Peacekeeping Operations

Description

The Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) account bolsters the capacity of partner nations to conduct peacekeeping, counterterrorism, and maritime security operations; supports stabilization in countries facing violent conflict; and undertakes security sector reform. PKO helps stabilize areas by supporting efforts to disarm combatants, promote good governance and the rule of law, protect civilians, and facilitate humanitarian action.

Use of Funds

PKO supports several regional peacekeeping operations and bilateral security initiatives, including the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty’s security provisions and the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership. PKO also finances the training, deployment, and sustainment capabilities of troop and police contributors to United Nations (U.N.) and regional peace operations.

Justification

• PKO is essential to improving international security and sustaining and consolidating peace settlements.
• Funds support U.N. and African Union-led efforts to promote stability in Somalia, the second most fragile state in the world. Funds aid the fight against the terrorist group al-Shabaab, which continues to threaten the Somali Government and key U.S. allies in the region.
• Funding has supported the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership, building government capacity and cooperation in West and North Africa to fight terrorism, particularly ISIS-West Africa, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, and Boko Haram impacted areas across the Sahel and the Lake Chad Basin.
• PKO funds the State Department’s Global Peace Operations Initiative, where 63% of countries have achieved self-sufficiency in core peace operations training while active partners.