Economic Impact of UN Peacekeeping
Economic Impact of UN Peacekeeping
2006
This report has been prepared as part of the Economic Impact of Peacekeeping Project commissioned by the Peacekeeping Best Practices Section (PBPS) of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO). The data on the economic impacts of United Nations complex peacekeeping missions had not been regularly collected and only assessed once, in 1993, in Cambodia, while the United Nations operation there was still underway. This report reflects, in part, the increased understanding within the United Nations system and among international financial institutions of the linkages between the political, security, economic and social domains; and the realization that achieving sustainable peace requires an integrated approach across these domains. The project’s purpose is to facilitate evidence-based decision-making in future mission planning, hiring, and procurement, so as to minimize local economic damage and maximize local economic benefits.