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- About Peacekeeping
Troop and police contributors
Our military and police personnel are first and foremost members of their own national services and are then seconded to work with the UN. They come from nations large and small, rich and poor. They bring different cultures…
- Supporting Local Police
UN Police
Every day, around 6,000 United Nations Police officers from 94 countries help foster international peace and security by supporting countries in conflict, post-conflict and crisis situations. They reinforce and re-establish…
- Political Solutions to Conflict
Advancing political solutions to conflict
UN Peacekeeping’s strength is in advancing and supporting nationally-owned political solutions and processes that promote stability and peace in the long term. Peacekeeping operations mediate and facilitate peace agreements…
A UNIFIL patrol in southern Lebanon. Photo: UNIFIL/Pasqual Gorriz
- Peacekeeping
- UNIFIL
UN chief strongly condemns killing of another peacekeeper in southern Lebanon
A UN peacekeeper has been killed and three others injured after a UNIFIL patrol came under fire in southern Lebanon, the mission said on Saturday. The incident occurred on Saturday morning local time as blue helmets were…
- About Peacekeeping
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UN Peacekeeping has several social media channels that highlight our work around the world. Follow us for daily updates on our activities.
- About Peacekeeping
Military personnel
United Nations military personnel are the Blue Helmets on the ground. Today, they consist of about 60,000 military personnel contributed by national armies from across the globe. We work alongside UN Police and civilian…
- Protecting Civilians (POC)
Protecting civilians
Civilians have increasingly become the victims of armed conflict. In response, the Security Council has made protecting civilians a focus of modern peacekeeping. During the mid-1990s, peacekeepers found themselves deployed in…
- Protecting Children
Child protection
“The protection of children is at the heart of UN peacekeeping.” Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, 2022 Protection of children is a fundamental peace and security concern. In many conflict…