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Peacekeeping HomepageArticles | Links Chapter VIII of the UN Charter - Regional Organizations
Chapter VIII of the UN Charter states that the Security Council should encourage associations or agencies that promote peace at the regional level. The Security Council may make use of such regional organizations to enforce its peacekeeping goals. However, regional organizations may not take any military action without UN authorization except against an agressor state.Cooperation Between the UN and Regional Organizations/Arrangements in Peacekeeping: Suggested Principles and Mechanisms (March 1999)
A detailed description on the suggested guidelines for cooperation between the UN and regional organizations in peacekeeping operations.Articles, Analysis and Opinions
This page provides a list of documents that debate the question of what the UN's relationship to regional organizations should be. The UN relies strongly on the political will and military expertise of regional organizations to carry out many of its missions, the growth of regional organizations.However, these same organizations represent a great challenge to the UN's authority when they consider themselves to be independent international actors.
Regional Organization Links Africa | Europe
Africa Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) - ECOWAS has been actively involved in bringing peace to Sierra Leone.
African Union (AU) - states that are members of the AU can request intervention from the Union in order to restore peace and security. The AU can also intervene if war crimes, genocide, or crimes against humanity are taking place on a member's territory.
Organization of African Unity (OAU) - This link is to a site that gives a historical background of the OAU. The creation of the African Union brought the end of the OAU whose doctrine of non-interference in the affairs of member states hamstrung its efforts to end the multiple conflicts in Africa. The official OAU website has closed down.
Europe
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
NATO has been involved in a number of UN military operations, both officially and unofficially. This site posts information about the alliance and its activities. Worth watching for past and future peacekeeping.
NATO and UN Peacekeeping
Chapters 5 and 6 of NATO's Logistic Handbook outline NATO's role in Peace Support Operations (PSOs) and the Partnership for Peace (PfP) program.
EU (European Union)
EU Crisis Response Capabilities: An Update
The report examines the European security and defense policies in the post-September 11 world. It considers EU involvement in peacekeeping operations in Afghanistan, Bosnia, and Macedonia, as well as in the Middle East conflict.(International Crisis Group)Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP)
A comprehensive overview of the European Union's CFSP responding to increasing demands.Frequently Asked Questions about EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy
A detailed description of the mechanisms of the EU's common foreign, security, and defense policy.Frequenly Asked Questions about EU's Rapid Reaction Force (April 11, 2001)
The UK's Guardian's analysis on the EU's Rapid Reaction Force.
OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe)
The official web site of the OSCE with information on the organization's structure and activities.
OSCE Missions and Field Activities
Includes detailed information on OSCE's missions, monitorings, and assistance projects that are active in Kosovo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Caucasus, Central Asia and other regions.
Western European Union
EuroCorps: A Force for Europe and the Atlantic Alliance
The official website of Eurocorps. The Eurocorps is a multi-natinal army corps that does not belong to the integrated military structure of NATO. It comprises of military contributions from its five member states in the Western European Union (WEU): Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg and Spain.
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