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UN Peacekeeping: Some Questions and Answers
Statement prepared by the Department of Public Information provides an excellent introduction to UN peacekeeping -- what it is and how it works. Regularly updated.
UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO)
A range of basic information on peacekeeping operations, including cost, troop size, and location.
Map of Current Peacekeeping Operations
Map of the world showing location of current peacekeeping forces. Also a breakdown of costs and personnel contributions for individual peacekeeping operations. Updated March 2005. (PDF file) Updates of peacekeeping operation maps.
Data Tables on Peacekeeping
Tables showing size of national contingents in total UN peacekeeping forces, size of individual operations, and amount of money owed by the UN to member states for peacekeeping operations.

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