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title="" class="" href="https://research.un.org/en/docs/peacekeeping/pkodocs" ><span>UN Peacekeeping Operations Documents</span></a></li></ul> <div class="s-lg-row margin-top-med"><div id="s-lg-col-0"><div class="s-lg-col-boxes"><div id="s-lg-box-wrapper-36913862" class="s-lg-box-wrapper-36913862"><div id="s-lg-box-31382725-container" class="s-lib-box-container"> <div id="s-lg-box-31382725" class="s-lib-box s-lib-box-std"> <h2 class="s-lib-box-title">Available Translations</h2><div id="s-lg-box-collapse-31382725" > <div class="s-lib-box-content"> <div id="s-lg-content-73413179" class=" clearfix"> <p>Arabic: <a href="https://research.un.org/ar/docs/peacekeeping">وثائق الأمم المتحدة: حفظ السلام</a></p> <p>Chinese:<a href="https://research.un.org/zh/docs/peacekeeping"> 联合国文件: 维持和平 </a></p> <p>English : <a href="https://research.un.org/en/docs/peacekeeping">UN Peacekeeping Documentation</a></p> <p>French: <a href="https://research.un.org/fr/docs/peacekeeping">Documents de l’ONU : Maintien de la paix</a></p> <p>Spanish: <a href="https://research.un.org/es/docs/peacekeeping">Documentación de la ONU : Mantenimiento de la paz</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-9"> <div class="s-lg-tab-content"> <div id="s-lg-guide-main" class="tab-pane active">  <div class="row s-lg-row-1"> <div id="s-lg-col-1" class="col-md-12"> <div class="s-lg-col-boxes"> <div id="s-lg-box-wrapper-2199158" class="s-lg-box-wrapper-2199158"><div id="s-lg-box-1888225-container" class="s-lib-box-container"> <div id="s-lg-box-1888225" class="s-lib-box s-lib-box-std"> <h2 class="s-lib-box-title">Peacekeeping Documentation</h2><div id="s-lg-box-collapse-1888225" > <div class="s-lib-box-content"> <div id="s-lg-content-3378220" class=" clearfix"> <p><a href="https://dam.media.un.org/CS.aspx?VP3=DamView&VBID=2AM94S6HB61JW&SMLS=1&RW=1232&RH=606#/DamView&VBID=2AM94S6HB61JW&PN=3&WS=SearchResults"><img alt="UN Photo UN7987499 : Captain Cecilia Erzuah of Ghana addresses the “Dag Hammarskjöld Medal Ceremony and Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award” held on 29 May 2023" loading="lazy" src="https://d2jv02qf7xgjwx.cloudfront.net/accounts/2786/images/peacekeeper.jpg" /></a></p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.6;">The concept of </span><strong style="line-height: 1.6;">peacekeeping</strong><span style="line-height: 1.6;"> is not explicitly mentioned in the </span>UN Charter<span style="line-height: 1.6;">. It has evolved over time to meet the Organization's changing role in the </span><strong style="line-height: 1.6;">maintenance of international peace and security</strong><span style="line-height: 1.6;">.</span></p> <ul> <li>The <a href="https://research.un.org/en/docs/peacekeeping/intro#s-lg-box-wrapper-2199196"><strong>Security Council</strong> </a>establishes peacekeeping operations and monitors the performance of their mandates.</li> <li>The <a href="https://research.un.org/en/docs/peacekeeping/intro#s-lg-box-wrapper-2199178"><strong>General Assembly</strong></a> considers the financial aspects of peacekeeping and monitors the budget of the missions. </li> </ul> <p>This guide provides an overview of the primary documentation in both organs relating to the creation and execution of peacekeeping operations. Research on this topic can be complex and the UN documentation can be voluminous; we <a href="https://ask.un.org/faq/14454">recommend researchers start</a> with books, articles or other secondary sources that cite to relevant UN material; then use the citations to locate the UN material in the <a href="https://research.un.org/en/digitallibrary/about">UN Digital Library</a> or other source.</p> <p>The UN Peacekeeping website provides an overview of past and current UN peacekeeping activities as well as links to many resources and documents.</p> <h3>UN Research Resources</h3> </div><div class=""><ul id="s-lg-link-list-79312209" class="s-lg-link-list s-lg-link-list-2"><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-76847901" class=""><span><a href="https://peacekeeping.un.org/en" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '76847901',_st_inc_return: this});">UN Peacekeeping website</a></span></div></li><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-76843504" class=""><span><a href="https://psdata.un.org" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '76843504',_st_inc_return: this});">UN Peace & Security Data Hub</a></span></div></li><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-76843487" class=""><span><a href="https://peacekeepingresourcehub.un.org/en/" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '76843487',_st_inc_return: this});">UN Peacekeeping Resource Hub</a></span><div id="s-lg-link-desc-76843487" class="s-lg-link-desc">A repository for official peacekeeping training and guidance materials and links to other related UN documents and resources.