000 Definitions and introduction :

Definition :

Peacekeeping is maintenance of international peace and security by the deploymentof military forces in a particular area.

Introduction :

Peacekeeping has unique strengths, including legitimacy, burden sharing, and an ability to deploy and sustain troops and police from around the globe, integrating them with civilian peacekeepers to advance multidimensional mandates.
UN Peacekeepers provide security and the political and peacebuilding support to help countries make the difficult, early transition from conflict to peace.