United States Department of State Surpasses Target of 75,000 Trained Peacekeepers by 2010

United States Department of State Surpasses Target of 75,000 Trained Peacekeepers by 2010

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November 1, 2009 | Copyright

The United States has surpassed its commitment, adopted at the 2004 G-8 (Group of Eight Top Economic Word Powers), to include:

Canada

Japan,

United Kingdom

German

France

Italy

Russia

The United States

Sea Island Summit goal is to train and equip 75,000 new peacekeepers to be able to participate in peacekeeping operations worldwide by 2010. As of this month, the Department of State's Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) has succeeded in training and equipping more than 81,000 new peacekeepers and has facilitated the deployment of nearly 50,000 peacekeepers to 20 United Nations (U.N.) and regional peace support operations to secure the peace and protect at-risk populations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Lebanon, Somalia, and Sudan. …

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