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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The report emphasizes the need to mainstream atrocity prevention across the United Nations system — from humanitarian action to peacekeeping to human rights.
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Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
An Italian commander leads NATO’s peacekeeping mission in Kosovo; a French general leads the training and advisory mission in Iraq; and European allies lead NATO’s air policing over Iceland, the western Balkans, and the Baltics.
—Mark Rutte, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2025
They were said to be part of the peacekeeping movement.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 16 June 2025
China, a major contributor to the U.N., has traditionally stepped up funding toward programs that align with its own interests, like peacekeeping.
—Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
An Italian commander leads NATO’s peacekeeping mission in Kosovo; a French general leads the training and advisory mission in Iraq; and European allies lead NATO’s air policing over Iceland, the western Balkans, and the Baltics.
—Mark Rutte, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2025
They were said to be part of the peacekeeping movement.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 16 June 2025
China, a major contributor to the U.N., has traditionally stepped up funding toward programs that align with its own interests, like peacekeeping.
—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 12 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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