At the U.N., Peacekeeping Remains Dangerous Mission

New York, N.Y. Seventy years after the first operation was deployed, there are 14 missions around the world. Peacekeeping remains a dangerous occupation.

U.N. Photo/Harandane Dicko.

Over 3,700 peacekeepers have died in the line of service since 1948. Attacks on the U.N. by terrorists have made Mali amongst the most perilous countries in which to serve.

In April, a memorial ceremony was held for three peacekeepers, two Chadian and one Nigerian - killed during attacks on 5 and 6 April in the north of the country.

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