1948 - 1998

50 YEARS OF UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

INFORMATION MATERIALS

The United Nations is preparing a variety of activities and products to mark the anniversary including publications, radio and television programmes and special portions of the UN Home Page on the World Wide Web. Away from UN Headquarters, a number of United Nations Information Centres (UNICs) have already planned special activities and UN peacekeeping missions may also observe the anniversary. We hope these activities will help the public understand better how peacekeeping has evolved into the multi-faceted instrument that it is today, while paying due respect to those who have served in UN peacekeeping missions.

Already available:

	A wall-chart consisting of a world map of all peacekeeping operations, highlighting the multi-dimensional nature of peacekeeping
	50 Years of UN Peacekeeping - A Timeline Brochure ( DPI/1999 - September 1998)
	An updated edition of the booklet "United Nations Peacekeeping", containing the mandates and essential facts of UN peacekeeping operations to date
	A photographic exhibit on the theme "The Many Faces of UN Peacekeeping" scheduled to open on 6 October 1998 at UN Headquarters
	UN Radio programmes focusing on activities in field missions, including some live coverage
	UN Television UN in Action reports on various aspects of current UN peacekeeping operations;
	An educational module on peacekeeping as part of the CyberSchoolBus project.

PUBLICATIONS
Limited copies are available directly from the Peace & Security Section

	UN Peacekeeping: 50 Years (Wallchart-Poster; DPI/1928)
	50 Years of UN Peacekeeping - A Timeline Brochure DPI/1999-983337 - September 1998
	1948-1998: 50 Years of UN Peacekeeping Booklet; DPI/2004 - October 1998;(scheduled for November 1998)
	Peacekeeping at a Glance (Brochure with map; DPI/1903)
	Year in Review 1997 (English/French/Spanish: DPI/1947)
	Field Missions Make Waves: A Look at Broadcasting in United Nations Peace Operations (DPI/1956)

SALES PUBLICATIONS

	Click here for SALES AND PUBLICATIONS United Nations Publications Sales Section, Room DC2-853 2 UN Plaza, United Nations New York, NY 10017 Tel. (800) 253-9646 Fax (212) 963-3489 E-mail: publications @un.org
	UN Charter (sales item) The Blue Helmets, Third Edition 1996 (English [808pp.] French: Les Casques Bleus [806pp.], Sales No. E.96.I.14)
	United Nations Blue Books (series of publications which covers major developments in which the United Nations has played a leading role in maintaining international peace and security; sales items)
	Soldiers for Peace ([264pp.] A collection of articles on peacekeeping published in 1996 by American Historical Publications in collaboration with DPI. Limited free copies available, also available for purchase from: The Facts on File, 11 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10001

CONTACTS

For specific information relating to fifty years of UN peacekeeping

Peace & Security Section Department of Public Information United Nations Room S-1005 Tel: (212) 963-6840

For general inquiries:

	Public Inquiries Unit Public Services Section, Room GA-57 United Nations, New York, NY 10017 Tel. (212) 963-4475 Fax (212) 963-0071 E-mail: inquiries @un.org
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