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<p>740 British forces personnel are currently serving in seven UN missions in six
countries: primarily in South Sudan, Cyprus and Somalia, with smaller deployments
to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mali and Libya. Further data including
a detailed breakdown of troop contributions to UN missions by country can be found
on the UN website at <a href="https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/troop-and-police-contributors"
target="_blank">https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/troop-and-police-contributors</a>.</p><p>Alongside
troops and police, there are 12,830 civilians currently serving in UN peacekeeping
operations. These civilians are employed directly by the UN. A number of these civilians
will be British citizens. Information on the number of British citizens working for
the United Nations is not collected by the British Government. Data relating to civilian
personnel in UN peacekeeping missions can be found on the UN website at https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/data.</p>
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