Missions
There are 15 current UN peacekeeping operations and 1 political mission in Afghanistan administered by the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping (DPKO). Additionally, there is one mission in Iraq administered by the United Nations Department of Political Affairs (DPA). The Better World Campaign has provided a brief background on each of these operations and has illustrated how UN peacekeeping operations can serve American foreign policy and security interest.
Africa
There are seven active peace missions in Africa:
AMERICAS
There is only one active peace mission in the Americas:
Asia
There are three active peace missions in Asia and the Pacific:
EUROPE
There are two active peace missions in Europe:
MIDDLE EAST
There are four active peace missions in the Middle East: