7. Contemporary Peacekeeping Operations

7. Contemporary Peacekeeping

• Learning Objectives– Familiar with contemporary peacekeeping

operations– Critically evaluate UN peacekeeping

7.1. UN Peacekeeping Today

Peacekeeping Operations since 1948 63

Current Peacekeeping Operations 16

Current peace operations directed and supported by the DPKO 18

7.1. UN Peacekeeping TodayUniformed personnelIncluding 80,223 troops; 10,921 police and 2,337 military observers

93, 481

Countries contributing uniformed personnel 117

International civilian personnel (31 March 2009) 5,875

Local civilian personnel (31 March 2009) 12,961

UNV Volunteers 2,260

Total number of personnel serving in 16 peacekeeping operations 114,577

Total number of personnel serving in 18 DPKO-led peace operations 116,855

Uniformed personnelIncluding 80,223 troops; 10,921 police and 2,337 military observers

93, 481

Total number of fatalities in peace operations since 1948 2,591

Current Peacekeeping OperationsMission Est. Troops Observers Police Civilians UNV Total Fatalities Budget

UNTSO 1948 0 149 0 95/127 0 371 49 66,217,000

UNGOMIP 1949 0 40 0 23/43 0 106 11 16,957,100

UNIFCYP 1964 858 0 68 40/110 0 1,076 179 57,392,000

UNDOF 1974 1,045 0 0 37/96 0 1,178 43 47,859,100

UNFIL 1978 12,158 0 0 319/648 0 13,125 279 680,932,600

MINURSO 1991 20 203 6 94/159 19 501 15 47,702,500

UNOMIG 1993 0 132 14 93/201 0 440 11 36,084,000

UNMIK 1999 0 13 21 238/881 62 1,215 54 207,203,100

MONUC 1999 16,626 681 1,074 969/2,154 606 22,110 144 1,242,729,000

UNMIL 2003 10,029 137 1,208 483/977 229 13,063 128 631,689,100

UNOCI 2004 7,661 197 1,190 486/645 300 10,479 57 497,455,100

MINUSTAH 2004 7,048 0 2,049 498/1,221 203 11,019 44 601,580,100

UNMIS 2005 8,722 540 629 787/2,450 264 13,392 45 858,771,200

UNMIT 2006 0 33 1,485 372/887 129 2,906 5 180,841,100

UNAMID 2007 13,286 180 2,936 970/2,147 334 19,853 37 1,569,255,200

19,315 240 6,432 1,579/3,445 548

MINURCAT 2007 2,770 32 241 371/215 114 3,743 1 315,083,400

TOTAL 16 80,233 2,337 10,921 5,875/12,961 2,260 114,577 1,102 7.1 Billion

7.2. Issues and Debates

• UN capacity limitations

7.2. Issues and Debates

• UN capacity limitations• Finance

Approved budgets for the period 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009 About $7.1 billion

Estimated total cost of operations from 1948 to 30 June 2008 About $54 billion

Outstanding contributions to peacekeeping (30 April 2009) About $1.75 billion

7.2. Issues and Debates

• UN capacity limitations• Finance• Contributions

7.2. Issues and Debates

• UN capacity limitations• Finance• Contributions• Attacks on UN

7.2. Issues and Debates

• UN capacity limitations• Finance• Contributions• Attacks on UN• Sexual Crimes/Misconduct Corruption

7.2. Issues and Debates

• UN capacity limitations• Finance• Contributions• Attacks on UN• Sexual Crimes/Misconduct Corruption• Western Imperialism?

7.2. Issues and Debates

• UN capacity limitations• Finance• Contributions• Attacks on UN• Sexual Crimes/Misconduct Corruption• Western Imperialism?• Iraq and Afghanistan