12. UNEF and “Traditional Peacekeeping” Part II

12. UNEF and “Traditional Peacekeeping” II Learning Objectives – Describe the creation of UNEF – Familiar with the politics of peacemaking and peacekeeping – Understand the operational challenges – Apply the “Traditional Peacekeeping” Model

12.1. The Attack Invasion of Egypt: 29 October 1956 (British and French invade 31 October)

12.1. The Attack Invasion of Egypt: 29 October 1956 (British and French invade 31 October) From the Security Council to the General Assembly

12.1. The Attack Invasion of Egypt: 29 October 1956 (British and French invade 31 October) From the Security Council to the General Assembly Lester Pearson’s proposal

12.1. The Attack Invasion of Egypt: 29 October 1956 (British and French invade 31 October) From the Security Council to the General Assembly Lester Pearson’s proposal

12.1. The Attack Invasion of Egypt: 29 October 1956 (British and French invade 31 October) From the Security Council to the General Assembly Lester Pearson’s proposal US actions

The Canadian Resolution (Nov. 3, 1956) “The GA … requests, as a matter of priority, the Secretary General to submit to it within 48 hours a plan for the setting up, with the consent of the nations concerned, of an emergency international United Nations force to secure and supervise the cessation of hostilities….”

12.2. UNEF Principles and Deployment

1) The great powers would not be included 2) An advisory committee would be created in New York (Brazil, Canada, Columbia, India, Norway, and Pakistan) 3) The force would not be a fighting force and would not seek to impose its will on anyone 4) It would be neutral 5) the sovereign rights of the nation on whose soil it was stationed would be respected 6) the nations supplying the troops would be responsible for paying them and providing their equipment

The Mandate “…to secure and supervise the cessation of hostilities, including the withdrawal of the armed forces of France, Israel and the United Kingdom from Egyptian territory and, after the withdrawal, to serve as a buffer between the Egyptian and Israeli forces and to provide impartial supervision of the ceasefire.”

12.2. UNEF Principles and Deployment Canadians and politics…

12.2. UNEF Principles and Deployment Canadians and politics… The deployment of UNEF (25 November)

The End of UNEF I The 1967 War UNEF II

The Relevance of Traditional Peacekeeping Still useful as a conflict management instrument (UNMEE)

Traditional Peacekeeping MissionDatesPeak Size Location UNEF I Sinai UNOGIL Lebanon ONUC Congo UNSF New Guinea

Traditional Peacekeeping MissionDatesPeak Size Location UNYOM Yemen UNFICYP Cyprus DOMREP Dominican Republic UNIPOM India/Pakistan

Traditional Peacekeeping MissionDatesPeak Size Location UNEF II Egypt/Israel UNDOF Syria/Israel UNIFIL Lebanon UNGOMAP Afghanistan

Traditional Peacekeeping MissionDatesPeak Size Location UNIIMOG Iran/Iraq UNAVEM I Angola (Cubans) UNTAG Namibia UNMEE Ethiopia/Eritrea