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The fundamental purpose of the United Nations is the maintenance of international peace and security. The Charter of the United Nations sets out two principal, direct approaches to maintaining peace.
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Baehr, P.R., Gordenker, L. (1994). The Maintenance of Peace and Security. In: The United Nations in the 1990s. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-23263-5_4
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