Even though there was never an official end to the Korean war I'm not sure if the UN would be involved........
In June 1950, North Korean troops unexpectedly attacked South Korea and America wanted the invasion immediately brought before the Security Council
At the end of World War Two, Korea was effectively spilt in two; the south was in the hands of America while Russia dominated the north. The United Nations had already involved itself in the affairs of Korea when in 1947, before partition, it had declared its intentions that elections should be held for a government for the whole country and that the UN would oversee these elections to ensure that they were fair.
In what was to become South Korea, the United Nations declared that the elections had been fair. The Russian presence in what was to become North Korea complicated matters as the Russians would not allow United Nations observers in. As a result, the United Nations declared that the election results from North Korea were not acceptable as they had not been independently observed. By the end of 1948, both North and South Korea had formed separate states.
The North was supported by communist Russia and when China became communist in 1949, by Mao’s China. The South was supported by America and was considered by the west to be the only democratic nation out of the two. Both governments claimed the right to govern the other.
The actual invasion of the South by the North took place on June 25th 1950. The Security Council of the United Nations met the same day. The Russian delegation to the Security Council did not attend the meeting as they were boycotting the United Nations for recognising Chiang Kai-shek’s government in Taiwan as the official government for China whilst ignoring Mao’s communist regime in Beijing. Therefore, the obvious use of the veto (which it is assumed the USSR would have used in this case) did not occur.
The United Nations and the Korean War - History Learning Site
In June 1950, North Korean troops unexpectedly attacked South Korea and America wanted the invasion immediately brought before the Security Council
At the end of World War Two, Korea was effectively spilt in two; the south was in the hands of America while Russia dominated the north. The United Nations had already involved itself in the affairs of Korea when in 1947, before partition, it had declared its intentions that elections should be held for a government for the whole country and that the UN would oversee these elections to ensure that they were fair.
In what was to become South Korea, the United Nations declared that the elections had been fair. The Russian presence in what was to become North Korea complicated matters as the Russians would not allow United Nations observers in. As a result, the United Nations declared that the election results from North Korea were not acceptable as they had not been independently observed. By the end of 1948, both North and South Korea had formed separate states.
The North was supported by communist Russia and when China became communist in 1949, by Mao’s China. The South was supported by America and was considered by the west to be the only democratic nation out of the two. Both governments claimed the right to govern the other.
The actual invasion of the South by the North took place on June 25th 1950. The Security Council of the United Nations met the same day. The Russian delegation to the Security Council did not attend the meeting as they were boycotting the United Nations for recognising Chiang Kai-shek’s government in Taiwan as the official government for China whilst ignoring Mao’s communist regime in Beijing. Therefore, the obvious use of the veto (which it is assumed the USSR would have used in this case) did not occur.
The United Nations and the Korean War - History Learning Site
