2026 · Q94
Consider the following statements with regard to the UN Peacekeeping Operation :
- 1The power to authorize a Peacekeeping Operation is exclusively vested with the General Assembly.
- 2UN Peacekeeping Operations are deployed with the consent of the main parties to the conflict.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
General KnowledgeCurrent Affairs
- A1 only
- B2 only
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Explanation
The authority to mandate a UN peacekeeping operation rests with the Security Council, not the General Assembly, so statement 1 is false. A cardinal principle of peacekeeping is deployment with the consent of the main parties to the conflict (statement 2 true). Hence only statement 2 is correct.