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Background Notes: 30 September 2009
UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS |
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| Peacekeeping
Operations since 1948 |
63 |
| Current Peacekeeping Operations |
15 |
Current peace operations directed and supported by the Department of Peacekeeping
Operations
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17 |
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| Personnel |
Uniformed personnel*
Including 81,374 troops; 12,202 police and 2,155 military observers
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95,731* |
| Countries contributing uniformed personnel |
116 |
| International
civilian personnel* (30 June 2009) |
5,750* |
| Local
civilian personnel* (30 June 2009) |
12,314* |
| UN Volunteers* |
2,354* |
| Total number of personnel serving in
15 peacekeeping operations*
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116,149 |
| Total number of personnel serving in
17 DPKO-led peace operations** |
118,193** |
| Total
number of fatalities in peace operations since
1948*** |
2,631*** |
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| Financial
Aspects |
| Approved resources for the period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008 |
About $7.75 billion |
| Estimated
total cost of operations from 1948 to 30 June 2008 |
About
$61 billion |
| Outstanding
contributions to peacekeeping |
About
$2.46 billion |
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*Numbers include 15 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/en/peacekeeping/documents/ppbm.pdf
**This figure includes the total number of uniformed and civilian personnel serving in 15 peacekeeping operations and two DPKO-led special political and/or peacebuilding missions-UNAMA and BINUB.
***Includes fatalities for all UN peace operations.
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| UNTSO |
Since
May 1948 |
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| Strength:
military observers 151; international civilian 97; local civilian
126 |
| Fatalities:
49 |
Appropriation 2008-2009: $66,217,000
(gross) |
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| UNMOGIP |
Since
January 1949 |
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| Strength:
military observers 43; international civilian 25; local civilian
46 |
| Fatalities:
11 |
Appropriation 2008-2009: $16,957,100
(gross) |
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| UNFICYP |
Since
March 1964 |
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| Strength:
troops 842; police 67; international civilian
39; local civilian 112 |
| Fatalities:
179 |
Approved budget 07/09–06/10: $54,412,700 (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 105 |
| Fatalities:
43 |
Approved budget 07/09–06/10: $45,029,700
(gross) |
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| UNIFIL |
Since
March 1978 |
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| Strength:
troops 12,425; international civilian 321; local civilian 653 |
| Fatalities:
281 |
Approved budget 07/09–06/10: $589,799,200
(gross)
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| MINURSO |
Since
April 1991 |
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| Strength:
troops 20; military observers 205; police 6; international civilian 96;
local civilian 156; UN volunteer 20 |
| Fatalities:
15 |
Approved budget 07/09–06/10: $53,527,600
(gross) |
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| UNMIK |
Since
June 1999 |
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| Strength:
military observers 9; police 8; international civilian 196;
local civilian 120; UN volunteer 27 |
| Fatalities:
54 |
Approved budget 07/09–06/10: $46,809,000
(gross) |
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| MONUC |
Since
November 1999 |
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| Strength:
troops 16,826; military observers 692; police 1,088; international civilian
1006; local civilian 2,539; UN volunteer 615 |
| Fatalities:
149 |
Approved budget 07/09–06/10: $1,346,584,00
(gross) |
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| UNMIL |
Since
September 2003 |
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| Strength:
troops 10,033; military observers 131; police 1,355; international civilian
476; local civilian 975; UN volunteer 225 |
| Fatalities:
140 |
Approved budget 07/09–06/10: $560,978,700
(gross) |
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| UNOCI |
Since
April 2004 |
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| Current
strength: troops 7,026; military observers 192; police 1,184; international
civilian: 407; local civilian 426; UN volunteer 298 |
| Fatalities:
62 |
Approved budget 07/09–06/10: $491,774,100 (gross) |
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| MINUSTAH |
Since June 2004 |
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| Current
strength: troops 7,0517; police 2,066; international
civilian 492; local civilian 1,221; UN volunteer 210 |
| Fatalities: 45 |
Approved budget 07/09–06/10: $611,751,200 (gross) |
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| UNMIS |
Since March 2005 |
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| Current strength: troops 8,793; military observers 486; police 682; international civilian 797; local civilian 2,395; UN volunteer 271 |
| Fatalities: 48 |
| Approved budget 07/09–06/10: $958,350,200 (gross) |
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| UNMIT |
Since August 2006 |
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| Current strength: troops 0; military observers 33; police 1,557; international civilian 364; local civilian 880; UN volunteer 196 |
| Fatalities: 5 |
| Approved budget 07/09–06/10: $205,939,400
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| UNAMID |
Since July 2007 |
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| Current strength: troops 14,638; military observers 196; police 3,941; international civilian 999; local civilian 2,258; UN volunteer 372 |
| Authorized strength: troops 19,315; military observers 240; police 6,432; international civilian 1,579; local civilian 3,455; UN volunteer 548 |
| Fatalities: 46 |
| Approved budget 07/09–06/10: $1,598,942,200 |
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| MINURCAT |
Since September 2007 |
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| Current strength: troops 2,675; military observers 17; police 248; international civilian 398; local civilian 302; UN volunteer 120 |
| Fatalities: 1 |
| Approved budget 07/09–06/10: $690,753,100 |
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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 (07/09-06/10) unless otherwise specified. For information on United Nations political missions, see
DPI/2166/Rev.76 also available on the web at http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/documents//ppbm.pdf. |
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| Published by the United Nations Department of Public Information — DPI/1634/Rev.101— October 2009 |
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