Deployments fall more than 40% in a decade, as geopolitical tensions and funding cuts increase pressure on multilateral peace operations.
Explore the data ➡️ bit.ly/3SolkzX
#Peacekeeping #PeaceOps #PKDay
En el Día Internacional del Personal de Paz de la ONU 🇺🇳, rendimos tributo a los cascos azules que han dado su vida por la paz y la seguridad internacionales, y agradecemos profundamente el servicio de aquellos que continúan haciéndolo alrededor del mundo 🌏. #PkDay
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Today Sweden joined the UN community to commemorate the International Day of UN Peacekeepers #PKDay.
The Dag Hammarskjöld medal was awarded the military and civilian personnel who have fallen in the service of peace.
📸: UN Photo/Manuel Elías
For 77 years, UN peacekeepers have been on the front lines of conflict to protect civilians. Many risk their lives every day in the service of peace. They face increasingly complex challenges.
We honour their service and sacrifice.
#PKDay
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ONU Mujeres @UN_Women Cuando las mujeres sirven, las misiones son más fuertes, la confianza es más profunda, y la paz de larga duración. A Través De @ElsieFund, apoyamos a más mujeres para dirigir y servir en el frente de la paz. En #PKDay, únete a nuestra llamada para el mantenimiento de la paz fundamentada en la inclusión y la igualdad: http://unwo.men/GzFs50W0U0X
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ONU Mujeres @UN_Women
Cuando las mujeres sirven, las misiones son más fuertes, la confianza es más profunda, y la paz de larga duración.
A Través De @ElsieFund, apoyamos a más mujeres para dirigir y servir en el frente de la paz.
En #PKDay, únete a […]
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Mantenimiento de la paz de la ONU @Unpeacekeeping
Feliz Día Internacional de @un Peace Keepers 🕊️
Desde 1948, más de dos millones de hombres y mujeres han servido bajo la bandera de la ONU en más de 70 operaciones de paz.
Hoy, honramos a los fuerzas de […]
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On #PKDay, we honor the legacy of 2M+ peacekeepers—and ask what’s next. ✍️ In her latest GO piece, @jennarusso.bsky.social breaks down the key takeaways from the 2025 UN PK Ministerial, focusing on "How to Do Less with Less."
👉 A must-read theglobalobservatory.org/2025/05/the-...
Congratulations to Chief Superintendent of Police Zainab Gbla on receiving the #UN Woman Police Officer of the Year Award.
Currently serving in #UNISFA, Chief Superintendent Gbla has made a profound impact on the communities she has served.
Learn more: africarenewal.un.org/en/magazine/...
#PKDay
For nearly 80 years, UN peacekeepers have made a tangible impact on the lives of the communities they serve. Portugal reiterates its full commitment with peacekeeping and with the security of peacekeepers. #PKDay #PeaceBegins @unpeacekeeping.bsky.social
Orgulloso de los miles de hombres y mujeres españolas que, desde 1989, participan en las distintas operaciones de paz en el mundo con @unpeacekeeping.bsky.social.
Su labor y compromiso son indispensables para un mundo más seguro y pacífico.
#PKDay
#Canada Statement on International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. 🇨🇦 pledged:
👉$40m for training, airlift operations and efforts to protect peacekeepers and civilians from #misinformation, hate speech and targeted violence
#peacekeeping #PKDay #UN #UnitedNations #WPS @canadafp.bsky.social
THANK YOU to United Nations Peacekeepers and all contributors to peace operations for their dedication and sacrifice.
We are grateful to work towards the meaningful inclusion of #WomeninPeacekeeping to ensure @unpeacekeeping.bsky.social is a equitable and successful endeavor.
#PKDay
Watch LIVE today at 15:00 EST!
The Award ceremony for the #UN #Military Gender Advocate of the Year & the UN Woman #Police Officer of the Year awards, presented by the UN Secretary-General!
