- Formation: The UN Peacekeeping Forces were established when the UN Security Council approved the deployment of UN military observers to the Middle East in 1948
- Aim: UN peacekeeping forces assist nations in transitioning from war to peace, carrying out missions approved by the UN Security Council (UNSC) and the UN General Assembly.
- Guiding Principles
- Consent of the parties
- Impartiality
- Non-use of force except in self-defense and defence of the mandate
- Composition: It deploys soldiers, police, and civilian peacekeepers from around the world to carry out peacekeeping missions.
- India’s Contribution: India has deployed more than 2,75,000 troops, including a significant number of women peacekeepers, in over 51 U.N. peacekeeping missions. It has also deployed significant civilian and police personnel, including an all-women contingent ( since 2007).