United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2006-02-21 monographic deposited born digital 32 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-331 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-331 P0b002ee1803a512e f:d06331 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-331 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-331 GAO-06-331 Comparative analysis Cost analysis Cost effectiveness analysis International organizations International relations Military operations Military personnel United Nations military forces Cost estimates Peacekeeping Haiti Other Written Product A47357 The UN employs about 85,000 military and civilian personnel in peacekeeping operations in 16 countries. The United States has provided about $1 billion annually to support UN peacekeeping operations. In addition, the United States has led and participated in many such operations. UN reports and congressional hearings have raised concerns about accountability for UN peacekeeping operations and the need for reforms. We were asked to provide information relating to the cost and relative strengths of UN and U.S. peacekeeping. In particular, we have (1) compared the cost of the ongoing UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti with the cost that the United States would have incurred had an operation been deemed in the U.S. national interest and undertaken without UN involvement; (2) analyzed factors that could materially affect the estimated costs of a U.S. operation; and (3) identified the strengths of the United States and the UN for leading the operation. We developed our cost estimate of a U.S.-led operation using cost models from the Departments of Defense and State. The estimate is based on various military assumptions, such as the use of primarily active duty troops. It includes only those costs directly attributable to the operation that would not otherwise be incurred. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-331/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-331.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-331/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-331.pdf GAO-06-331 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-331 Other Written Product GAO-06-331; Peacekeeping: Cost Comparison of Actual UN and Hypothetical U.S. Operations in Haiti; Comparative analysis Cost analysis Cost effectiveness analysis International organizations International relations Military operations Military personnel United Nations military forces Cost estimates Peacekeeping Haiti