Watch here: webtv.un.org/en
#PKDay #UNPOL @unpeacekeeping.bsky.social
Background photo of panelists, including our Senior Fellow Eugene Chen with purple/gray grainy tint. CIC logo on top middle wth text, "The Future of Peacekeeping; International Day of UN Peacekeeping; May 29, 2025."
🇺🇳 On this Int'l Day of UN Peacekeepers, we honor the peacekeepers' work of guiding countries from conflict to peace for the past 80 years. But how can peacekeeping evolve to address today’s challenges?
Read @telegramwriter.bsky.social’s full reflections 🔻
cic.nyu.edu/resources/re...
#NYUCIC #PKDay
UN Peacekeepers use various methods to advance the culture of peace, like:
💥Partnering with UNMAS to keep communities safe
🕊️Promoting human rights & prioritizing the protection of civilians
🚓 Helping local 👮🏽♀️ in rebuilding police institutions with UNPOL officers
#PKDay @unpeacekeeping.bsky.social
Today we celebrate the International Day of #UnitedNations Peacekeepers!
We thank all @orolsi.bsky.social and @unpeacekeeping.bsky.social personnel for their invaluable dedication and sacrifices they have made over the last 77 years!
Learn more: Learn more: www.un.org/en/observanc...
#PKDay
#UNFICYP puts partnerships at the heart of its work to achieve sustainable 🕊️. Our Civil Affairs Section facilitates activities that promote harmony & conditions for future reconciliation.
On this #PKDay we celebrate their efforts to promote intercommunal dialogue with all communities on the island.
For 77 years, UN Peacekeepers have been on the front lines of conflict, protecting civilians.
This International Day of UN Peacekeepers, we remember and honour the 4,433 peacekeepers who have lost their lives in the service of peace.
#PKDay #UNPeacekeeping
Souleymane Diallo (right) UN Volunteer with MONUSCO, interacts with a colleague. UNV, 2025.
📑 A code of conduct drafted overnight.
🚰 Water systems repaired under shelling.
🩸 Delivering dignity kits to 9,600 women in crisis.
This is the reality for #MONUSCO UN Volunteers in one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises: the #DRC 🇨🇩 #PKDay
🔗 unv.org/Success-stor...
🕊️🇺🇳 On the International Day of UN Peacekeepers, Belgium honours those serving in the world’s most challenging conflict zones and supports the protection of civilians, especially women and children, in peace processes.
#Belgium #PKDay #PeoplePeaceProgress #BE4Multilateralism #UN
On #PKDay, Belgium honours the vital work that UN Peacekeeping has been doing for over 25 years.
The protection of civilians in armed conflict, and in particular women, girls and children, is a priority for Belgium and a cornerstone of UN peacekeeping.
#PeoplePeaceProgress
Hoy celebramos el Día Internacional de las Fuerzas de Paz de las Naciones Unidas, los cascos azules.
En este día, el Jefe Adjunto de la Misión de la @UNIFIL_, Hervé Lecoq, envió un mensaje: «Estamos aquí. Contribuimos a la paz».
#PKDay @UN #CascosAzules
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peace begins with volunteers in action
Volunteers lead action for peace! 🫴
In 2024, 1,740 UN Volunteers in 16 countries and territories used their skills on the ground to advance peace and development and help prevent conflict. #PKday
A total of 94 451 personnel were deployed globally in peace operations at the end of 2024. This was 42% fewer than in 2015.
Read the new SIPRI Fact Sheet ➡️ doi.org/10.55163/VVW...
#SIPRI #PeaceOperations #PeaceOps #PKDay
peace begins with action
Peace isn’t built through policy or strategy alone.
You build it with action. #PKday
Happy International Day of UN Peacekeepers! 💙 🙌
Today, we recognize the service and sacrifice of peacekeepers, past and present, and the commitment of the communities they serve to the cause of peace.
#PKDay #PeaceBegins