Peru and the United Nations
 .svg) | |
| United Nations membership | |
|---|---|
| Membership | Full member |
| Since | 31 October 1945 |
| UNSC seat | Non-permanent |
| Ambassador | Vacant |
The
Peru is a regular participant in
History
Peru was a founding member of the League of Nations, starting on January 10, 1920. In 1932, a civilian takeover of the city of Leticia soon became an undeclared war between Peru and Colombia as the Peruvian Army moved to oppose a Colombian re-occupation.[5] After months of diplomatic negotiations, the governments accepted mediation by the League of Nations, and their representatives presented their cases before the council. A provisional peace agreement, signed by both parties in May 1933, provided for the League to assume control of the disputed territory while bilateral negotiations proceeded.[6] In May 1934, a final peace agreement was signed, resulting in the return of Leticia to Colombia, a formal apology from Peru for the 1932 invasion, demilitarisation of the area around Leticia, free navigation on the Amazon and Putumayo Rivers, and a pledge of non-aggression.[7]
During World War II, Peru joined the Allied forces in 1945 and joined the UN as a founding member in the same year.[1]
Peru has been a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council from 1955 to 1956, 1973 to 1974, 1984 to 1985, 2006 to 2007, and, most recently, from 2018 to 2019.[8]
Peacekeeping
Peru, as a founding member of the UN, has had a high level of participation in peacekeeping missions, collaborating with troops commonly known as the "
Peru has sent troops from the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force. The missions in which the country has participated (and, as of 2023, continues to participate) are:[3][9]
- Lebanon (June–December 1958)
- Egypt (October 1973–July 1979)
- Syria (June 1974 – 1977)
- Iran–Irak (August 1988–February 1991)
- Namibia (April 1989–March 1990)
- Ecuador–Peru (1995–2000)
- Sierra Leone (1999–2001)
- East Timor (2000–2001)
- Ethiopia–Eritrea (July 2000 – 2008)
- Burundi (June 2004 – 2005)
- Cyprus (2002–2004; 2008–2010)
- Liberia (April 2004 – 2011)
- Darfur (July 2007 – 2020)
- Côte d'Ivoire (April 2004 – 2013)
- Haiti (1 June 2004 – 2016)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (July 2010–present)
- Abyei (June 2011–present)
- South Sudan (July 2011–present)
- Western Sahara (1991; 2012–present)
- Lebanon (2014–present)
- Central African Republic (15 December 2015–present)
See also
References
- ^ a b "Estados Miembros fundadores de la ONU". Dag Hammarskjöld Library.
- ^ Chan Sánchez 2021, p. 12.
- ^ .
- ^ Chan Sánchez 2021, p. 16.
- ^ Bethell 1991, pp. 414–415, 250.
- ^ Scott 1973, p. 251.
- ^ Hudson, Manley, ed. (1934). The verdict of the League. World Peace Foundation. pp. 1–13.
- ^ "Peru en la ONU - Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas". Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores.
- ^ Chan Sánchez 2021, p. 30–32.
Bibliography
- Bethell, Leslie (1991). The Cambridge History of Latin America: Volume VIII 1930 to the Present. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-26652-9.
- Chan Sánchez, Julio (2021). El Perú en el escenario internacional en las dos primeras décadas del siglo XXI (in Spanish). ISBN 978-9972-671-80-7.
- ISBN 978-0-09-117040-0.
| Africa |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Americas | ||
| Asia | ||
| Europe | ||
| Oceania | ||
| Former | ||
| Related topics | ||
