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Global Peacekeeping Deployments Fell to a 25-Year Low in 2025, SIPRI Says
Key Takeaways
- SIPRI says peacekeeping personnel fell 17% in 2025 to 78,633 worldwide.
- The total is down 49% from the end of 2016 and the lowest in at least 25 years.
- A UN funding crisis and delayed donor payments drove cuts in deployed personnel.
- Researchers warn weakening multilateralism could leave civilians more exposed to conflict.
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DT Editorial Team··via defensenews.com