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- About Peacekeeping
Our integrated teams
More than two million men and women have served under the UN flag since 1948. UN Peacekeepers can be military, police and civilians. They have a diverse range of experiences and cultural backgrounds and come from an ever…
- About Peacekeeping
Leadership
▶ Office of the Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations France Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix is the Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations. Mr. Lacroix brings to the position…
- Women, Peace and Security (WPS)
Women in peacekeeping
Women are deployed as police, military and civilian personnel within peacekeeping missions.
- About Peacekeeping
Civilian personnel
Around 9,000 civilians and United Nations Volunteers now serve in United Nations peacekeeping operations around the world. As peacekeeping operations have become more multi-dimensional, the need for specialized civilian…
- Service and Sacrifice
- About Peacekeeping
Service and sacrifice
Peacekeepers serving under the UN flag work in difficult and dangerous environments, risking their lives to protect some of the world’s most vulnerable people. Since 1948, more than two million women and men have served as UN…
- Demobilizing Combatants (DDR, CVR)
Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration
United Nations peace operations are the leading international partner of national institutions implementing disarmament, demobilization and reintegration initiatives, designing context-specific programmes for members of armed…
- Addressing Explosive Threats (UNMAS)
Mine action
Mine action makes it possible for peacekeepers to carry out patrols, for humanitarian agencies to deliver assistance and for ordinary citizens to live without the fear that a single misstep could cost them their lives. Mine…
- Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV)
Conflict-related sexual violence
“Sexual violence is a threat to every individual's right to a life of dignity, and to humanity's collective peace and security.” António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, New York, 19 March 2017 Motivated by…
- Justice and Corrections Institutions
Justice and corrections
Rule of law is at the heart of peace and security and longer-term development. Strengthening the rule of law and essential criminal justice services is one of the critical tasks of UN Peacekeeping to prevent conflict and lay…