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Background Notes: 31 October 2009

 

UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

 
 
Peacekeeping Operations since 1948
63
Current Peacekeeping Operations
15
Current peace operations directed and supported by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations
17
 
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MINURCAT MONUC UNTSO UNIFIL UNTSO MONUC UNDOF MINUSTAH UNFICYP UNMIS UNMIL UNMOGIP UNMIK UNOCI MINURSO
   
Personnel
Uniformed personnel*
Including 82,434 troops; 12,626 police and 2,163 military observers

97,223*
Countries contributing uniformed personnel
116
International civilian personnel* (31 August 2009)
5,790*
Local civilian personnel* (31 August 2009)
13,003*
UN Volunteers*
2,443*
Total number of personnel serving in 15 peacekeeping operations*
118,459
Total number of personnel serving in 17 DPKO-led peace operations**
120,576**
Total number of fatalities in peace operations since 1948***
2,654***
   
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 (30 September 2009)
About $2.46 billion
 
*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.
 
 
UNTSO
 Since May 1948
Strength: military observers 151; international civilian 97; local civilian 130
Fatalities: 49
Appropriation 2008-2009: $66,217,000 (gross)
 
UNMOGIP
Since January 1949
Strength: military observers 43; international civilian 26; local civilian 48
Fatalities: 11
Appropriation 2008-2009: $16,957,100 (gross)
 
UNFICYP
Since March 1964
Strength: troops 858; police 68; international civilian 40; local civilian 111
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
 
UNDOF
Since June 1974
Strength: troops 1,039; international civilian 39; local civilian 105
Fatalities: 43
Approved budget 07/09–06/10: $45,029,700 (gross)
 
UNIFIL
Since March 1978
Strength: troops 12,341; international civilian 335; local civilian 664
Fatalities: 282

Approved budget 07/09–06/10: $589,799,200 (gross)

 
MINURSO
Since April 1991
Strength: troops 20; military observers 216; police 6; international civilian 99; local civilian 156; UN volunteer 20
Fatalities: 15
Approved budget 07/09–06/10: $53,527,600 (gross)
 
 
UNMIK
Since June 1999
Strength: military observers 9; police 6; international civilian 150; local civilian 284; UN volunteer 26
Fatalities: 54
Approved budget 07/09–06/10: $46,809,000 (gross)
 
MONUC
Since November 1999
Strength: troops 17,768; military observers 692; police 1,210; international civilian 1008; local civilian 2,611; UN volunteer 628
Fatalities: 152
Approved budget 07/09–06/10: $1,346,584,00 (gross)
   
 
UNMIL
Since September 2003
Strength: troops 10,033; military observers 122; police 1,343; international civilian 462; local civilian 975; UN volunteer 225
Fatalities: 141
Approved budget 07/09–06/10: $560,978,700 (gross)
 
UNOCI
Since April 2004
Current strength: troops 7,028; military observers 192; police 1,158; international civilian: 406; local civilian 633; UN volunteer 303
Fatalities: 62
Approved budget 07/09–06/10: $491,774,100 (gross)
 
MINUSTAH
Since June 2004
Current strength: troops 7,141; police 2,032; international civilian 488; local civilian 1,212; UN volunteer 211
Fatalities: 57
Approved budget 07/09–06/10: $611,751,200 (gross)
 
UNMIS
Since March 2005
Current strength: troops 8,812; military observers 476; police 715; international civilian 807; local civilian 2,504; UN volunteer 310
Fatalities: 49
Approved budget 07/09–06/10: $958,350,200 (gross)
 
UNMIT
Since August 2006
Current strength: troops 0; military observers 32; police 1,552; international civilian 361; local civilian 890; UN volunteer 196
Fatalities: 6
Approved budget 07/09–06/10: $205,939,400
 
UNAMID
Since July 2007
Current strength: troops 14,803; military observers 207; police 4,280; international civilian 1,053; local civilian 2,357; UN volunteer 390
Authorized strength: troops 19,315; military observers 240; police 6,432; international civilian 1,579; local civilian 3,455; UN volunteer 548
Fatalities: 48
Approved budget 07/09–06/10: $1,598,942,200
 
MINURCAT
Since September 2007
Current strength: troops 2,691; military observers 23; police 256; international civilian 419; local civilian 323; UN volunteer 134
Fatalities: 1
Approved budget 07/09–06/10: $690,753,100
 

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.77 also available on the web at http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/documents//ppbm.pdf.

Published by the United Nations Department of Public Information — DPI/1634/Rev.102— November 2009

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