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Symbols are important, but they don't fully reflect all the hard work that goes into a peace process. Beyond doves and ribbons, peace is a demanding job for over 100,000 United Nations Peacekeepers.
The first UN peacekeeping mission hails back to 1948. UN military observers were deployed to monitor the Armistice Agreement b/w Israel and its Arab neighbors. Since then, the Blue Helmets have been a driving force behind protecting civilians and resolving conflicts around the world. Guatemala, Namibia, Cambodia-- UN Peacekeepers go to places others simply can't or won't go.
This is what peace really is. It's 60 years of creating chances for peace to blossom. 60 years of overseeing elections and disarming ex-combatants. 60 years of proving that peace, like war, must be waged.
For info: http://www.un.org/events/pe... (no spaces)
Thank UN Peacekeepers: http://betterworldcampaign....
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The first UN peacekeeping mission hails back to 1948. UN military observers were deployed to monitor the Armistice Agreement b/w Israel and its Arab neighbors. Since then, the Blue Helmets have been a driving force behind protecting civilians and resolving conflicts around the world. Guatemala, Namibia, Cambodia-- UN Peacekeepers go to places others simply can't or won't go.
This is what peace really is. It's 60 years of creating chances for peace to blossom. 60 years of overseeing elections and disarming ex-combatants. 60 years of proving that peace, like war, must be waged.
For info: http://www.un.org/events/pe... (no spaces)
Thank UN Peacekeepers: http://betterworldcampaign....
Submit ideas for today's peace "symbol":
http://youtube.com/group/re...
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Truly these men and women are some of the most selfless people on earth.
someday I hope more will appreciate their sacrifice.
Sure, there are problems with the U.N., just as there are with General Motors and General Electric, but the basic idea behind all of these international organizations is certainly a sound one.
It's a bureaucracy, but it is a bureaucracy with a positive mission that we should all support.
Sincerely,
A real person who knows what he is talking about.