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  2. List of United Nations peacekeeping missions - Wikipedia

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    Current Missions Past Missions UN refugee camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. IDP camp in Sudan resulting from the Darfur conflict.. This is a list of United Nations peacekeeping missions since the United Nations was founded in 1945, organized by region, with the dates of deployment, the name of the related conflict, and the name of the UN operation.

  3. United Nations peacekeeping - Wikipedia

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    United Nations peacekeeping was initially developed during the Cold War as a means of resolving conflicts between states by deploying unarmed or lightly armed military personnel from a number of countries, commanded by the UN, to areas where warring parties were in need of a neutral party to observe the peace process.

  4. History of United Nations peacekeeping - Wikipedia

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    The first UN peacekeeping mission was a team of observers deployed to the Middle East in 1948, during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. The mission was officially authorized on May 29, 1948. [4] This date is used as a memorial day to all the UN peacekeepers who have died known as the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. [5]

  5. Timeline of United Nations peacekeeping missions - Wikipedia

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    The 1990s saw the most UN peacekeeping operations to date. 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 ]

  6. United Nations in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    The in-game United Nations was rebranded to the World Assembly after the United Nations sent a cease and desist notification to the game's creator. [107] In the turn-based strategy 4X game series Sid Meier's Civilization, the United Nations is a tool any player can wield as a means to keep peace in the world or achieve a Diplomatic victory.

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

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    4 4 1.52 Montenegro: 8 4 4 12.97 98 Angola: 5 3 2 0.15 Colombia: 5 2 3 0.09 Madagascar: 5 3 2 0.19 Slovenia: 5 5 0 2.36 102 Albania: 4 1 3 1.45 Japan: 4 3 1 0.03 Kiribati: 4 2 2 33.13 105 Botswana: 3 2 1 1.24 North Macedonia: 3 3 0 1.64 107 Algeria: 2 2 0 0.04 Azerbaijan: 2 1 1 0.20 Belgium: 2 2 0 0.17 Cyprus: 2 2 0 2.18 Estonia: 2 1 1 1.46 ...

  8. Peacekeeping - Wikipedia

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    During the Cold War, peacekeeping was primarily interpositional in nature—thus being referred to as traditional peacekeeping.UN Peacekeepers were deployed in the aftermath of interstate conflict in order to serve as a buffer between belligerent factions and ensure compliance with the terms of an established peace agreement.

  9. United Nations Disengagement Observer Force - Wikipedia

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    This second ceasefire was violated as well; United Nations Security Council Resolution 340 ended the conflict on October 25, 1973. The conflict is known as the Yom Kippur War. [6] [7] The United Nations Emergency Force II (UNEF II) moved into place between Israeli and Egyptian armies in the Suez Canal area, stabilizing the situation. [8]