Overview

• The United Nations will repatriate roughly 13,000–14,000 military and police personnel, with withdrawals expected to begin in about six weeks and proceed over 12–18 weeks.
• Nine of eleven peacekeeping missions will see reductions, while two smaller missions funded from a separate budget are not included.
• The drawdown will also remove equipment and affect significant numbers of civilian staff, with site handovers and environmental remediation planned where bases are vacated.
• UN officials and outside observers warn of reduced ceasefire monitoring and weaker protection for civilians and humanitarian convoys in areas such as eastern DR Congo, south Lebanon, the Central African Republic, South Sudan, and Western Sahara.
• The peacekeeping budget totals about $5.4 billion for July 2025 to June 2026, and the United States informed the UN it will provide $682 million, including $85 million for a Haiti support office.