. The current Kosovo crisis points to an inescapable fact: the world must avoid such future conflicts to head off a global war. This is a defining moment in the history, not just of post-Cold War Europe, but the post-Cold War world. This is, indeed, a world crisis and we must be prepared to live with the precedents we are now setting. In this vein, this conflict involves the development or the loss of a viable security structure for the entire world in the decades to come.
Canada can play a leading role in building a viable system that will prevent the bloodshed we are now witnessing.
We all recognize that diplomacy and negotiations leading to a political solution to a conflict is the preferred route to its resolution.
But what happens if negotiations fail and the slaughter and genocide of innocent persons takes place?
We cannot stand idly by - and perhaps that is the first lesson we have learned from the Kosovo crisis. Humanity must be protected.

73. HOME Our Team Peace Peace Pact Peace Oraganization Nobel
Established by the united nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946 and originallyknown as the united nations International Children's Emergency Fund
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Established by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946 and originally known as the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the UN Children's Fund has employed three approaches in discharging its mandate.*
For the postwar period 1946 to 1950, the "emergency needs approach" meant swift action to meet the food, clothing, and health needs of children, particularly in Europe. At an expenditure of $112,000,000, UNICEF distributed various articles of clothing to five million children in twelve countries, vaccinated eight million against tuberculosis, rebuilt milk processing and distribution facilities, and, at the climax of its effort in Europe, provided a daily supplementary meal to millions of children.
During the period 1951-1960, UNICEF continued to meet emergency needs, but at the same time moved into the long-range benefit approach. To protect the health of children, UNICEF conducted campaigns against tuberculosis, yaws, leprosy, and malaria; made provisions for environmental sanitation; encouraged maternal and child health care education. To raise nutritional standards for children, UNICEF helped countries produce and distribute low-cost, high-protein foods and fostered programs to educate people in their use. To provide for the social welfare of children, UNICEF instituted informal training of mothers in child rearing and home improvement, aided services for children through day-care and neighborhood centers, family counseling, and youth clubs. The expenditures totalled $150,000,000.

74. Nobel Peace Prize
nobel Institute List of Laureates, The Norwegian nobel Institute- Lectures, TheUnited nations peace-keeping Forces1988, Oscar Arias Sanchez 1987, Elie Wiesel
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75. Nobel Prize For UN And Kofi Annan
In awarding the 1988 prize, the Norwegian nobel Committee stated that the PeacekeepingForces of the united nations have, under extremely difficult conditions
http://www.una-uk.org/Comment/nobel.html
UN, Kofi Annan Win Nobel Peace Prize
The United Nations and its Secretary-General Kofi Annan were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday 12 October 2001 for ``their work for a better organized and more peaceful world.'' UN spokesman Fred Eckhard woke Annan and told him the news shortly after 5 am Friday morning. ``Since the end of the cold war, the UN has been able to move toward its full potential in the peace and security area,'' Eckhard said.
Nobel Peace Prize citation
``The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2001, in two equal portions, to the United Nations and to its Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, for their work for a better organised and more peaceful world. For one hundred years, the Norwegian Nobel Committee has sought to strengthen organised cooperation between states. The end of the Cold War has at last made it possible for the UN to perform more fully the part it was originally intended to play. Today the organisation is at the forefront of efforts to achieve peace and security in the world, and of the international mobilisation aimed at meeting the world's economic, social and environmental challenges. Kofi Annan has devoted almost his entire working life to the UN As Secretary-General, he has been preeminent in bringing new life to the organisation.

76. Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
http//www.nobel.se/peace/laureates/2001/index.html. 1988. united nations PeacekeepingForces. http//www.nobel.se/peace/laureates/1988/index.html. 1982.
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Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Year Laureate Link The United Nations and Kofi Annan http://www.nobel.se/peace/laureates/2001/index.html United Nations Peace-keeping Forces http://www.nobel.se/peace/laureates/1988/index.html Alfonso García Robles http://www.nobel.se/peace/laureates/1982/index.html Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) http://www.nobel.se/peace/laureates/1981/index.html Seán MacBride http://www.nobel.se/peace/laureates/1974/index.html United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) http://www.nobel.se/peace/laureates/1965/index.html Dag Hammarskjöld http://www.nobel.se/peace/laureates/1961/index.html Lester Bowles Pearson http://www.nobel.se/peace/laureates/1957/index.html Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR http://www.nobel.se/peace/laureates/1954/index.html George Catlett Marshall http://www.nobel.se/peace/laureates/1953/index.html Léon Jouhaux http://www.nobel.se/peace/laureates/1951/index.html

