peacekeeping
noun
peace·keep·ing
ˈpēs-ˌkē-piŋ 
: the preserving of peace
especially
: international enforcement and supervision of a truce between hostile states or communities
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Still, agencies like the World Health Organization and U.S. Agency for International Development, who use federal grants to support things like global health initiatives and peacekeeping efforts, will feel the impacts.
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Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 19 July 2025
In 2023, Rwanda received around $160 million from its troop contributions to UN peacekeeping operations, roughly the same amount as its entire defense budget.
—Joshua Z. Walker, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2025
Hug says in his chronicles on the conflict that his peacekeeping contingent relied on satellite cameras to track an ever-changing labyrinth of dangers produced by the smoldering war.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
The United States is the largest contributor to the U.N., accounting for nearly 25 percent of its overall budget, which in 2024 amounted to about $3.6 billion and went toward administrative and peacekeeping needs.
—Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 19 July 2025
In 2023, Rwanda received around $160 million from its troop contributions to UN peacekeeping operations, roughly the same amount as its entire defense budget.
—Joshua Z. Walker, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2025
Hug says in his chronicles on the conflict that his peacekeeping contingent relied on satellite cameras to track an ever-changing labyrinth of dangers produced by the smoldering war.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
The United States is the largest contributor to the U.N., accounting for nearly 25 percent of its overall budget, which in 2024 amounted to about $3.6 billion and went toward administrative and peacekeeping needs.
—Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Peacekeeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peacekeeping. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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peacekeeping
noun
peace·keep·ing
ˈpē-ˌskē-piŋ
: the enforcing of a truce between countries or groups by an international military force
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