• 81 States Ready To Join UN Peacekeeping System -- 81 countries have pledged support to the United Nations rapid deployment system, together providing a maximum of 104,000 peacekeeping personnel. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan requested that participating states pledge to provide standby troops with greater speed in order to meeet the system's 60 day response time goal. (Added: 14-Jul-2004 Hits: 759 Rating: 9.33 Votes: 3) Rate It

• A Force Behind the UN -- In a New York Times editorial, Brian Urquhart calls for the creation of a UN rapid reaction force. He argues that the creation of such a force follows logically from the principles that guided UN peacekeeping since its establishment in 1948. (Added: 14-Jul-2004 Hits: 669 Rating: 4.00 Votes: 2) Rate It

• A Standing Army for the United Nations? -- [PDF] This report reviews the problems of contemporary peace operations, recent reform proposals, and the requirements for successful operations. It includes a detailed proposal for enhancing and reorganizing the capacities of the UN to support and direct peace operations and for establishing a UN legion of three brigades. (Added: 14-Jul-2004 Hits: 767 Rating: 5.00 Votes: 2) Rate It

• Armed Troops Sought for UN -- (June 1, 2000) Representative Jim McGovern proposed a US congressional bill (H.R. 4453) that called for the establishment of a UN standing international military force. Senator Jesse Helms criticized the proposal, claiming that such a force would infringe on state sovereignty and could draw the US into “dangerous regional wars.” (Added: 14-Jul-2004 Hits: 305 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Clinton Calls for U.N. Army -- (Sept. 6, 2000) President Bill Clinton told world leaders gathered today in New York that the United Nations needs a rapid deployment force of well-trained and well-equipped soldiers capable of projecting "credible force" into trouble spots. (Added: 14-Jul-2004 Hits: 231 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Conflict Prevention: Options for Rapid Deployment and UN Standing Forces -- An extensive paper retracing the history and evolution, current status, and future of rapid deployment and standby arrangement initiatives. The author makes specific recommendations concerning steps neccessary to enhance the UN's rapid deployment capability. (Added: 14-Jul-2004 Hits: 356 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• In Favour of a UN Standing Force -- "Recent international events have again raised the oft considered question of whether the UN should, and could, have a standing army, made up of forces from member nations, which could intervene with a suitable UN mandate when certain types of conflicts arose..." (Added: 14-Jul-2004 Hits: 361 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Report of the Panel on UN Peace Operations (The Brahimi Report) -- The Report recommends that the United Nations enhance its rapid response capabilities by enlarging and strengthening the United Nations Standby Arrangement Systems (UNSAS). (Added: 14-Jul-2004 Hits: 129 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• SHIRBRIG: A Promising Step Towards a UN That Can Prevent Deadly Conflict -- (Spring 2000) This essay examines the longterm advantages and current deficiencies of SHIRBRIG in conjuction with the UN Standby Arrangement System and the permanent UN rapid deployment mission headquarters. (Added: 14-Jul-2004 Hits: 160 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Shouldering the Load, and the Rifle -- "It's time to resurrect the idea of a standing U.N. army, as a supplement, if not replacement, for the other forces mentioned above. The key to making it work would be eschewing the old U.N. way of doing things, which consists of asking for military contributions from a lot of countries with minimal capabilities, no record of working together and differing strategic interests..." (Added: 14-Jul-2004 Hits: 156 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• The McGovern-Porter UN Rapid Deployment Force Act of 2000 -- [PDF](May 15, 2000) An US House of Representatives bill proposal (US Congress, H.R. 4453) calls for the establishment of an UN Rapid Deployment Police and Security Force (UNRDF), to be comprised of international volunteers that can undertake peacekeeping tasks and civilian police roles. (US House of Representatives) (Added: 14-Jul-2004 Hits: 151 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• The Multi-National Stand-by High Readiness Brigade (SHIRBRIG) -- [PDF] The Norwegian government's comprehensive information packet on SHIRBRIG outlines the mandates and challenges that face the international force. Having participated in the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) since November 2000, SHIRBRIG hopes to answer the increasing demand for UN peacekeeping missions in the future. (Added: 14-Jul-2004 Hits: 129 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• The U.N. Should Be Capable of a Rapid Military Response -- Letter published in the Washington Times, May 6, 1998 (Added: 14-Jul-2004 Hits: 114 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• Trends in UN Capabilities: Rapidly Deployable Mission Arrangements -- It is common knowledge that the term `peacekeeping' is not mentioned in the UN Charter. The concept of peacekeeping was developed by the United Nations (UN) because the Cold War rendered the collective security system enshrined in the Charter dysfunctional. There are at present three broad types of peacekeeping operations that the UN may be called upon to undertake... (Added: 14-Jul-2004 Hits: 80 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

• UN Rapid Deployment Act of 2001 (H. R. 938) -- (March 8, 2001) A bill proposed to the US House of Representatives calls for the establishment of an UN Rapid Deployment Police and Security Force (UNRDPSF) that combines both the UN civilian police and military elements to respond to international crisis. (US House of Representatives) (Added: 14-Jul-2004 Hits: 87 Rating: 2.00 Votes: 2) Rate It

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