Saturday, July 17, 2010

UN Peacekeeping Missions [65]


Beginning with the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization Mission to the Middle East in 1948, the UN has undertaken more than 56 peacekeeping missions across the world, with varying degrees of success. In 2003 14 missions were current. 2000 peacekeepers lost their lives since 1948.

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