but still there must be need to amend the Charter.
The discourse to amend the UN Charter or create a military and police force directly under United Nations control has been a subject of discussions since the formations of United Nations. The Canadian Foreign Minister Lester B. Pearson once suggested in (1956) after the invasion of Suez and crises broke out that, the need for "a truly international peace and police force" (Simon C. 2004, Pp103).
Former UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld Located in the interstices between the peace coercive measures available to the Security Council- "Chapter V1 & 1/2 as he famously called it" Simon C. 2004, ‘You the Peoples’ Pp103.I understand that, it is surprising or even confusing; why the fast leaders of UN ignored the importance of Peacekeeping operations, and not being mention in the Charter? While most nations of the World suffered tremendously in fighting wars and conflicts. (Europe suffered worst than any part of the World).
"The action lay in Chapter six and a half as Dag Hammarskjöld and Lester Pearson were shaping it, initially to constrain the folly of two of the Permanent Members- Britain and France- at Suez, then to ease the process of decolonization and keep it, as far as possible, out of the cold war and, in so doing giving the Secretary, for a while a free eminent role in peace and security matters in the UN frame work’ (A.J.R. Groom, 2007 Kent,UK). This clearly indicated that, the fast UN leaders neglected to amend UN Charter to signified the importance of peace keeping operations, just to serve the interest of the "big three" then.
"At San Francisco Conference that led to the adoption of the Charter in 1945, Norway proposed to amend the Chapter V11 enforcement powers of the Council to provide that it should, in special cases, temporarily assume the administration of a territory if the administration of the occupant state it self represented a threat to the peace." (Simon C. 2004, You the Peoples, Pp50). By and large, if the proposal suggested by Norway at that time were accepted, the issues of Chapter six and a half wound have been a history.
Since the inceptions of United Nation in 1945 there have been lots of success stories about peacekeeping operations around the world. Peacekeeping operations in some Countries like Lebanon, Cambodia, Rwanda, SerLeon, Liberia, East Timor, Kosovo, Cyprus, Angola, Namibia, Western Sahara and many more; mostly success have been achieved. "The capacity of UN in its economic and social work, and its management of peacekeeping and post conflict reconstruction has expanded since 1990" (Baylis J. 2008 fourth ed).
Also UN in Namibia 1989- 1990, Cambodia 1992- 1993 ‘involving 22,000 military and civilian personnel at a cost of 1.6 billion USD over its eighteen months operations ‘Simon C.2004, Pp.73, and Eastern Slovenia in 1996- 1998, are all a success stories. All these will go into history as an achievement and developments in building peace among the Nations of the World. Mission in Kosovo in 1999 and East Timor in 1999- 2002 has been written in history with the golden pen in UN Peacekeeping operations, and efforts made by the UN to build Government activities by using institutions in those Nations is historical also a commendable efforts.
The wars in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan (just finished) and UN efforts to maintain peace and stability and sustain democratic practice are major developments. The UN Department of peacekeeping operations (DPKO) must be commended for their tireless efforts to keep the World at peace.
Although they used to suffer from traumatic pains, including the killing of their personnel in October 2009 in Iraq and even the historic killing of 250 of their staff (including Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld) in Congo in early 1960s. They must learn lesson from the past as why they suffered such casualties? And preventive measures has to be taken.
"Peacekeeping, is not a job for soldiers, but only a soldier can do it" Dag Hammarskjöld.
The discourse to amend the UN Charter or create a military and police force directly under United Nations control has been a subject of discussions since the formations of United Nations. The Canadian Foreign Minister Lester B. Pearson once suggested in (1956) after the invasion of Suez and crises broke out that, the need for "a truly international peace and police force" (Simon C. 2004, Pp103).
Former UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld Located in the interstices between the peace coercive measures available to the Security Council- "Chapter V1 & 1/2 as he famously called it" Simon C. 2004, ‘You the Peoples’ Pp103.I understand that, it is surprising or even confusing; why the fast leaders of UN ignored the importance of Peacekeeping operations, and not being mention in the Charter? While most nations of the World suffered tremendously in fighting wars and conflicts. (Europe suffered worst than any part of the World).
"The action lay in Chapter six and a half as Dag Hammarskjöld and Lester Pearson were shaping it, initially to constrain the folly of two of the Permanent Members- Britain and France- at Suez, then to ease the process of decolonization and keep it, as far as possible, out of the cold war and, in so doing giving the Secretary, for a while a free eminent role in peace and security matters in the UN frame work’ (A.J.R. Groom, 2007 Kent,UK). This clearly indicated that, the fast UN leaders neglected to amend UN Charter to signified the importance of peace keeping operations, just to serve the interest of the "big three" then.
