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© CJC 2014 This paper consists of 4 printed pages. Section A You must answer Question 1. THE UNITED NATIONS AND PEACEKEEPING 1. Read the Sources and then answer the question which follows. Source A 119 (1956). Resolution of 31 October 1956 The Security Council, Considering that a grave situation has been created by action undertaken against Egypt. Taking into account that the lack of unanimity of its permanent members at the 749 th and 750 th meetings of the Security Council has prevented it from exercising its primary responsibility for the maintenance of inter-national peace and security, Decides to call an emergency special session of the General Assembly, as provided in General Assembly resolution 377 A (V) of 3 November 1950, in order to make appropriate recommendations. Adopted at the 751 st meeting by 7 votes to 2 (France, United Kingdom of great Britain and Northern Ireland), with 2 abstentions (Australia, Belgium). Taken from http://www.un.org/en/sc/documents/resolutions/ Source B We were all horrified by what was going on the ground. We felt impotent to stop it. We were deeply distressed, yes, but again I must insist that what you are saying is that we should have saved Rwanda from itself, in the words of the Secretary Gene ral - it was Rwandese who planned the genocide, it was Rwandese who carried it out. It was Rwandese who, sadly, were the victims. We happened to be there on a peacekeeping mandate. Our mandate was not to anticipate and prevent genocide. Our people on the ground; as I said, they ar e lightly equipped troops under a very courageous commander; they did the best they could. They saved lives. When the killing actually started, they could not save every life in Rwanda. Interview with Iqbal Riza, Chief of Staff to UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, 1995. Source C The Persian Gulf War made the Security Council f eel the glory of its own strength. The dramatic ejection of the Iraqis fro