U.N. forces.

• Position: GRAPH: INTERNATIONAL

The U.N. peacekeeping operation working to stabilize Darfur (see article, p. 10) is one of the biggest in the world. But there are plenty of other trouble spots where U.N. forces are involved. Since May 1948, the U.N. has dispatched 63 peacekeeping operations to conflicts around the world; they help build government institutions, monitor human rights, provide security, and disarm and demobilize combat forces.

There are currently 15 active U.N. peacekeeping operations, with the 10 largest shown on the graph.

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This graph shows the number of uniformed U.N. personnel (troops, military observers, and police officers) in the 10 largest peacekeeping missions in operation around the world.

ANALYZE THE GRAPH

(1) The first U.N. peacekeeping mission, dealing with the Arab-Israeli conflict, has been in the region since the 1948 war. Its current force of 151 peacekeepers is about -- the number on the Israel-Syria border.

a one third

b one fourth

c one half

d one seventh

(2) In January, the U.N. authorized a total of up to 12,651 military personnel and police officers to monitor Haiti after a devastating earthquake--an increase of about -- over the peacekeeping force shown above.

a 2,600

b 2,900

c 3,600

d 4,000

(3) The five peacekeeping missions now in operation but not shown have a combined force of 1,364--about the difference in the sizes of those in -- and --.

a Darfur; Sudan

b Liberia; Sudan

c Central African Republic and Chad; East Timor

d East Timor; Israel-Syria

(4) The number of peacekeeping troops currently in Darfur is 15,144, accounting for just over -- percent of the operation's total uniformed personnel.

a 65

b 75

c 80

d 90

(5) From 1991-2003, U.N. peacekeepers monitored the Iraq-Kuwait border after the first Gulf War. The U.N. authorized 3,645...