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• 1 Security

• 1.1 The United Nations

• What is absolute veto?

  Each permanent member of the UN can cancel a decision without further discussion

• Which countries are the five permanent members of the Security Council of the UN?

  The United States, the United Kingdom, Russia (USSR), France and Chine

• Who is responsible of electing the ten non-permanent members of the UN?

  As stated in Chapter 5, it is the General Assembly

• What are the two conditions for traditional peacekeeping?

  1. The consent of the principal parties involved
     
  2. A temporary cease-fire 

• What does peace building mean?

  War-torn societies transition into stable, self-governing states.

• 1.2 Case study 1: Syria

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• What did the Arab spring pride ISIS?

  An opportunity to expand terriroty and recruit those dissatisfied with or alienated by their governments.

• Who was the first IGO?

  The Arab League. It tried to resolve the conflict.

• 3 Human Rights and Humanitarian Issues

• 3.7 Case study 9: Rwanda

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• What happened in Rwanda?

  Rwanda took a big turn towards genocide, that would claim more than 800.000 lives in just 100 days.

• When did the genocidal killing began?

  It began on April 6th after an airplane carrying Rwanda's president was shot down (he had been at a peace conference for the Great Lakes region facing great political unrest).

• What happened in 1993?

  UNSC create and deployed a small, lightly armed peacekeeping force called the UN Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR). It was to help implement the ceasefire between the Hutu government and Tutsi Rebels. Also, the force consisted of 2500 blue helmets from Belgium, Ghana, and Pakistan.