PEACE KEEPING OPERATION

Undoubtedly, if the idea and practice of searching for peace is as old as then it follows that the history of wars and conflicts, which are its harbingers, is older. The recurrence and re-escalation of conflicts in various parts of the world, most especially in the developing states, has indeed made the word ‘sustainable peace’ an illusion. A lot can be said on the havoc wrecked by conflicts on the people and the devastating effects on the natural environment.1 Regrettably, all efforts made to put an end to conflict around the globe yield little or no significant results since war is a learning behavior and the proclivity of it has remained undefeatable. Put simply, the past and recent events around the world reveal that ethno-religious conflict, resources struggle, ideology and mistrust as ever before, still very much predominate in the contemporary world and therefore called for the need for peacekeeping forces by willing states under the auspice of regional and international organization, that is in a multilateral format.There is hardly any doubt that the United Nations Security Council remains the world’s principal body vested with the responsibility of maintaining international peace and security but rely on the willing cooperation of States and contribution of their armed force to serve as a third party between two warring parties. Peacekeeping operation began with the United Nations.