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- Addressing Explosive Threats (UNMAS)
Mine action
Mine action makes it possible for peacekeepers to carry out patrols, for humanitarian agencies to deliver assistance and for ordinary citizens to live without the fear that a single misstep could cost them their lives. Mine…
- 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…
- Enabling peaceful, resilient societies (Civil Affairs)
Enabling peaceful, resilient societies
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…
- 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…
- About Peacekeeping
- Political Solutions to Conflict
- Sustaining Peace
Our work
UN Peacekeeping is the largest and most visible representation of the United Nations. It is a collective investment in global peace, security, and stability. This investment has a proven track record. Over 70 years, our…
Displaced people wait in line to receive aid from the WFP in South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo: WFP/Musa Abema
- Political Solutions to Conflict
- MONUSCO
UN welcomes humanitarian access deal in DR Congo
The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( MONUSCO) has welcomed a new agreement aimed at easing the flow of aid to conflict-affected regions. Following talks in Montreux, Switzerland, the Congolese…
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…
- Justice and Corrections Institutions
Justice and corrections
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…
- Action for Peacekeeping and A4P+
Action for Peacekeeping (A4P)
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…
- 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…