</div></div></li><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-76843547" class=""><span><a href="https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/content/repertoire/research-tools" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '76843547',_st_inc_return: this});">UN Security Council website: Research & Analysis</a></span><div id="s-lg-link-desc-76843547" class="s-lg-link-desc">This page provides links to tables on procedural and constitutional topics relating to the practice of the Security Council that were included in the volumes of the Repertoire in different periods. It also includes new tables, graphs and other data sets that provide information over larger periods spanning multiple volumes of the Repertoire. This section will be updated with new data sets and tables as they are completed.</div></div></li><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-5238767" class=""><span><a href="https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/content/repertoire/structure" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '5238767',_st_inc_return: this});">Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council</a></span><div id="s-lg-link-desc-5238767" class="s-lg-link-desc">Provides comprehensive coverage of the Security Council’s interpretation and application of the United Nations Charter and its own Provisional Rules of Procedure since 1946.</div></div></li><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-21414319" class=""><span><a href="http://legal.un.org/repertory/" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '21414319',_st_inc_return: this});">Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs</a></span><div id="s-lg-link-desc-21414319" class="s-lg-link-desc">Analytical studies of the decisions of the UN principal organs under each of the Articles of the Charter ; Comprehensive summary of the decisions of United Nations Organs, together with review of related material, organized by Charter Articles.</div></div></li><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-76897328" class=""><span><a href="https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/content/field-missions-dashboard" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '76897328',_st_inc_return: this});">UN Peacekeeping Field Missions Dashboard</a></span></div></li></ul></div> <div id="s-lg-content-76848014" class=" clearfix"> <h3>Related Research Guides</h3> </div><div id="s-lg-content-76828759" class=""> <ul class="s-lg-system-list"> <li> <a href="https://research.un.org/en/docs/find" >How to Find UN Documents </a> <div class="s-lg-guide-list-info"> <span class="s-lg-guide-info-account pad-right-sm"> by <a 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src="https://ask.un.org/1.0/widgets/483"></script> </div> <div id="s-lg-content-76847679" class=" clearfix"> <h3>Available Translations</h3> </div><div class=""><ul id="s-lg-link-list-79312068" class="s-lg-link-list s-lg-link-list-2"><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-76847700" class=""><span><a href="https://research.un.org/ar/docs/peacekeeping/intro#s-lg-box-wrapper-16334932" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '76847700',_st_inc_return: this});">Arabic: وثائق الأمم المتحدة: حفظ السلام</a></span></div></li><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-76847713" class=""><span><a href="https://research.un.org/zh/docs/peacekeeping/intro#s-lg-box-wrapper-9846204" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '76847713',_st_inc_return: this});">Chinese: 联合国文件: 维持和平</a></span></div></li><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-76847803" class=""><span><a href="https://research.un.org/fr/docs/peacekeeping/intro#s-lg-box-wrapper-11317090" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '76847803',_st_inc_return: this});">French: Documents de l’ONU : Maintien de la paix</a></span></div></li><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-76847733" class=""><span><a href="https://research.un.org/es/docs/peacekeeping/introduction#s-lg-box-wrapper-2196850" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '76847733',_st_inc_return: this});">Spanish: Documentación de la ONU : Mantenimiento de la paz</a></span></div></li></ul></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="s-lg-box-wrapper-2199196" class="s-lg-box-wrapper-2199196"><div id="s-lg-box-1888233-container" class="s-lib-box-container"> <div id="s-lg-box-1888233" class="s-lib-box s-lib-box-std"> <h2 class="s-lib-box-title">Security Council & Peacekeeping</h2><div id="s-lg-box-collapse-1888233" > <div class="s-lib-box-content"> <div id="s-lg-content-3378227" class=" clearfix"> <p>The Security Council discusses the political aspects of peacekeeping operations.