Overview

• The United Nations has deployed over 2 million peacekeepers to help countries transition from conflict since 1945.
• There have been successes restoring stability in some nations but failures preventing atrocities in others.
• The U.N. currently has 87,000 peacekeepers serving in 12 hotspots around the world facing increasingly dangerous conditions.
• Challenges include violent conflicts, misinformation campaigns, and a divided global community preventing the U.N.'s goal of sustainable peace.
• Reforms are needed to improve performance, counter propaganda, bolster safety, recruit more women, and overcome political obstacles.