As of June 2022, there were twelve peacekeeping missions run worldwide by the Department of Peace Operations of the United Nations. There were 18,500 people deployed to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA). The four peacekeeping missions with the highest number of personnel were found in Africa.
Number of personnel deployed to United Nations peacekeeping missions as of June 2023, by mission
MINURSO = United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
MINUSCA = United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic
MINUSMA = United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali
MONUSCO = United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in Democratic Republic of the Congo
UNAMID = African Union/UN Hybrid operation in Darfur
UNDOF = United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
UNFICYP = United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
UNIFIL = United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
UNISFA = United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei
UNMIK = United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo
UNMISS = United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan
UNMOGIP = United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan
UNTSO = United Nations Truce Supervision Organization
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United Nations. (June 30, 2023). Number of personnel deployed to United Nations peacekeeping missions as of June 2023, by mission [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/871438/united-nations-peacekeeping-missions-deployment-figures/
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Number of personnel deployed to United Nations peacekeeping missions as of June 2023, by mission [Graph], United Nations, June 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/871438/united-nations-peacekeeping-missions-deployment-figures/