</p> <p>Many types of documents are issued by the Security Council in its work on peacekeeping.</p> <h3>Resolutions</h3> <p>Security Council adopts resolutions to:</p> <ul> <li>establish peacekeeping operations</li> <li>determine mandates, <ul> <li>assign tasks, such as: <ul> <li>maintain peace and security</li> <li>facilitate the political process</li> <li>protect civilians</li> <li>assist in the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of former combatants</li> <li>support the organization of elections</li> <li>protect and promote human rights</li> <li>assist in restoring the rule of law</li> </ul> </li> <li>establish time frame <ul> <li>most operations' mandates are reviewed every 6 months or year</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li>authorize the deployment of troops, as well as any increase or reduction in troop strength as the situation demands</li> <li>example: Security Council resolution <a href="http://undocs.org/S/RES/1509%20(2003)">1509 (2003)</a> established the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)</li> </ul> <h3>Presidential Statements</h3> <p>The Security Council President, on behalf of the Council, may make statements to:</p> <ul> <li>call upon the parties involved in a conflict to work towards a peaceful settlement of the dispute</li> <li>express the concern of the Council for the deterioration of the security situation within a region</li> <li>reaffirm the importance of negotiated agreements and stress the obligation of the parties to ensure their implementation</li> <li>example: <a href="http://undocs.org/S/PRST/2023/3">S/PRST/2023/3</a></li> </ul> <h3>Meeting Records</h3> <ul> <li>Resolutions and presidential statements are adopted or presented at formal meetings of the Security Council.</li> <li>Preparatory work for formal meetings is conducted in closed informal consultations for which no public records are issued.</li> <li>Meetings with Troop- and Police- Contributing Countries are closed formal meetings and the S/PV. documents transmit a Communique.</li> </ul> <h3>Reports of the Secretary-General</h3> <p>Reports of the Secretary-General to the Security Council on peacekeeping issues:</p> <ul> <li>are called for by Security Council resolutions</li> <li>provide a factual account of the activities of a mission within a given time period</li> <li>present the Secretary-General's observations and recommendations for further action</li> <li>form the basis for the Council's deliberations</li> </ul> <h3>Exchange of Letters</h3> <p>The issues dealt with by an exchange of letters between the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council typically include:</p> <ul> <li>appointment of: <ul> <li>Special Representative/Chief of Mission</li> <li>Force Commander/Chief Military Observer </li> </ul> </li> <li>composition of a peacekeeping operation.</li> </ul> <p>Issuance of exchange of letters:</p> <ul> <li>the Secretary-General's letter containing the proposal is not published until the Security Council has reviewed the matter</li> <li>both proposal and response are then published at the same time with document symbols in sequential order</li> <li>a press release with biographical information about the appointee is usually also issued <ul> <li>Press release series symbol may be: <ul> <li>SG/A/- (Secretary-General's appointments)</li> <li>BIO/- (Biographical materials)</li> <li>Both, with a double symbol</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p>Examples:</p> <ul> <li>Appointment of a Special Representative/Chief of Mission: <ul> <li>In <a href="http://undocs.org/S/2023/424">S/2023/424</a> the Secretary-General states his intention to intention to appoint Kaha Imnadze (Georgia) as Special Representative and Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia.</li> <li><a href="http://undocs.org/S/2023/425">S/2023/425</a> contains the response of the Security Council</li> <li>Press release <a href="https://press.un.org/en/2023/sga2210.doc.htm">SG/A/2210</a> presents biographical data on the appointee</li> </ul> </li> <li>Appointment of a Force Commander/Chief Military Observer: <ul> <li>In <a href="http://undocs.org/S/2023/14">S/2023/14</a> the Secretary-General states his intention to appoint Lieutenant General Otávio Rodrigues de Miranda Filho (Brazil) as Force Commander of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).