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如今联合国维和行动(United Nations peacekeeping)比任何时期都重要。事实证明，为了帮助有关国家摆脱冲突，实现可持续的和平，维和行动是最有效的工具。

联合国维和人员头戴蓝色头盔和贝雷帽，很容易被人们识别。他们响应召唤奔赴各地，不仅负责防止冲突和保护平民，而且还为组织选举提供支持，帮助当地恢复法治，并在打击暴力极端主义分子的第一线忠诚服务。

自1948年以来，已有一百多万人参加联合国维和行动。目前有来自几乎每一个国家的125,000 名军人和文职人员正共同为维护和平努力工作。

联合国-非洲联盟达尔富尔混合维和部队（U.N.–African Union Mission in Darfur）的警察为难民营的妇女学习英语提供帮助。为了履行信心建设的职责，联合国维和人员经常发起有关项目，帮助当地人学习新技能。

联合国南苏丹维和部队（U.N. Mission in South Sudan）与人道主义合作伙伴一起努力为受洪水侵袭的平民保护营地改善生活条件。保护平民不受暴力危害是联合国一些维和行动的工作之一。

来自泰国的联合国-非洲联盟达尔富尔混合维和部队人员向达尔富尔某难民营的孩子们讲解泰国传统的问候方式。联合国维和人员将不同的文化纳入自己的工作，有助于提高工作的有效性，同时丰富了他们服务对象的生活。

参加联合国驻利比亚使团（U.N. Mission in Liberia）的巴基斯坦维和人员提供工作培训项目，教利比亚人如何砌砖墙。巴基斯坦是向联合国维和行动派遣非军事人员人数最多的三个国家之一。

学生们在联合国黎巴嫩临时部队（U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon）举行的联欢活动上用画笔表达自己对和平的憧憬。作为最早组建的维和部队之一，联合国黎巴嫩临时部队现在已将人道主义和发展纳入使命，例如教孩子们如何保持个人卫生和道路安全等。

在南黎巴嫩负责排雷的法国排雷小组隶属联合国黎巴嫩临时部队。排雷有助于人道主义援助机构提供援助，同时普通民众也不必担心稍不小心就会触雷的悲剧。

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Blue hats and helping hands around the world

United Nations peacekeeping is more critical than ever. It has proven to be one of the most effective tools to help countries emerging from conflict achieve a sustainable peace.

Recognizable in their blue helmets and berets, U.N. peacekeepers are called on not just to prevent conflict and protect civilians. They also support the organization of elections, assist in restoring the rule of law and serve on the front lines in the fight against violent extremists.

More than a million people have served as U.N. peacekeepers since 1948. Today, 125,000 uniformed and civilian personnel from nearly every country are working together for peace.

Police officers with the U.N.–African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) facilitate English classes for women at a refugee camp. As part of their confidence-building responsibilities, U.N. peacekeepers often initiate programs so that local populations can learn new skills.

The U.N. Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) worked with humanitarian partners to improve conditions in a flooded protection-of-civilians site. Protecting civilians from violence has become part of a number of U.N. peacekeeping operations.

UNAMID peacekeepers from Thailand show children at a refugee camp in Darfur how to greet according to Thai tradition. U.N. peacekeepers bring different cultures and experiences to the job, enhancing their effectiveness and enriching the lives of those they serve.

Pakistani peacekeepers with the U.N. Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) teach young Liberians to lay bricks as part of a job training program. Pakistan is among the three largest contributors of uniformed personnel to U.N. peacekeeping.

Students draw their visions of peace at festivities held by the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). One of the oldest peacekeeping missions, UNIFIL now includes humanitarian and development work such as teaching children hygiene practices and road safety.

A French demining team is at work in South Lebanon as part of UNIFIL. Mine clearance makes it possible for humanitarian agencies to deliver assistance and for ordinary citizens to live without the fear that a single misstep could cost them their lives.

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