Reading Time: < 1 minutesThe peace and security bodies of the United Nations and the African Union have agreed to find new ways to finance peacekeeping missions. At their just-concluded 17th annual meeting in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, members of the UN and AU Security councils noted that peacekeeping operations on the continent have been facing persistent financial challenges. In 2002, the African Union created the African Peace and Security Architecture responsible for conflict prevention, management, and peacebuilding on the continent. But the 55-member bloc has since struggled to fund peace operations, relying on partners such as the European Union. According to the United Nations, there are currently 12 peacekeeping missions across the world, with more than half of them in Africa.
