Peacekeeping Troop Numbers Fall to Lowest in at Least 25 Years, SIPRI Says
SIPRI said 78,633 personnel were deployed at the end of 2025, as funding shortfalls and geopolitical divisions weakened support for UN missions.
- On Monday, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute reported international peacekeeping personnel fell to just under 79,000 at year-end 2025, marking the lowest level in at least 25 years.
- A 'perfect storm' of funding crises and geopolitical tensions triggered 'deep cuts to personnel numbers' after large donor countries failed to meet financial commitments, creating a $2 billion shortfall for the United Nations.
- UN Security Council 'hardline demands and veto threats from permanent members' have complicated mandate renewals, with the United States demanding UNIFIL's termination despite 'frequent violations' of a 2024 ceasefire agreement.
- International crisis responses are increasingly 'taking the form of unilateral, bilateral and ad hoc arrangements that are often more militarized and more directly influenced by the self-interest of the states involved,' SIPRI warned.
- SIPRI Senior Researcher Claudia Pfeifer Cruz noted 'there is evidently widespread support for UN peace operations in principle,' yet warned sidelining the United Nations could result in more conflicts with graver impacts on civilians.
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The number of forces involved in international peace missions has fallen to the lowest level in 25 years, according to a report by the Stockholm Peace Research Institute Sipri. According to this report, nearly 79,000 soldiers and civilian auxiliary personnel were involved in global operations at the end of 2025.
Just under 79,000 people were deployed in peacekeeping operations at the end of 2025, the lowest number in at least 25 years, according to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) on Monday. ...
There is a huge gap in the UN peace budget. The US alone owes billions of member contributions. According to researchers, this has dramatic consequences for international peace missions.
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According to the research institute, in 2025 there was the lowest number of people deployed in peacekeeping missions in 25 years.
International peace operations are struggling with money and personnel problems - as conflicts increase. But in 2025, the number of people involved fell to the lowest level in decades. By Jana Sindram.
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