77. FORMER UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES WILL GIVE FRIDTJOF NANSEN MEMORIAL LECT
Previous UNrelated nobel Peace Prize laureates include the united nations Peace-keepingForces, the Office of the united nations High Commissioner for Refugees
http://www.unu.edu/hq/rector_office/press-archives/press2001/pre34.01.html
20 November 2001
PR/E34/01
FORMER UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES WILL GIVE FRIDTJOF NANSEN MEMORIAL LECTURE AT UNU On 12 December, the United Nations University (UNU), in cooperation with the Royal Norwegian Embassy and the Japanese Minstry of Foreign Affairs, will host the 2001 Fridtjof Nansen Memorial Lecture. The lecturer will be Mrs. Sadako Ogata ,, former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, who will speak on the topic of "State Security - Human Security." Mrs. Ogata is currently co-chair of the Tokyo-based Commission on Human Security and Resident Scholar at Ford Foundation in New York, where she is writing a book examining the impact of global trends on the refugee protection regime. Mrs. Ogata was Japan's representative on the UN Commission on Human Rights from 1982 to 1985, and served as UN High Commissioner for Refugees, from February 1991 to December 2000, having been re-elected twice. She has a long and distinguished international career in issues related to human rights and international relations, and has served on numerous government advisory councils and the boards of academic associations and foundations. The Fridtjof Nansen Memorial Lecture is held annually to commemorate the life of Norwegian explorer, scientist, humanist and Nobel laureate Fridjtof Nansen. Born in 1861, Nansen undertook several expeditions to the Arctic. He served as Norwegian Delegate to the League of Nations and as Rector of St. Andrew's University in Scotland. In 1922, Nansen received the Nobel Peace Prize for his achievements as High Commissioner for Refugees of the League of Nations.

78. Conflict Prevention And Resolution
you think that the united nations represents almost the In recent years, however,peace keeping has gained differences between UN peacekeeping forces and other
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Conflict Prevention and Resolution
"We the peoples of the United Nations (are) determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind." Preamble to the United Nations Charter Preventive Diplomacy (or preventive conflict) is action to stop disputes before they flare into military conflicts. This can involve early warning, mediation, fact finding and confidence building. Peace- making is action to settle conflicts through peaceful means such as negotiations judicial settlements, sanctions or cease-fire agreements. peacekeeping, often involves placing persons- civilian and military- between hostile parties to help control and resolve a conflict. peacekeepers wear blue helmets or blue berets. In 1988, the UN peacekeepers were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Peace-building involves attempts at reconstruction and reconciliation. Through establishing projects which link hostile parties together, the hope is to create confidence which is necessary for peace. The UN has various means it can use to help resolve conflicts: Member States may bring a conflict to the attention of the Security Council. The Security Council can then call upon countries in conflict to settle their differences peacefully.

79. Wine Country Film Festival - Press Room
He shared the 1996 nobel Peace Prize with refugee camps before Australian peacekeepingforces and international a half, since the united nations stepped in
http://www.winecountryfilmfest.com/pressroom.html
Wine Country Film Festival In the News
NOBEL LAUREATE AT FEST HIMALAYA IN THE WINE COUNTRY Nobel Laureate Honored at Film Fest
East Timor activist's visit coincides with screening
of prize-winning documentary
August 9, 2001
By MARY CALLAHAN
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Had there been no invasion, no civil conflict, no prolonged struggle for independence in his native East Timor, Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta's appearance Wednesday at the Wine Country Film Festival might have taken a different shape.
A journalist when violence in East Timor in the 1970s drove him into the role of freedom fighter and diplomat, he never aspired to the kind of international activism that would result in a Nobel Peace Prize.
"I always dreamed of becoming a filmmaker," Ramos-Horta said. "Maybe a successful one, maybe a mediocre one, or a starving one."
Instead, Portugal's 400-year colonial rule over the Southeast Asian island collapsed in 1975, and a nine-day bid for independence was crushed by the Indonesian army, whose grip on his country is only now being shed by a newly independent East Timor.
Ramos-Horta was sent out days before the invasion to lobby the United Nations and the world for the support needed to secure independence. He spent 24 years as roving ambassador for his people.

80. SOSIG: International Peace-keeping
resource, Conflict, Peace Keeping and Reconstruction, Observance by united nationsForces of International resource, UNSCOM united nations Special Commission to
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