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WORLD ORGANISATIONS
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Peacekeeping is a Global Patnership
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UN70 and UN Peacekeeping: Past, Present and Future
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Women in Peacekeeping
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A force for the Future
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Detailed explanation-1: -International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers It is an occasion to salute the peacekeepers of today who serve in some of the world’s most volatile and dangerous environments. In 2015, the theme was “UN70 and UN Peacekeeping: Past, Present, and Future", which marked the 70th anniversary of the United Nations.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first UN peacekeeping mission was established in May 1948, when the UN Security Council authorized the deployment of a small number of UN military observers to the Middle East to form the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) to monitor the Armistice Agreement between Israel and its Arab neighbours.
Detailed explanation-3: -The United Nations Peacekeeping efforts began in 1948. Its first activity was in the Middle East to observe and maintain the ceasefire during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Since then, United Nations peacekeepers have taken part in a total of 72 missions around the globe, 14 of which continue today.