The total costs have risen as well. In 1987 U.N. member states were asked to pay $233 million for peacekeeping. The U.N. Secretary General said in May that the total bill for the following 12 months would be $2.7 billion. and the cost estimate has certainly risen since that time. The activities within these peacekeeping operations now include organizing elections. monitoring police. promoting human rights. and repatriating refugees. in addition to traditional military functions. But resource shortages represent a major threat to current and future peacekeeping operations. The United States is farther in arrears for its U.N peacekeeping dues than any other nation.
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