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Background note: 31 May 2009
UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS |
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| Peacekeeping
Operations since 1948 |
63 |
| Current Peacekeeping Operations |
16 |
Current peace operations directed and supported by the Department of Peacekeeping
Operations
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18 |
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| Personnel |
Uniformed personnel*
Including 80,223 troops; 10,921 police and 2,337 military observers
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93, 481 |
| Countries contributing uniformed personnel |
117 |
| International
civilian personnel* (31 March 2009) |
5,875 |
| Local
civilian personnel* (31 March 2009) |
12,961 |
| UNV Volunteers* |
2,260 |
| Total number of personnel serving in
16 peacekeeping operations*
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114,577 |
| Total number of personnel serving in
18 DPKO-led peace operations** |
116,855 |
| Total
number of fatalities in peace operations since
1948*** |
2,591 |
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| Financial
Aspects |
| Approved budgets for the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009 |
About $7.1 billion**** |
| Estimated
total cost of operations from 1948 to 30 June 2008 |
About
$54 billion |
| Outstanding
contributions to peacekeeping (30 April 2009) |
About
$1.75 billion |
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*Numbers include 16 peacekeeping operations only. Statistics for two special political and/or peacebuilding missions—UNAMA and BINUB —directed and supported by DPKO can be found at http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/dpko/ppbm.pdf
**This figure includes the total number of uniformed and civilian personnel serving in 16 peacekeeping operations and two DPKO-led special political and/or peacebuilding missions—UNAMA and BINUB.
***Includes fatalities for all UN peace operations.
****Includes requirements for the support account for peacekeeping operations and the UN Logistics Base in Brindisi (Italy). |
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| UNTSO |
Since
May 1948 |
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| Strength:
military observers 149; international civilian 95; local civilian
127 |
| Fatalities:
49 |
Appropriation 2008-2009: $66,217,000
(gross) |
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| UNMOGIP |
Since
January 1949 |
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| Strength:
military observers 40; international civilian 23; local civilian
43 |
| Fatalities:
11 |
Appropriation 2008-2009: $16,957,100
(gross) |
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| UNFICYP |
Since
March 1964 |
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| Strength:
troops 858; police 68; international civilian
40; local civilian 110 |
| Fatalities:
179 |
Approved budget 07/08–06/09: $57,392,000 (gross) including voluntary contributions of
one third from Cyprus and $6.5 million from Greece
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| UNDOF |
Since
June 1974 |
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| Strength:
troops 1,045; international civilian 37; local civilian 96 |
| Fatalities:
43 |
Approved budget 07/08–06/09: $47,859,100
(gross) |
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| UNIFIL |
Since
March 1978 |
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| Strength:
troops 12,158; international civilian 319; local civilian 648 |
| Fatalities:
279 |
Approved budget 07/08–06/09: $680,932,600
(gross)
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| MINURSO |
Since
April 1991 |
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| Strength:
troops 20; military observers 203; police 6; international civilian 94;
local civilian 159; UN volunteer 19 |
| Fatalities:
15 |
Approved budget 07/08–06/09: $47,702,500
(gross) |
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| UNOMIG |
Since
August 1993 |
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| Strength: troops 0;
military observers 132; police 14; international civilian 93;
local civilian 201; |
| Fatalities:
11 |
Approved budget 07/08–06/09: $36,084,000
(gross) |
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| UNMIK |
Since
June 1999 |
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| Strength:
military observers 13; police 21; international civilian 238;
local civilian 881; UN volunteer 62 |
| Fatalities:
54 |
Approved budget 07/08–06/09: $207,203,100
(gross) |
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| MONUC |
Since
November 1999 |
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| Strength:
troops 16,626; military observers 681; police 1,074; international civilian
969; local civilian 2,154; UN volunteer 606 |
| Fatalities:
144 |
Approved budget 07/08–06/09: $1,242,729,000
(gross) |
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| UNMIL |
Since
September 2003 |
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| Strength:
troops 10,029; military observers 137; police 1,208; international civilian
483; local civilian 977; UN volunteer 229 |
| Fatalities:
128 |
Approved budget 07/08–06/09: $631,689,100
(gross) |
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| UNOCI |
Since
April 2004 |
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| Current
strength: troops 7,661; military observers 197; police 1,190; international
civilian: 486; local civilian 645; UN volunteer 300 |
| Fatalities:
57 |
Approved budget 07/08–06/09: $497,455,100 (gross) |
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| MINUSTAH |
1
June 2004 |
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| Current
strength: troops 7,048; police 2,049; international
civilian 498; local civilian 1,221; UN volunteer 203 |
| Fatalities: 44 |
Approved budget 07/08–06/09: $601,580,100 (gross) |
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| UNMIS |
Since March 2005 |
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| Current strength: troops 8,722; military observers 540; police 629; international civilian 787; local civilian 2,450; UN volunteer 264 |
| Fatalities: 45 |
| Approved budget 07/08–06/09: $858,771,200 (gross) |
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| UNMIT |
Since August 2006 |
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| Current strength: military observers 33; police 1,485; international civilian 372; local civilian 887; UN volunteer 129 |
| Fatalities: 5 |
| Approved budget 07/08–06/09: $180,841,100
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| UNAMID |
Since July 2007 |
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| Current strength: troops 13,286; military observers 180; police 2,936; international civilian 970; local civilian 2,147; UN volunteer 334 |
| Authorized strength: troops 19,315; military observers 240; police 6,432; international civilian 1,579; local civilian 3,455; UN volunteer 303 |
| Fatalities: 37 |
| Approved budget 07/08–06/09: $1,569,255,200 |
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| MINURCAT |
Since September 2007 |
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| Current strength: troops 2,770; military observers 32; police 241; international civilian 371; local civilian 215; UN volunteer 114 |
| Fatalities: 1 |
| Approved budget 07/08–06/09: $315,083,400 |
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| NOTE: UNTSO and UNMOGIP are funded from the United Nations regular biennial budget. Costs to the United Nations of the other current operations are financed from their own separate accounts on the
basis of legally binding assessments on all Member States. For these missions, budget figures are for one year (07/08-06/09) unless otherwise specified. For information on United Nations political missions, see
DPI/2166/Rev.66 also available on the web at http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/dpko/ppbm.pdf. |
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| Published by the United Nations Department of Public Information — DPI/1634/Rev.97— May 2009 |
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