Current Context : Recently, Germany  joined the US-led UN Command (UNC) as the 18th official member state.

• It marked the first expansion of the command since 2013 when Italy was reinstated as a member.

ABOUT UN COMMAND (UNC)

• Established on July 24, 1950 to support South Korea against North Korean aggression during the war.
• A total of 22 countries, including the United States, Britain and Australia, sent troops or medical support to the South during and right after the war. Germany provided medical assistance to South Korea from 1954-59 but was not included as a UNC member state as the armistice was signed in July 1953.