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ABSTRACT
The Kashmir conflict is regarded as one of the longest and most enduring conflicts in the world. The reality is that the Kashmir issues yet to be resolved until today. As a consequence there is the question of the role of the UN as the world body in resolving the issue. The question arises because UN is an international body and one of its main missions is to resolve conflict among the world countries through peaceful means. The fact is that the UN did play its part and the evidence is the numerous resolutions that the UN passed throughout its involvement in the Kashmir peace efforts since 1947. However the puzzle remains as the Kashmir conflict is yet to be resolved even after all these efforts. As such this research examines the role of the UN and the various challenges it faces in dealing with the Kashmir conflict. The study traces from the history of this conflict and the various stages of the conflict. This is important to identify the main obstacles in resolving the conflict. At the same time, it provides the basis for analysing the role of the UN and the challenges it's faced. The role of the Secretary-General, the Security Council and the General Assembly is examined. It suggests that India could reduce tension in that area and Pakistan could engage in building bilateral confidence building measures (CBMs) and eliminate the threat of Muslim terrorism in the disputed area. It recommends that India should comply with the 1960 Indus Water Treaty (between India and Pakistan) while Pakistan should strengthen domestic political stability. It concludes that both measures would help significantly towards conflict resolution while enhancing the role of the UN as mediator.
Keywords: Crisis management, mediator, resolve conflict, political stability, cooperative approach, egoism
INTRODUCTION
The Kashmir conflict is the oldest unresolved international conflict in the world today. In one sense, Kashmir problem is the result of British failure to find satisfactory method for integration of princely states in Pakistan and India. While Indian security forces are practising an unprecedented reign of terror in Occupied Kashmir being widely reported world-wide; the Indian Government, is neither willing to negotiate the issue multilaterally through international mediation, nor is it ready to sort...