LA O.N.U. Y LOS CASCOS AZULES EN EL CAMPO DE ACCIÓN DE LAS OPERACIONES DE PAZ

Abstract

Armed conflicts are events that mankind has witnessed since prehistoric times and have been subjected to customs and norms that have changed and have been constrained by rules as society progresses and evolves. For more than five decades ago, the United Nations, under the principles established in the Charter of the United Nations and the International Humanitarian Law, missions have been deployed in order to maintain order and safety in areas have been affected by various conflicts. Peacekeepers represent the UN military force, which, together with police, observers, mediators and specialists perform the activities established by the mandates issued by the Security Council and the General Assembly through peace operations. Both U.N. and the blue helmets have been subject to various criticisms of their performance in operations that have been carried out, being described as successful and as failures at different times. This research seeks an analysis of UN peacekeepers and to conclude whether indeed have succeeded or failed.