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UN Peacekeepers


Peacekeepers are awarded medals at a ceremony in the Democratic Republic of Congo for MONUC. (March 2002). The Democratic Republic of the Congo and five regional States signed the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement in July 1999. The UN Security Council set up MONUC on 30 November 1999 to maintain liaison with parties to the conflict and carry out other tasks. On 24 February 2000, the Council expanded the mission's mandate and size to include up to 5,537 military personnel and 500 observers. [Image Credit: UN]


United Nations Peace Keeping Mission UNAMSIL in Sierra Leone. Ballot boxes arrive in Kono. On 22 October 1999, the Security Council established UNAMSIL to cooperate with the Government and the other parties in implementing the Lome Peace Agreement and to assist in the implementation of the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration plan. On 7 February 2000, the Council revised UNAMSIL's mandate. It also expanded its size, as it did once again on 19 May 2000 and on 30 March 2001. [Image Credit: UN]


United Nations Peace Keeping Mission UNAMSIL in Sierra Leone. Delivering ballot boxes. [Image Credit: UN]


Bangladeshi and Pakistani troops parade, Monday, September 1, 2003 at N'drodo camp in Bunia, Congo, during a handover ceremony.


A United Nations peace-keeping soldier from Pakistan demonstrating the use of a mine detector at a de-mining school set up to train local armed forces. [Image Credit: UN]


United Nations Support Mission in Haiti UNSMIH peace-keeping soldier from Pakistan on patrol in the streets of Port-au-Prince [Image Credit: UN]


United Nations Support Mission in Haiti UNSMIH peace-keeping soldier from Pakistan on look-out from his observation post near the Port-au-Prince [Image Credit: UN]