Introduction

2005: A good year for peacekeeping operations

UN establishes the Peacebuilding Commission

Major peacekeeping operations

Sierra Leone: A success story in peacekeeping

Liberia: Elections mark a historic turning point

Burundi: A major breakthrough in peacekeeping

Haiti: MINUSTAH prepares for overdue elections

Côte d'Ivoire: Peace efforts move on despite a succession of delays

Sudan: New mission deploys, provides assistance to the African Union in Darfur

DR Congo: Robust posture hastens political process

Kosovo: Status talks get underway

Ethiopia-Eritrea: Political stalemate continues amid rising tension

Georgia: UNOMIG police mark two years

Other DPKO-led missions

Other peace operations

Afghanistan: Beyond the Bonn Agreement

Iraq: UNAMI underpins the transitional political process

UNSCO mediates, coordinates UN work in the Middle-East

Political missions

Challenges in peace operations

DPKO stresses conduct and a duty of care

Gender in peacekeeping: An evolving field of practice

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