Today, a little more than , military, police and civilian staff currently serve in 14 peacekeeping missions, representing a decrease in both personnel and peacekeeping missions, as a result of peaceful transitions and the rebuilding of functioning states.
However, the reduction in personnel and peacekeeping missions in the intervening years by no means indicates that the challenges faced by the UN are diminishing. Moreover, the political complexity facing peacekeeping operations and the scope of their mandates, including on the civilian side, remain very broad. There are strong indications that certain specialized capabilities — including police — will be in especially high demand over the coming years. Today's multidimensional peacekeeping will continue to facilitate the political process, protect civilians , assist in the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of former combatants; support the organization of elections, protect and promote human rights and assist in restoring the rule of law.
Peacekeeping has always been highly dynamic and has evolved in the face of new challenges. The HIPPO report, as it is known, was issued in June , with key recommendations for the way forward for peace operations. Skip to main content. Welcome to the United Nations Toggle navigation Language:. Home What is peacekeeping Our history Our history. Although the military remained the backbone of most peacekeeping operations, there were now many faces to peacekeeping including: Administrators Economists Police officers Legal experts De-miners Electoral observers Human rights monitors Civil affairs and governance specialists Humanitarian workers Communications and public information experts - Rapid increase in numbers After the Cold War ended, there was a rapid increase in the number of peacekeeping operations.
The mids: A period of reassessment The general success of earlier missions raised expectations for UN Peacekeeping beyond its capacity to deliver.
Towards the 21st century: New operations, new challenges At the turn of the century, the UN undertook a major exercise to examine the challenges to peacekeeping in the s and introducing reform. The present Today, a little more than , military, police and civilian staff currently serve in 14 peacekeeping missions, representing a decrease in both personnel and peacekeeping missions, as a result of peaceful transitions and the rebuilding of functioning states.
UNTSO personnel have also been available at short notice to form the nucleus of some other peacekeeping operations worldwide. The ability of UNTSO's military observers to deploy almost immediately after the Security Council has authorized a new mission, has been a significant factor in the success of those operations.
To download the data in as a spreadsheet CSV format , click anywhere on the chart first, then click on 'download' and select 'crosstabs'. Skip to main content. Troops and police came from a relatively small number of countries and they were almost exclusively men. Over the years, UN Peacekeeping has adapted to meet the demands of different conflicts and a changing political landscape.
Today's multidimensional peacekeeping operations are called upon not only to maintain peace and security but also to facilitate the political processes, protect civilians, disarm combatants, support elections, protect and promote human rights and restore the rule of law.
While most peacekeepers are serving military or police, 14 per cent are civilians who perform a wide range of functions, from serving as the civilian leadership of the mission to working in the areas of political and civil affairs, human rights, elections, strategic communications, IT, logistics, transport and administration and more.
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