UN peacekeeping forces are often small and are either unarmed or lightly armed, as their primary role is not to engage in combat but to observe, monitor, and report on peace processes in post-conflict areas. They also assist in the implementation of peace agreements, such as overseeing the disarmament and the transition to legitimate governance.

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UN Peacekeeping

Question 25

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UN peacekeeping

A) did not take place during the Cold War.
B) has forces that are often small and unarmed (or lightly armed) .
C) has not yet been used in the Middle East.
D) had one of its greatest successes in Somalia in the early 1990s.

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