(Stockholm, 26 May 2025) The number of personnel deployed to multilateral peace operations fell by more than 40 per cent between 2015 and 2024, according to a new analysis of developments and trends in multilateral peace operations released today by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). A total of 61 multilateral peace operations were active around the world during 2024. Geopolitical tensions and funding shortfalls are putting growing pressure on multilateral peace operations. The new report and data are published ahead of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers on 29 May and are available at www.sipri.org.
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A total of 61 multilateral peace operations were active in 36 countries or territories around the world during 2024. This was two operations fewer than in 2023. The largest number (21) were in sub-Saharan Africa, 19 in Europe, 14 in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), 4 in the Americas and 3 in Asia and Oceania.
As of 31 December 2024, 94 451 international personnel were deployed in 57 peace operations, 42 per cent fewer than in 2015 (161 509 international personnel) and 6 per cent fewer than in 2023 (100 568). The large drop in personnel deployments over the decade happened even as the number of active missions remained relatively stable.
‘In recent years it has become much harder to agree on, deploy and sustain multilateral peace operations, both for the United Nations and for regional organizations like the African Union,’ said Dr Claudia Pfeifer Cruz, Senior Researcher in the SIPRI Peace Operations and Conflict Management Programme. ‘This has real consequences for civilians on the ground.’