peacekeeping

noun peace·keep·ing \ ˈpēs-ˌkē-piŋ \

Updated on: 13 May 2018

Definition of peacekeeping

: the preserving of peace; especially : international enforcement and supervision of a truce between hostile states or communities

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Anger has been high among some Bangui residents after the U.N. peacekeeping mission and local security forces launched a joint operation in the largely Muslim neighborhood of PK5 in early April to arrest armed criminal groups.

— Fox News, "6 dead in new fighting in Central African Republic's capital," 1 May 2018
Anzac stands for the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, and the annual day of remembrance honors those who died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations, according to the royal family's Twitter account.

— caroline picard, Good Housekeeping, "Meghan Markle Channeled Kate Middleton and Princess Diana With Her Wide-Brim Hat," 25 Apr. 2018
The president wants the world's largest and most expensive U.N. peacekeeping mission — costing the international community $1.14 billion a year — out of Congo by 2020.

— robyn dixon, latimes.com, "Violence is roiling the Democratic Republic of Congo. Some human rights authorities suggest it's a strategy to keep the president in power," 12 Apr. 2018
Former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton traveled to the country on peacekeeping missions, but both Democrats had been out of the White House for years before making their trip.

— NBC News, "Trump says 'a good relationship' formed at Pompeo-Kim Jong Un meeting," 18 Apr. 2018
Al-Shabaab has been waging a war with the Somali government for more than 10 years, prompting the African Union to send in peacekeeping troops.

— omar nor, CNN, "Deadly bomb attack targets Somalia soccer crowd," 13 Apr. 2018
After all this doom and gloom, Halloran ends his video on an uplifting note, with research showing that UN peacekeeping is an effective tool in minimizing conflicts.

— sophie weiner, Popular Mechanics, "How Many People Would Die in an All-Out Nuclear War?," 11 Aug. 2017
Since then Germany has expanded its role in Afghanistan, started arming Kurdish Peshmerga fighters in northern Iraq and increased its peacekeeping role alongside France in Mali.

— The Economist, "The somewhat reluctant hegemonGermany has been slow to reassess its place in the world," 12 Apr. 2018
The Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to extend its biggest and costliest peacekeeping effort.

— Fox News, "UN extends Congo peacekeeping force after a deadly year," 27 Mar. 2018

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