1961 Historical Security Council: Humanitarian Crisis in the Congo, the Red Scare and upheaval in Latin America
By Noah Fishman At the Historical Security Council of 1961 (HSC61) meeting this weekend, HSC61 discussed how to proceed in the new year with former Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba jailed and opposing ideological groups continuing to vie for power in the Congo. Previous Resolutions (specifically 143 and 146) were not successful in preventing violence or resolving the brewing crisis in Central Africa. Ceylon motioned to […]