Peacekeeping operations
A peacekeeping operation is led by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), and works to create the conditions for lasting peace in a country torn by conflict.
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
Mongolian Peacekeepers, trained at the Tavan Tolgoi Peace Operations Support Training Centre, are deployed to Sierra Leone.
A peacekeeping operation consists of military, police and civilian personnel, who work to deliver security, political and early peacebuilding support.
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What is peacekeeping?
Find out about our unique strength, our history and how we are reforming for the future. Also, how a new operation is formed, and the role of both the Security Council and the General Assembly.
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Current operations
Find out where in the world we have existing missions, what they do, and how they are resourced.
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Past operations
Explore all our previous operations that have taken place since 1948.
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Forming a new operation
The deployment of a new UN Peacekeeping operation is a decision taken by the Security Council. Find out the how the decision is reached.
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Financing peacekeeping
Find out how we are financed, and how much we cost.