UN Peacekeeping Archives

The United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Mali is On the Front Lines of Fighting Terrorist Groups

The United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Mali puts UN peacekeepers directly in conflict with violent extremism. It is the deadliest peacekeeping mission in the world. Recent events sh0w why. On January 21, ten peacekeepers were killed and 25 more wounded...

A UN Peacekeeping Unit in South Sudan patrols an area where conflict destroyed thousands of acres of cropland

UN Peacekeeping Faces Massive Funding Shortfall

In a letter to United Nations Ambassadors, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned of an urgent cash crisis facing the UN in general — and UN peacekeeping in particular. As of January 11, he says, the United Nations faces a...

The US Gets a “Win” at the UN — And No Other Country had to “Lose.”

Something increasingly rare happened last week: The Trump administration worked cooperatively with the rest of the world to advance the common good. On July 5th, the United Nations approved approved a major overhaul of how the institution organizes itself to...

An Interview with the top UN Official in the Central African Republic

Parfait Onanga-Anyanga is the Special Representative of the Secretary General in the Central African Republic. This makes him the top UN official in CAR, which includes overseeing a UN Peacekeeping mission of over 14,000 personnel. That mission is known as MINUSCA...

Captain Joseph Eranga, a Nigerian peacekeeper serving with UNMIL, holds a child during an evening patrol in Monrovia. UN Photo/Albert González Farran 12 January 2018 Monrovia, Liberia

It is the 70th Anniversary of UN Peacekeeping. Here’s How Peacekeeping Has Evolved

Peacekeeping is not in the Charter of the United Nations. When negotiators hammered out the details of the San Francisco Treaty in 1945, they created a new model for international political cooperation. But that model excluded, at the time, a...

The Trump Administrations Wants to Save Money at the UN. But At What Cost?

At the Security Council yesterday, Nikki Haley announced that the United States would pay no more than 25% of the cost of UN Peacekeeping. Currently, the United States is assessed 28.4% of the cost of UN Peacekeeping. This is a...

The UN Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia is Coming to a Successful End

By the end of this month the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia will no longer exist. The mission, known as UNMIL, is closing shop after nearly 15 years in operation. This is a a major milestone and success story...

Chart of the Day: Peacekeeping is a Financial Bargain for the United States

Today’s chart comes from the Government Accountability Office of the United States. (These are the number crunchers of the US government who provide cost estimates and actuarial advice to policy makers in Congress and the executive branch.) Last year, Congress...

Can UN Peacekeepers Prevent the Central African Republic from Descending Deeper into Conflict?

The Central African Republic is facing some serious challenges right now. Four years ago, the country was on the brink of genocide after the longtime strongman Francois Bozize was ousted in an armed rebellion. The violence quickly turned sectarian with...

The United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Mali is On the Front Lines of Fighting Terrorist Groups

UN Peacekeeping Faces Massive Funding Shortfall

The US Gets a “Win” at the UN — And No Other Country had to “Lose.”

An Interview with the top UN Official in the Central African Republic

It is the 70th Anniversary of UN Peacekeeping. Here’s How Peacekeeping Has Evolved

The Trump Administrations Wants to Save Money at the UN. But At What Cost?

The UN Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia is Coming to a Successful End

Chart of the Day: Peacekeeping is a Financial Bargain for the United States

Can UN Peacekeepers Prevent the Central African Republic from Descending Deeper into Conflict?

UNAIDS and the Millennium Villages

Embedded With Afghan Civil Society – Part 5 – Bathing in Yakawlang

Embedded With Afghan Civil Society – Part 6 – The Legacy of War Crimes

The Obama Agenda at the United Nations