FACT SHEET: 31 MAY 2014 In January 2011, the title of this document was renamed from "UN Peacekeeping Operations Background Note" to "UN Peacekeeping Operations Fact Sheet"
Peacekeeping operations since 1948………………….………….. Current peacekeeping operations…………………….…………… Current peace operations directed by by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) ……………………………………………… PERSONNEL Uniformed personnel….…………………………………………… (84,511 troops, 12,401 police and 1,843 military observers) Countries contributing uniformed personnel……………………. International civilian personnel (as of 30 April 2014)…………… Local civilian personnel (as of 30 April 2014)....………………… UN Volunteers………………….………………………………… Total number of personnel serving in 16 peacekeeping operations………………………………………… Total number of personnel serving in 17 DPKO-led peace operations…………………………………… Total number of fatalities in peace operations since 1948……………………………………… FINANCIAL ASPECTS (US$) Approved budgets for the period from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014 Outstanding contributions to peacekeeping (as of 31 May 2014)
69 16
17
98,755 * 122 5,335 * 11,855 * 2,022 * 117,967 * 119,541 ** 3,227 ***
About 7.83 billion
About 1.20 billion
* Numbers include 16 peacekeeping operations only. Statistics for UNAMA, a special political mission directed and supported by DPKO, can be found at http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/documents/ppbm.pdf. ** This figure includes the total number of uniformed and civilian personnel serving in 16 peacekeeping operations and one DPKO-led special political mission—UNAMA ***Includes fatalities for all UN peace operations