Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Peacekeepers
Serving for peace, sacrificing for humanity
Since 1948 more than two million people have served as in hotspots around the world, including more than 65,000 today.
They provide security, stability and hope for a better future to war-affected communities. And they often do so at great personal risk and under very harsh conditions, leaving their families behind thousands of hundreds of miles away from their homelands. More than have lost their lives serving under the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ flag.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ does not have its own military or police force. It relies on individual Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Member States to contribute personnel to its peacekeeping operations. Today, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ peacekeepers hail from more than 100 troop and police contributing countries, but they are united in their goal to help provide security and stability to some of the most vulnerable people on earth. Collectively, they perform acts of courage and compassion every day.
Beyond their regular mandated activities ¨C such as protecting civilians and supporting peace processes -- peacekeepers often carry out humanitarian efforts such as delivering free medical and veterinary care, providing access to water; supporting schools and orphanages; building roads and bridges and other key infrastructure which benefit communities and bring people together.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ honours the service and sacrifice of all peacekeepers and commends the contributions from all the countries that provide our peacekeeping operations with military and police personnel.
Their stories of service and sacrifice as well as courage and compassion are worth listening to.
Learn more about countries that contribute troops to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Peacekeepers.
Our peacekeepers selflessly serve the world. Let us ensure we serve them, in honour of their service and sacrifice ¨C today and every day.¡±
United Nations Secretary-General (´¡²Ô³Ù¨®²Ô¾±´Ç&²Ô²ú²õ±è;³Ò³Ü³Ù±ð°ù°ù±ð²õ, 29 May 2025)
Spotlight
Stories of service and sacrifice
In Tchomia, reintegration is also about protecting communities. In this locality located approximately 65 kilometres south of Bunia, in Ituri Province, demobilized former combatants are actively participating in public awareness efforts against Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).
A combined Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵIFIL-Lebanese army patrol on Friday 7 August 2026 found a 107mm rocket launcher loaded with one rocket alongside several additional rockets along a road in Sector East. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵIFIL Peacekeepers also found unguarded weapons, unexploded ordnances and improvised explosive devices on Friday 7 August.
With significant reduction in violence in Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵIFIL¡¯s area of operations, Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Diodato Abagnara has stressed that continued support to the most vulnerable sections of the population from the mission¡¯s area of operations remains a priority.
The Police component of MONUSCO (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵPOL) organized a workshop on Tuesday, 28 July, at the headquarters of the Congolese National Police (PNC) to promote the 2025¨C2029 Five-Year Action Plan to Combat Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
After an Ebola centre was attacked, peacekeepers moved in next door
A new mobile Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ peacekeeping base in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has allowed local authorities to continue responding to the fast-moving Ebola outbreak there after violence disrupted the work of medics at a treatment centre set up to contain the spread.
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