Africa: UN Chief Advocates for a Strengthening of Peacekeeping in Africa

20 November 2018

Citing the "encouraging progress" achieved by United Nations peacekeeping operations in Africa - which hosts half of all ongoing missions - UN chief António Guterres on Tuesday called the international community to strengthen cooperation and commitment to peacekeeping, during an open debate held at the Security Council.

Currently, half of all peacekeeping missions - seven out of 14 - and four in five UN 'blue helmets' are based in Africa. In addition, African nations provide nearly half of peacekeepers deployed worldwide, including almost two thirds of all women peacekeepers, and the majority of UN police officers.

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