The Impact of World Politics on UN Peace Missions

UN peace missions, which include peacekeeping operations, special political missions, and good offices engagements, are the main instrument of the UN to promote peace around the world. They are central to the lives of people in conflict contexts who are affected by violence. The decision on whether, where, and when to deploy a peace mission is taken by the UN Security Council. As an elected member of the UN Security Council for the years 2023 and 2024, Switzerland contributes to discussions and decisions on UN peace missions. But even before their membership, Switzerland has supported UN peace missions through civilian and military personnel, expertise, and training for several decades.

With this exhibition, we seek to contribute to the debates around UN peace missions and Switzerland’s role in them. The exhibition is based on a five-year research project on UN peace missions, which is hosted at the Geneva Graduate Institute and ETH Zurich and funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. The exhibition also shows videos in which experts on UN peace missions share their knowledge and it shares latest research findings on UN peace missions.

Website: externe Seite www.peacemissions.info

Download the App related to the exhibition

The UN Peace Missions App is based on the UNPMM. It allows you to go through the data by selecting location, date, and mandate task filters. It also provides a range of additional resources, including a list of definitions guiding the data collection and analysis; the digital version of a pop-up exhibition displayed in four major cities in Switzerland between 2023 and 2024; an interactive quiz to test your knowledge; and a list of relevant publications to go further on the topic.

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