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  2. United Nations peacekeeping - Wikipedia

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    In 1988, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the United Nations peacekeeping forces. The press release stated that the forces "represent the manifest will of the community of nations" and have "made a decisive contribution" to the resolution of conflict around the world.

  3. List of United Nations peacekeeping missions - Wikipedia

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    Peacekeeping, as defined by the United Nations, is a way to help countries torn by conflict create conditions for sustainable peace. UN peacekeepers—soldiers and military officers, police officers and civilian personnel from many countries—monitor and observe peace processes that emerge in post-conflict situations and assist ex-combatants ...

  4. List of countries by number of United Nations peacekeepers ...

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    United States: 27 25 2 0.08 77 Philippines: 26 17 9 0.23 Switzerland: 26 21 5 2.90 79 Australia: 25 18 7 0.93 Bolivia: 25 18 7 2.08 Romania: 25 21 4 1.31 82 Mexico: 20 12 8 0.15 83 Honduras: 18 11 7 1.85 84 Chile: 15 8 7 0.75 85 Kyrgyzstan: 14 10 4 1.97 86 Netherlands: 13 10 3 0.72 88 Croatia: 11 10 1 2.85 Ecuador: 11 8 3 0.65 New Zealand: 11 8 ...

  5. UN peacekeeping on 75th anniversary: successes ... - AOL

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    On the 75th anniversary of U.N. peacekeeping, the United Nations chief said Thursday that peacekeepers are increasingly working in places where there is no peace and praised the more than 4,200 ...

  6. Timeline of United Nations peacekeeping missions - Wikipedia

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    Peacekeeping operations are overseen by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) and share some common characteristics, namely the inclusion of a military or police component, often with an authorization for use of force under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. [2] Peacekeeping operations are distinct from special ...

  7. Peacekeeping - Wikipedia

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    Peace-keeping, deployment of a lightly-armed United Nations presence in the field with the consent of the belligerents involved in order to build confidence and monitor any agreements between concerned parties. Additionally, diplomats would continue to work toward comprehensive and lasting peace, or for the implementation of an agreed-upon peace.

  8. What is UNIFIL, the peacekeeping force on the Israel ... - AOL

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    While UNIFIL is a peacekeeping mission, troops can use force in certain circumstances, including self-defense, to protect civilians under the imminent threat of violence and to protect UN ...

  9. Congo's president wants the large UN peacekeeping ... - AOL

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    Congo’s president wants the world’s second largest United Nations peacekeeping force to move up its departure from the country, starting this December, saying it has failed to rein in ...