After the devastation caused by the wrath of the First World War, this put a strain onto the world leaders, calling for peace around the globe. The UN formed the league of Nations after the tragedy, however had little power, failing to stop Germany from invading Poland in 1939.
The UN was officially formed in 1945 when the charter of the United Nations was drafted at the San Fransisco conference in California, where the term ‘United Nations’ was first coined by Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. The conference was attended to by 50 nations and several non-government organisation (NGO). This officially stated the unity of Great Britain, the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, alongside numerous other countries.…show more content… The role of the UN peace keepers varies depending on the situation. Since 1948 the peacekeepers have been deployed in a number of countries to help with elections, maintain peace or to enforce/ continue ceasefires such as the United Nations Advance Mission in Cambodia between October 1991 and March 1992 which was established to maintain the Cambodian ceasefire and to provide mine-awareness training to citizens. The peace keepers are under strict ruling*? that they cannot use violence at any point, unless in self defence and are required to use minimum force to result desired effect. Every decision made by the UN peace keepers has to consider public perceptions and the humanitarian impact.
The conflict began in 2011 in city of Deraa where citizens gathered in protests of the arrest and apparent torture of a group of teenagers. On the 18th of March 2011 the army open fire on the protestors, resulting in the death of four. After these events unrest spread across the country of Syria, and the people called for President Bashar Al- Assad to step down; he refused. Syria has now been in civil war for four years with an estimated 200,000 deaths in the fight between president Assad and the rebel forces that want him