</li> <li><a href="http://undocs.org/S/2023/15">S/2023/15</a> contains the response of the Security Council</li> <li>Press release <a href="https://press.un.org/en/2023/sga2177.doc.htm">SG/A/2177</a> presents biographical data on the appointee</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h3>Related Research Guides</h3> </div><div class=""><ul id="s-lg-link-list-79294998" class="s-lg-link-list s-lg-link-list-2"><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-76828395" class=""><span><a href="https://research.un.org/en/docs/sc" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '76828395',_st_inc_return: this});">UN Security Council Documentation Research Guide</a></span></div></li></ul></div> <div id="s-lg-content-76850533" class=" clearfix"> <h3>Available Translations</h3> </div><div class=""><ul id="s-lg-link-list-79314318" class="s-lg-link-list s-lg-link-list-2"><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-76850670" class=""><span><a href="https://research.un.org/ar/docs/peacekeeping/sc#s-lg-box-wrapper-16334939" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '76850670',_st_inc_return: this});">Arabic : مجلس الأمن وحفظ السلام</a></span></div></li><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-76850776" class=""><span><a href="https://research.un.org/zh/docs/peacekeeping/sc" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '76850776',_st_inc_return: this});">Chinese : 安全理事会与维持和平</a></span></div></li><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-76850544" class=""><span><a href="https://research.un.org/fr/docs/peacekeeping/intro#s-lg-box-wrapper-11317097" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '76850544',_st_inc_return: this});">French: Conseil de sécurité et maintien de la paix</a></span></div></li></ul></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div id="s-lg-box-wrapper-2199178" class="s-lg-box-wrapper-2199178"><div id="s-lg-box-1888228-container" class="s-lib-box-container"> <div id="s-lg-box-1888228" class="s-lib-box s-lib-box-std"> <h2 class="s-lib-box-title">General Assembly & Peacekeeping</h2><div id="s-lg-box-collapse-1888228" > <div class="s-lib-box-content"> <div id="s-lg-content-3378223" class=" clearfix"> <p>The General Assembly discusses select aspects of peacekeeping:</p> <ul> <li><strong>General issues</strong> relating to peacekeeping in the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations and the Fourth Committee;</li> <li><strong>Financing</strong> of peacekeeping and the authorization of <strong>budgets for individual missions </strong>in the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) and the Fifth Committee.</li> </ul> <hr /> <h3>General Peacekeeping Issues</h3> <p>Since 1965, the General Assembly has considered <strong>general topics</strong> relating to peacekeeping:</p> <ul> <li>Agenda item "<a href="https://digitallibrary.un.org/search?ln=en&as=1&m1=p&p1=Comprehensive%20review%20of%20the%20whole%20question%20of%20peacekeeping%20operations%20in%20all%20their%20aspects&f1=agenda&op1=a&m2=a&p2=&f2=&op2=a&m3=a&p3=&f3=&dt=&d1d=&d1m=&d1y=&d2d=&d2m=&d2y=&rm=&sf=year&so=d&rg=50&c=United%20Nations%20Digital%20Library%20System&of=hb&fti=0&fti=0"><strong>Comprehensive review</strong> of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects</a>"</li> <li>Allocated to the <strong>Fourth Committee</strong> since 1993 <ul> <li>before 1993, it was discussed by the Special Political Committee</li> </ul> </li> <li>Major document  <ul> <li><a href="https://digitallibrary.un.org/search?ln=en&p=series%3A%22Report+of+the+Special+Committee+on+Peacekeeping+Operations%22&f=&rm=&ln=en&sf=year&so=d&rg=50&c=United+Nations+Digital+Library+System&of=hb&fti=0&fti=0">Report of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Fourth Committee</strong> considers this and any other documents, and <strong>reports to plenary</strong></li> <li><strong>Plenary</strong> considers the report of the Fourth Committee and <strong>adopts resolutions</strong> based on the report</li> </ul> <hr /> <h3>Peacekeeping financing and budgets</h3> <h4>Peacekeeping financing, in general</h4> <p>The General Assembly considers <strong>basic financial issues</strong> relating to peacekeeping:</p> <ul> <li>Agenda item "<a href="https://digitallibrary.un.org/search?ln=en&as=1&m1=p&p1=Administrative%20and%20budgetary%20aspects%20of%20the%20financing%20of%20the%20United%20Nations%20peacekeeping%20operations&f1=agenda&op1=a&m2=a&p2=&f2=&op2=a&m3=a&p3=&f3=&dt=&d1d=&d1m=&d1y=&d2d=&d2m=&d2y=&rm=&sf=year&so=d&rg=50&c=United%20Nations%20Digital%20Library%20System&of=hb&fti=0&fti=0">Administrative and budgetary aspects of the financing of the United Nations peacekeeping operations</a>"</li> <li>Allocated to the <strong>Fifth Committee</strong></li> <li>Major documents: <ul> <li><strong>Reports of the Secretary-General</strong> <ul> <li>can cover many topics related to cross-cutting issues of peacekeeping financing</li> <li>the note by the Secretary-General on "approved resources for peacekeeping operations" for each year provides a good starting point for research into the total financial requirements of the peacekeeping operations  <ul> <li>example: <a href="https://undocs.org/A/C.5/77/30">A/C.5/77/30</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Search results for "<a