United Nations: Limitations in Leading Missions Requiring Force to Restore Peace

GAO examined the United Nation's (U.N.) ability to lead missions requiring the use of force to restore or maintain peace, focusing on: (1) what precedents exist for authorizing the United Nations to lead peace operations requiring some measure of force to achieve their objectives; and (2) whether limitations exist in the U.N.'s ability to lead peace operations calling for the use of force.