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Background Notes: 31 October 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 82,434 troops; 12,626 police and 2,163 military observers
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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*
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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*** |
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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 (30 September 2009) |
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
130 |
| 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 26; local civilian
48 |
| 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 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
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| UNDOF |
Since
June 1974 |
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| Strength:
troops 1,039; international civilian 39; 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 12,341; international civilian 335; local civilian 664 |
| Fatalities:
282 |
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 216; police 6; international civilian 99;
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 6; international civilian 150;
local civilian 284; UN volunteer 26 |
| 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 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) |
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| UNMIL |
Since
September 2003 |
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| 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) |
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| UNOCI |
Since
April 2004 |
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| 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) |
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| MINUSTAH |
Since June 2004 |
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| 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) |
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| UNMIS |
Since March 2005 |
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| 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) |
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| UNMIT |
Since August 2006 |
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| 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
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| UNAMID |
Since July 2007 |
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| 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 |
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| MINURCAT |
Since September 2007 |
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| 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 |
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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.77 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.102— November 2009 |
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