"At San Francisco Conference that led to the adoption of the Charter in 1945, Norway proposed to amend the Chapter V11 enforcement powers of the Council to provide that it should, in special cases, temporarily assume the administration of a territory if the administration of the occupant state it self represented a threat to the peace." (Simon C. 2004, You the Peoples, Pp50). By and large, if the proposal suggested by Norway at that time were accepted, the issues of Chapter six and a half wound have been a history.
Since the inceptions of United Nation in 1945 there have been lots of success stories about peacekeeping operations around the world. Peacekeeping operations in some Countries like Lebanon, Cambodia, Rwanda, SerLeon, Liberia, East Timor, Kosovo, Cyprus, Angola, Namibia, Western Sahara and many more; mostly success have been achieved. "The capacity of UN in its economic and social work, and its management of peacekeeping and post conflict reconstruction has expanded since 1990" (Baylis J. 2008 fourth ed).
Also UN in Namibia 1989- 1990, Cambodia 1992- 1993 ‘involving 22,000 military and civilian personnel at a cost of 1.6 billion USD over its eighteen months operations ‘Simon C.2004, Pp.73, and Eastern Slovenia in 1996- 1998, are all a success stories. All these will go into history as an achievement and developments in building peace among the Nations of the World. Mission in Kosovo in 1999 and East Timor in 1999- 2002 has been written in history with the golden pen in UN Peacekeeping operations, and efforts made by the UN to build Government activities by using institutions in those Nations is historical also a commendable efforts.
The wars in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan (just finished) and UN efforts to maintain peace and stability and sustain democratic practice are major developments. The UN Department of peacekeeping operations (DPKO) must be commended for their tireless efforts to keep the World at peace.
Although they used to suffer from traumatic pains, including the killing of their personnel in October 2009 in Iraq and even the historic killing of 250 of their staff (including Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld) in Congo in early 1960s. They must learn lesson from the past as why they suffered such casualties? And preventive measures has to be taken.
"Peacekeeping, is not a job for soldiers, but only a soldier can do it" Dag Hammarskjöld.
If peacekeeping operations measures were not taken by the UN in some Countries of the World, some wars and conflicts would have last for decades. This writing understand the need viewed by some Scholars and experts that, amendment must be made in UN Charter to ensure establishments of UN military personnel, directly under DPKO, or Security Council. "If the Security Council at present time does reflect in a crude way the global military structure, it is intended that there should be an element of geographical representation from all regions" (A.J.R. Groom, Kent, University, UK, 2007).
Whenever there is success, there may be failure. There are some questions need to be asked. Why UN still failed in Somalia, Daffur, Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda? And why UN succeeded in Kosovo, Cyprus, and Lebanon? Can UN succeed in S/Sudan and Ethiopia as the crises still ongoing?
In Labor Party Conference in October 2001, former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s address on “Ethical Foreign Policy" speech, he pledge international action against the Taliban, he went further, proclaiming a moral duty to intervene across the World, wherever necessary- in Kosovo or even in Central Africa. "If Rwanda happened again today, as it did in 1993, he said where a million people were slaughtered in cold blood, we would have a moral duty to act there also" he declared.
In this respect, one may ask; whether foreign policy matter is really about morality or interest? One time Foreign Secretary of Britain Lord Palmerrston, once said “we have no eternal allies and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interest is perpetual and eternal and those interests it’s our duty to follow”. And again, the issue of Rwanda is now history, what of S/Sudan, Ethiopia and Daffur today? What of Somalia?
Further more; the UK’s Government approach to the meaning of globalization is no country can afford to ignore famine, war or human right abuses in anywhere in the World. Tony Blair once said that when Milosevic embarked on the ethnic cleansing of Muslim in Kosovo we acted. The skeptics said it was pointless, we had make matters worst, we had make Milosevic stronger, and look what happened. We now won, the refugees went home, the policies of ethnic cleansing, were reversed and one of the great dictators of the last century will see the justice in this century.
The UN Charter, Chapter 1. Article 1. 2. 3 and 4 are clear on the purposes of United Nations. Article 2. 1 and 3 on sovereign equality of all member nations. Also Chapter V11 “the responsibility to protect”. The leaders of UN must always ensure equality, fairness and justice among member Nations.
The issue of security for Human kind does not stop at using military or police alone, also guaranteeing the security and safety of all Citizens of the World from infectious diseases. According to distinguish Scholar ( Professor A. J. R Groom of Kent University) there is need for “Security from infectious diseases” (April 2007). Truth must be told that diseases are killing people especially in less developed nations of Africa, Latin America and Asia. This is very alarming. Diseases such as Acquired immune deficiency syndrome, (Aids) Malaria, tuberculosis (T. B) Polio mellitus, Measles, Whooping cough, Tetanus, Covid19 pandamic and many more and the ongoing Covid-19 Pandamimic. These diseases are killing people more than the war and conflicts do.