href="http://digitallibrary.un.org/search?ln=en&as=1&m1=p&p1=approved+resources+for+peacekeeping+operations&f1=title&op1=a&m2=a&p2=&f2=&op2=a&m3=a&p3=&f3=&rm=&ln=en&fti=0&sf=year&so=d&rg=100&sc=0&c=United+Nations+Digital+Library+System&of=hb">approved resources for peacekeeping operations</a>" (2001-present)</li> <li>Search results for "<a href="http://digitallibrary.un.org/search?ln=en&as=1&m1=p&p1=proposed+budgetary+requirements+of+each&f1=title&op1=a&m2=a&p2=&f2=&op2=a&m3=a&p3=&f3=&rm=&ln=en&action_search=Search&fti=0&sf=year&so=d&rg=100&sc=0&c=United+Nations+Digital+Library+System&of=hb">proposed budgetary requirements of each peacekeeping operation</a>" (1996-2000)</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Reports of the ACABQ</strong> (Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions) <ul> <li>the ACABQ<strong> reviews all reports of the Secretary-General</strong> on financial questions relating to peacekeeping</li> <li>submits its findings to the General Assembly</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Fifth Committee</strong> considers these reports, and any other documents, and <strong>reports to plenary</strong></li> <li><strong>Plenary</strong> considers the report of the Fifth Committee and <strong>adopts resolutions</strong> based on the report</li> </ul> <h4>Financing of specific missions</h4> <p>The General Assembly considers the <strong>budgets of individual missions</strong>:</p> <ul> <li>Separate agenda item for each operation</li> <li>Allocated to the <strong>Fifth Committee</strong></li> <li>Major documents, for each mission: <ul> <li><strong>Reports of the Secretary-General</strong> <ul> <li>provide information about the political mandate and operational plan of the mission, the cost estimates and staffing requirements for a given time period as well as recommendations for actions to be taken by the General Assembly</li> <li>symbol pattern A/session/-</li> <li>example: <a href="https://undocs.org/A/77/758">A/77/758</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Reports of the ACABQ</strong> (Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions) <ul> <li>the ACABQ<strong> reviews all reports of the Secretary-General</strong> on financial questions relating to peacekeeping</li> <li>submits its findings to the General Assembly</li> <li>symbol pattern A/session/-</li> <li>example: <a href="https://undocs.org/A/77/767/Add.13">A/77/767/Add.13</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Fifth Committee</strong> considers these reports, and any other documents, and <strong>reports to plenary</strong></li> <li><strong>Plenary</strong> considers the report of the Fifth Committee and <strong>adopts resolutions</strong> based on the report</li> </ul> <h3>Related Research Guides</h3> </div><div class=""><ul id="s-lg-link-list-79294870" class="s-lg-link-list s-lg-link-list-2"><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-76828243" class=""><span><a href="https://research.un.org/en/docs/undocumentsymbols/AAC#s-lg-box-wrapper-36911627" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '76828243',_st_inc_return: this});">UN Documents: Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations</a></span></div></li><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-76828258" class=""><span><a href="https://research.un.org/en/docs/undocumentsymbols/AC#s-lg-box-wrapper-33510162" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '76828258',_st_inc_return: this});">UN Documents: General Assembly Fourth Committee</a></span></div></li><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-76828262" class=""><span><a href="https://research.un.org/en/docs/undocumentsymbols/ACN#s-lg-box-wrapper-32956906" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '76828262',_st_inc_return: this});">UN Documents: Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary 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onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '76850795',_st_inc_return: this});">Chinese : 大会与维持和平</a></span></div></li><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-76850197" class=""><span><a href="https://research.un.org/fr/docs/peacekeeping/intro#s-lg-box-wrapper-11317092" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '76850197',_st_inc_return: this});">French : Assemblée générale et maintien de la paix</a></span></div></li></ul></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row s-lg-row-2"> <div id="s-lg-col-2" class="col-md-8"> <div class="s-lg-col-boxes"> </div> </div> <div id="s-lg-col-3" class="col-md-4"> <div class="s-lg-col-boxes"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row s-lg-row-3"> <div id="s-lg-col-4" class="col-md-12"> <div class="s-lg-col-boxes"> </div> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <ul id="s-lg-page-prevnext" class="pager "><li class="previous"></li><li 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