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Conclusion
The UN Command derives its legitimacy from the United Nations Security Council
resolutions with the original purpose to provide a command structure for multinational
operations against the communist invasion. The Armistice Agreement signed in 1953
in Panmunjom by the Commander-in-Chief of the UN Command stopped the armed
conflict and has provided a way to manage the crisis effectively for over 50 years.
North Korea realized that the UNC prevents her attempt of reunification by force and
imposes a heavy burden, politically and militarily, to Pyongyang, which tried repeatedly
to dissolve it and replace the Armistice Agreement with a bilateral US-North Korea
Peace Agreement. However, the UN Command, which saw recently enlarging again
its membership with the renewed accession of Member States which were excluded
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for years, like South Africa in 2010, continues to provide an effective mechanism to
maintain the framework for multinational operations. It is a valuable instrument not only
for the current political situation but also for the future security environment in North-
East Asia. Until the conclusion of a stable peace agreement, the UN Command will
continue to be essential to the peace in the region.

Legenda
DPRK - Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
MASH – Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
NNRC – Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission
NNSC – Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
ONUC - Operations des Nations unies au Congo
ROK - Republic of Korea
TCC/TCCs - Troops Contributing Country/Countries
UNC – United Nations Command
UNCOK - United Nations Commission in Korea
UNCURK – United Nations Commission for Unification and Rehabilitation of Korea
UNEF – United Nations Emergency Force
UNFICYP – United Nations Force in Cyprus
UNTCOK – United Nations Temporary Commission on Korea

Bibliography consulted
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D. W. Bowett, UN forces, a legal study, Praeger New York, 1964;
J. Grey, The Commonwealth Armies and the Korean War: An Alliance Study, Manchester
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P. Londey, Other people’s wars. A history of Australian peacekeeping, Allen & Unwin, Crows
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12 Stars and Stripes, South Africa joins United Nations Command in Korea, 23.11.2010.