peacekeeping

[US]/'piːskiːpɪŋ/
[UK]/'pis'kipɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. maintaining peace.

Phrases & Collocations

peacekeeping operation

UN peacekeeping forces

peacekeeping mission

peacekeeping troops

Example Sentences

a British peacekeeping force.

a resolution authorizing the dispatch of a peacekeeping force.

the 2,300-strong UN peacekeeping force.

United Nations peacekeeping missions

Real-world Examples

General Dominique Trinquand is a former commander of French peacekeeping missions.

Source: NPR News May 2015 Compilation

At least two other peacekeeping bases were also targeted.

Source: BBC Listening Collection July 2022

I was in Bosnia for the IFOR peacekeeping mission.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

We need to invest in prevention peacekeeping and peace building.

Source: VOA Standard English - Middle East

The peacekeeping mission is the UN's most dangerous ongoing operation.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The United States provides 28 percent of the U.N. peacekeeping budget.

Source: VOA Special December 2017 Collection

Eventually, a United Nations peacekeeping mission ferried supplies on its planes.

Source: New York Times

So how does UN peacekeeping respond to the new world situation?

Source: People in the Know

NATO stopped the bombing and sent an international peacekeeping force to Kosovo.

Source: VOA Special October 2018 Collection

Peacekeeping missions should not replace the pursuit of political resolution to conflicts.

Source: VOA Daily Standard October 2017 Collection

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