The summit of 24 October 2005 made Resolution for establishing “Peace Building Commission and Human Right Council” if this could be done; will be more- major developments in UN activities. The UN Security Council has to address this issues for the benefit of “You the Peoples”. The civil war in S/Sudan and Tigray must be resolved politically. Not by sending UN peacekeeping personal.
Whenever there is success, there may be failure. There are some questions need to be asked. Why UN still failed in Somalia, Daffur, Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda? And why UN succeeded in Kosovo, Cyprus, and Lebanon? Can UN succeed in S/Sudan and Ethiopia as the crises still ongoing?
In Labor Party Conference in October 2001, former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s address on “Ethical Foreign Policy" speech, he pledge international action against the Taliban, he went further, proclaiming a moral duty to intervene across the World, wherever necessary- in Kosovo or even in Central Africa. "If Rwanda happened again today, as it did in 1993, he said where a million people were slaughtered in cold blood, we would have a moral duty to act there also" he declared.
In this respect, one may ask; whether foreign policy matter is really about morality or interest? One time Foreign Secretary of Britain Lord Palmerrston, once said “we have no eternal allies and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interest is perpetual and eternal and those interests it’s our duty to follow”. And again, the issue of Rwanda is now history, what of S/Sudan, Ethiopia and Daffur today? What of Somalia?
Further more; the UK’s Government approach to the meaning of globalization is no country can afford to ignore famine, war or human right abuses in anywhere in the World. Tony Blair once said that when Milosevic embarked on the ethnic cleansing of Muslim in Kosovo we acted. The skeptics said it was pointless, we had make matters worst, we had make Milosevic stronger, and look what happened. We now won, the refugees went home, the policies of ethnic cleansing, were reversed and one of the great dictators of the last century will see the justice in this century.
The UN Charter, Chapter 1. Article 1. 2. 3 and 4 are clear on the purposes of United Nations. Article 2. 1 and 3 on sovereign equality of all member nations. Also Chapter V11 “the responsibility to protect”. The leaders of UN must always ensure equality, fairness and justice among member Nations.
The issue of security for Human kind does not stop at using military or police alone, also guaranteeing the security and safety of all Citizens of the World from infectious diseases. According to distinguish Scholar ( Professor A. J. R Groom of Kent University) there is need for “Security from infectious diseases” (April 2007). Truth must be told that diseases are killing people especially in less developed nations of Africa, Latin America and Asia. This is very alarming. Diseases such as Acquired immune deficiency syndrome, (Aids) Malaria, tuberculosis (T. B) Polio mellitus, Measles, Whooping cough, Tetanus, Covid19 pandamic and many more and the ongoing Covid-19 Pandamimic. These diseases are killing people more than the war and conflicts do.
The summit of 24 October 2005 made Resolution for establishing “Peace Building Commission and Human Right Council” if this could be done; will be more- major developments in UN activities. The UN Security Council has to address this issues for the benefit of “You the Peoples”. The civil war in S/Sudan and Tigray must be resolved politically. Not by sending UN peacekeeping personal.
*Conclusively, what happened and what is happening in those countries is a lesson for Nigerians that the only way to nation's development and economic prosperity is unity, stability and good governance. The World may continue as a Democractic World based on Globalization Policy possibly with no boundaries and disappearance of Political Parties for Nations governance. The future is for the Nations with visionary, knowledgeable, patriotic and Political will.
Dr. Abbati Bako,MA,psc,bsis,Kent,UK,Doc.pl.sc
political strategy and communication consultant, Nigeria and Special Adviser to the Governor of Kano State on Public Affairs
Dr. Abbati Bako,MA,psc,bsis,Kent,UK,Doc.pl.sc
political strategy and communication consultant, Nigeria and Special Adviser to the Governor of Kano State on Public Affairs
LATE BASHIR OTHMAN TOFA POLITICAL CREDENTIALS.
