The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute warned Monday that geopolitical tensions and funding shortages are threatening United Nations peacekeeping missions, with international peacekeeping staff at their lowest levels in at least 25 years at under 79,000 personnel. The number of active peacekeeping operations fell below 60 in 2025 for the first time since 2016, with three-quarters of deployed staff concentrated in five African countries and Lebanon.
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The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute warned Monday that geopolitical tensions and funding shortages are threatening United Nations peacekeeping missions, with international peacekeeping staff at their lowest levels in at least 25 years at under 79,000 personnel. The number of active peacekeeping operations fell below 60 in 2025 for the first time since 2016, with three-quarters of deployed staff concentrated in five African countries and Lebanon.