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Crisis in the DRC: What's happening?
This backgrounder was written by Lesley Myers, Editor for UN peacekeeping’s Strategic Communications team. Lesley is a political analyst and strategic planner with over 15 years’ experience in data-driven politics…
The Secretary-General's Remarks to the General Assembly Marking the 80th Anniversary of the United Nations
Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, As we mark the 80th anniversary of the United Nations, I invite you to return for a moment to our earliest days. When the Organization first opened its doors, many of its staff bore visible…
Appeal for peace from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
On my first day as Secretary‑General of the United Nations, one question weighs heavily on my heart. How can we help the millions of people caught up in conflict, suffering massively in wars with no end in sight? Civilians…
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International Day of UN Peacekeepers 2017: Investing in Peace Around the World
Peacekeeping is an investment in global peace, security, and prosperity. It is a flagship enterprise of the United Nations. Today, it deploys more than 113,000 military, police and civilian personnel in 16 peacekeeping…
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GA73 High-level meeting on Action for Peacekeeping
73rd General Assembly: The Secretary-General is convening a high-level meeting on Action for Peacekeeping to renew commitments to UN peacekeeping operations. The objective of the Secretary-General’s Action for Peacekeeping…
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International Day of UN Peacekeepers 2019: Protecting Civilians, Protecting Peace
Every year on 29 May, the United Nations commemorates the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. On this day, we pay tribute to all the men and women who have served as military, police or civilians in UN…
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Work with us
Working with UN Peacekeeping is a rewarding experience. We value diversity and recruit from a wide range of backgrounds. Our personnel come from countries across the globe to support conflict-affected communities in our…
Terminology
Peacekeeping is one among a range of activities undertaken by the United Nations to maintain international peace and security throughout the world. The other activities are: conflict prevention and mediation peacemaking peace…
Protection of civilians mandate
Many peacekeeping missions have a mandate to protect civilians, in particular those under threat of physical harm. The Protection of Civilians (POC) is a responsibility that includes all parts of a peacekeeping mission…
Child protection advisers
Although everybody in a peacekeeping operation, including our military and the police, plays a role in protecting children. We also have special advisers who in those countries in which conflict impacts children most severely…