UN peacekeepers

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf International organization personnel
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:United_Nations_Security_Council
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Nobel_Peace_Prize_(1988)
gptkbp:casualties Over 4,000 fatalities since 1948
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:United_Nations_Security_Council
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:military
Civilian personnel
Police personnel
gptkbp:established 1948
gptkbp:firstAppearance gptkb:United_Nations_Truce_Supervision_Organization
gptkbp:firstReleased 1948
gptkbp:fundedBy Assessed contributions from UN member states
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:New_York_City
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label UN peacekeepers
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
English
gptkbp:leader Jean-Pierre Lacroix (as of 2024)
gptkbp:leaderTitle gptkb:Under-Secretary-General_for_Peace_Operations
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Blue_Helmets
gptkb:Blue_Berets
gptkbp:notableMission gptkb:UN_Mission_in_Cyprus
gptkb:UN_Mission_in_Haiti
gptkb:UN_Mission_in_Kosovo
gptkb:UN_Mission_in_Mali
gptkb:UN_Mission_in_South_Sudan
gptkb:UN_Mission_in_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
gptkb:UN_Interim_Force_in_Lebanon
gptkbp:numberOfCountriesContributing Over 120
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees Over 87,000 (as of 2023)
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:United_Nations_Peacekeeping_Forces
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_Nations
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_Nations_Department_of_Peace_Operations
gptkbp:purpose Assist in political processes
Maintain peace and security
Protect and promote human rights
Protect civilians
Restore rule of law
Support organization of elections
Assist in disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:international_relations
Conflict resolution
Peacekeeping
Humanitarian intervention
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly
gptkb:United_Nations_Department_of_Peace_Operations
gptkb:United_Nations_Security_Council
gptkb:United_Nations_Department_of_Field_Support
gptkbp:symbol UN emblem
gptkbp:uniform Blue helmet
Blue beret
gptkbp:website https://peacekeeping.un.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Blue_Helmets
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5