Polskie zaangażowanie w Afryce. Ambasador Lewandowski w ONZ a sprawa Konga
POLISH INVOLVEMENT IN AFRICA: AMBASSADOR LEWANDOWSKI IN THE UN AND THE CONGO ISSUE

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the article is to analyse the Polish foreign policy in the UN duringthe Cold War. The author has chosen the year 1960 for her case study, as at thattime Poland was a member of the UN Security Council and was represented byAmbassador Bohdan Lewandowski. Furthermore, the article shall elaborate onthe role played by Ambassador Lewandowski. In the period in question, Polandstrived to support newly emerging countries and their independence, which wasnot only determined by the overall policy of the socialist camp but even more soby Poland’s entire historical experience. This was also the case when Congo gainedindependence. The author shall present the significant role played in the SecurityCouncil by Polish Ambassador Bohdan Lewandowski, who sought to supportCongo through his activity. The article shall also elaborate on the role played byUN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjoeld and on the controversies surroundingONUC, the UN peacekeeping mission deployed to the Congo upon the requestof the local government. Furthermore, the author shall analyse the policies andpositions of the other countries sitting in the Council that influenced the course andconclusion of the crisis and the mission that was to address it. The article focuseson the problem of divisions in the Security Council, the key importance of theSecretary-General’s position, but most importantly it presents Poland’s efforts tosupport Congo and help it maintain independence and sovereignty.

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