1. Executive member: Kano State Students Union of United Kingdom & North Ireland 1970-1975
2. Welfare Officer: Revived Nigeria Nation Union of United Kingdom & North Ireland 1971-1973
3. Councilor: Dawakin Tofa Local Government, Kano State 1976-1979
4. Member, Constituent Assembly 1977-1979
5. Founding member: National Movement of Nigeria: 1978: Transformed into the National Party of Nigeria {NPN}
6. Founding member: National Party of Nigeria NPN 1979
7. First State Secretary, Kano: NPN 1979
8. First Elected National Financial Secretary: NPN 1980
9. Founder/leader: "The Liberals"
Later became the "The Liberal Convention" 1990
10. Leader: Group 31 Liberal Convention 1991-1992
11. Presidential Candidate, NRC: 1993
12. Founder/leader: People's Democratic Alliance: 1995-1996
13. Founding Member: All Peoples' Party: APP 1998
14. Member, National Elders Committee: APP 1998-2000
15. Presidential Aspirant: APP 2006 for the 2007 Elections {Withdrew for another candidate}
16. Chairman Elders Committee Kano State: APP/ANPP 1998-2011
🛑COMA' PROJECT 📽
1. Executive member: Kano State Students Union of United Kingdom & North Ireland 1970-1975
2. Welfare Officer: Revived Nigeria Nation Union of United Kingdom & North Ireland 1971-1973
3. Councilor: Dawakin Tofa Local Government, Kano State 1976-1979
4. Member, Constituent Assembly 1977-1979
5. Founding member: National Movement of Nigeria: 1978: Transformed into the National Party of Nigeria {NPN}
6. Founding member: National Party of Nigeria NPN 1979
7. First State Secretary, Kano: NPN 1979
8. First Elected National Financial Secretary: NPN 1980
9. Founder/leader: "The Liberals"
Later became the "The Liberal Convention" 1990
10. Leader: Group 31 Liberal Convention 1991-1992
11. Presidential Candidate, NRC: 1993
12. Founder/leader: People's Democratic Alliance: 1995-1996
13. Founding Member: All Peoples' Party: APP 1998
14. Member, National Elders Committee: APP 1998-2000
15. Presidential Aspirant: APP 2006 for the 2007 Elections {Withdrew for another candidate}
16. Chairman Elders Committee Kano State: APP/ANPP 1998-2011
🛑COMA' PROJECT 📽
Kano Declaration #PYO2023
Meeting with Bello Shagari
former President National Youth Council of Nigeria 🇳🇬
Meeting with Bello Shagari
former President National Youth Council of Nigeria 🇳🇬
2022 JANUARY
COMA' PROJECT 📽 AWARD
At Government Girls Secondary School Magwan.
It is with great pleasure COMA' PROJECT 📽 Join you here today to present the Best Student Award, Biology Class SS 1 at Government Girls Secondary school Magwan, ZAINAB ASHIR MUHAMMAD. This is the 4th Year COMA' PROJECT 📽 AWARD is given to individuals, and it remain one of the highest honors in this field, recognizing the effort of individuals personnel in community development services, dedication service to humanity e.t.c whose work has had a truly outstanding.
The key objectives of these awards is to:
1. Acknowledge and promote students academic excellence.
2. Provide formal recognition of student achievements which can be included in their curriculum vitae.
3. Increase visibility of student excellence and motivate other students to perform better thereby upgrading standards of excellence and achievement.
Amb. ABDULLAHI Mukhtar COMA
CEO COMA' PROJECT 📽
26 January, 2022
COMA' PROJECT 📽 AWARD
At Government Girls Secondary School Magwan.
It is with great pleasure COMA' PROJECT 📽 Join you here today to present the Best Student Award, Biology Class SS 1 at Government Girls Secondary school Magwan, ZAINAB ASHIR MUHAMMAD. This is the 4th Year COMA' PROJECT 📽 AWARD is given to individuals, and it remain one of the highest honors in this field, recognizing the effort of individuals personnel in community development services, dedication service to humanity e.t.c whose work has had a truly outstanding.
The key objectives of these awards is to:
1. Acknowledge and promote students academic excellence.
2. Provide formal recognition of student achievements which can be included in their curriculum vitae.
3. Increase visibility of student excellence and motivate other students to perform better thereby upgrading standards of excellence and achievement.
Amb. ABDULLAHI Mukhtar COMA
CEO COMA' PROJECT 📽
26 January, 2022
All of you losing friendships because of Nigerian politics, shame on you. If you're not mature enough to entertain a difference view on life from a friend, shame on you. If you & your friend can't agree to disagree on certain things but still find a middle ground, shame on you.
Consultations #KanoYouthsAgenda
It was a great pleasure to me meeting with Alhaji Shehu Muhammad Dankadai {Sarkin Shanun Kano} a former MD First Bank of Nigeria, Chairman Kano Concern Citizens Inniative KCCI
Amb. ABDULLAHI Mukhtar COMA'
January 30, 2022
It was a great pleasure to me meeting with Alhaji Shehu Muhammad Dankadai {Sarkin Shanun Kano} a former MD First Bank of Nigeria, Chairman Kano Concern Citizens Inniative KCCI
Amb. ABDULLAHI Mukhtar COMA'
January 30, 2022