Question

Which of the following statements regarding the United Nations Peacekeeping Force is/are correct?
$1$. The First Peace-keeping Force was sent to Egypt.
$2$. Peace-keeping Force is accountable to the Security Council.
$3$. First women Peacekeeping Force was sent by India to Liberia.
Select the correct answer using the codes given.

• A. $1,2$ and $3$
• B. $1$ and $2$
• C. Only $3$
• D. $1$ and $3$

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

$1$ and $3$

• United Nations Peacekeeping helps countries torn by conflict create the conditions for lasting peace. The United Nations Peacekeeping began in 1948. Its first mission was in the Middle East to observe and maintain the ceasefire during the 1948 Arab-Isreal War. First women peacekeeping force was sent by India to Liberia. It was drawn from the Rapid Action Force of the Central Reserve Police Force and deployed with the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) in 2007.