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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…

Our peacekeepers help prevent conflict to reduce human suffering, build stable and prosperous societies to help enable people to reach their full potential. UN peacekeepers frequently operate in the context of protracted…

We work to ensure women’s priorities are central to peace and security decisions at all levels.

UN peacekeeping operations are deployed with the consent of the main parties to the conflict.

Women are deployed as police, military and civilian personnel within peacekeeping missions.

The urgent deployment of thousands of civilian, police and military personnel requires a large amount of logistical support. Peacekeeping personnel often operate in the world's hardest-to-reach places and in countries with…

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…

Through his Action for Peacekeeping (A4P) initiative, the Secretary-General called on Member States, the Security Council, host countries, troop- and police- contributing countries, regional partners and financial…

“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…

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…