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Zambian peacekeepers with the Minusca operation established in 2014 to protect civilians near Birao, in Central African Republic. Photo: Amaury Falt-Brown/AFP/Getty
- International Day of UN Peacekeepers
UN Peacekeeping Chief: Peace fails if it is not defended, but peacekeepers cannot do it alone
Cuts in international support threaten the work of the women and men bringing hope to some of the world’s most vulnerable communities. In an opinion piece originally published in The Guardian , United Nations Under-Secretary…
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- UNIFIL
Lebanon: Another peacekeeper dies in new attack
A UN peacekeeper serving in Lebanon died early Thursday after mortar fire on his position near Marjayoun in the country’s southeast, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has announced. Two other peacekeepers also…
- International Day of UN Peacekeepers
International Day of UN Peacekeepers highlights the urgent need to invest in peace
UN Secretary-General to honour fallen peacekeepers and bestow the Captain Mbaye Diagne Medal for Exceptional Courage, Woman Police Officer and Military Gender Advocate of the Year Awards. The International Day of United…
Inspector Stephanie Königs on patrol at an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in South Sudan. © Courtesy of Stephanie Königs
- Women, Peace and Security (WPS)
- International Day of UN Peacekeepers
Building trust on patrol: One police officer’s peacekeeping journey in South Sudan
From a police station in Germany to the UN Mission in South Sudan, Stephanie Königs has been talking to UN News about her journey to becoming a peacekeeper – and the importance of trust and empathy in the field. The United…
Secretary-General António Guterres attends the wreath laying ceremony in honour of fallen Peacekeepers at the Peacekeeping Memorial at UN Headquarters. Photo: MF Pagé
- International Day of UN Peacekeepers
- Service and Sacrifice
'The true cost of peace': UN honours fallen peacekeepers as dangers mount
The United Nations paused on Friday to pay tribute to the more than 4,500 peacekeepers who lost their lives in the line of duty over the past 78 years. The commemoration of the International Day of UN Peacekeepers came hours…
- 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…
- About Peacekeeping
Gender
Troop-Contributing Countries achieving gender parity targets The below charts show the Troop-Contributing Countries (TCCs) achieving gender parity targets stipulated in the Uniformed Gender Parity Strategy. The data covers…
- About Peacekeeping
Fatalities
Total Fatalities since 1948 Note the data below covers peacekeeping operations and some other operations. Related documents Statistics based on available UN data covering the period 1948 through March 2026. This data is still…
- About Peacekeeping
Peacekeeping factsheet
For more peacekeeping data, visit the the United Nations Peace and Security Data Hub, a publicly available library of datasets published by the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affaires and the Department of Peace…