peacekeeping

['pi:s'ki:pɪŋ] n

peacekeeping The activities to prevent, contain, moderate and/or terminate the hostilities between or within States, through the medium of an impartial third party intervention, organised and directed internationally. This intervention is conducted using military forces, police and civilians with the consent of the main belligerents, to complement the diplomatic conflict resolution process and, to restore and maintain peace ['pi:s'ki:pɪŋ] n

environ.

mantenimiento de la paz

English thesaurus

peacekeeping ['pi:s'ki:pɪŋ] n

mil., logist.

All measures taken with the consent of all major parties to a dispute designed to facilitate the peaceful settlement of a conflict after the ceasefire. These measures are taken within the framework of the arrangements of Chapter VI of the U.N. Charta. Beyond the diplomatic and political actions, the armed forces can: 1. ensure the observation of the ceasefire and the implementation of international political decisions; 2. interpose themselves between opposing or belligerent parties; 3. watch the borders and lines of demarcation, and control the “buffer zones”; 4. disarm and demobilize combatants. The forces thus engaged have to remain neutral and impartial. There are subject to strict constraints regarding the employment of weapons. (FRA)

USA

Military operations undertaken with the consent of all major parties to a dispute, designed to monitor and facilitate implementation of an agreement cease fire, truce, or other such agreement and support diplomatic efforts to reach a long-term political settlement (JP 3-07.3) see also peace building, peace enforcement, peacemaking, peace operations

peacekeeping

: 33 phrases in 5 subjects

General	20
Human rights activism	1
Technology	3
United Nations	8
United States	1


task
gen.	abdicación; mandato
comp., MS	tarea
health.	labor; tarea; trabajo
patents.	problema