1. Lets start with a little review

2. When was the UN established?
What brought about its inception?
3. What was the organization in place before the UN?
4. What do you call a document that creates an organization?
5. How many member states currently make up the UN?
6. What is the title of the head of the UN?
Do you remember his name?
7. How does the UN make decisions?
8. Heres the BIG 1! Are you ready?
9. What is the main purpose of the United Nations?
10. To maintainpeace and security throughout the world!
Is there something peculiar about this phrase?
11. Hmmmmmmm
MAINTAIN!
Why is this word misleading?
12. Unit 4 Peace & Security
13. Our Objective:
SWBAT define the terms peace & security.
SWBAT discuss the various strategies employed by the UN in maintaining peace and security.
14. So what is peace?
Think-pair-share
15. What is security?
Think-pair-share
16. Well aren't they the same thing?
17. Peace
: a state of tranquility or quiet: as a
: freedom from civil disturbance
: a state of security or order within a community provided for by law or custom
: freedom from disquieting or oppressive thoughts or emotions
: harmony in personal relations
a: a state or period of mutual concord between governments b: a pact or agreement to end hostilities between those who have been at war or in a state of enmity
used interjectionally to ask for silence or calm or as a greeting or farewell
at peace: in a state of concord or tranquility
18. Security
Definition of SECURITY
: the quality or state of being secure: as a: freedom from danger : safety
: freedom from fear or anxiety c: freedom from the prospect of being laid off
a: something given, deposited, or pledged to make certain the fulfillment of an obligation b:surety
a: something that secures : protectionb (1) : measures taken to guard against espionage or sabotage, crime, attack, or escape (2) : an organization or department whose task is security
19. How does the UN promote peace & security?
Goal: prevent and resolve conflicts to avert the suffering and destruction of war
Take action at an early stage
Prevent escalation
20. Of course they do!
A commission in charge of this
Peace Building Commission
PBC
21. The PBC
Intergovernmental
Supports peace efforts
Countries emerging from conflict
22. How does the PBC do this?
Countries emerging from conflict
Bring together all of the important players
Distribute resources
Advise and propose strategies to for recovery and peace
Highlight any potential problems that threaten that peace
23. At present
UN
Evaluating the effectiveness
Strengths & weaknesses
Reconsidering its future direction
24. Back, Back, Back-it-up
When did we say that the UN began?
Since 1948
64 peacekeeping operations globally
25. Initially
Peacekeeping meant
Maintaining ceasefires
Stabilizing situations so that political resolutions could be achieved
Military observers, lightly armed troops, ceasefires and limited peace agreements
26. But times change
UN role is more complex
Build institutions of governance
Human rights monitoring
Security sector reform
Disarmament
Demobilization
Reintegration of former combatants
27. What kind of conflicts?
Inter-state
Intra-state
28. Do You Need A Job?
Administrators
Economists
Police officers
Legal experts
De-miners
Electoral observers
Human rights monitors
Communication experts
Humanitarian workers (doctors, etc)
29. So where in the world is
30. No not her!
Where in the world are there UN peace keeping missions?
31. UN peacekeeping missions.Dark blue = currentLight blue = former