1. peacekeeping - Noun
2. peacekeeping - Adjective
the activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations)
of or relating to the preservation of peace between hostile groups by international military forces
Source: WordNetPeace enforcement is a much more difficult kind of operation than peacekeeping. Harri Holkeri
The change began in Somalia, where we discovered that we were involved in an operation where there was no peace, so there was no more a peacekeeping operation because there was no peace. Boutros Boutros-Ghali
What is most needed in Darfur is an international peacekeeping and protection presence, and this is what the Sudanese government most wants to avoid. Samantha Power
We are the biggest donor to the United Nations, contributing 22 percent of the regular operating budget and nearly 27 percent of the peacekeeping budget. Cliff Stearns
Peacekeeping is not a job for soldiers, but only soldiers can do it. Dag Hammarskjöld
Britain does not normally these days play a huge part in peacekeeping. William Hague