SIPRI reported that international peacekeeping deployments fell to just under 79,000 personnel by the end of 2025, the lowest level in 25 years, amid a $2 billion shortfall in the UN's $5.6 billion peacekeeping budget. The organization identified funding shortfalls, political disengagement, and geopolitical tensions as contributing factors. Fifty-eight operations were active, with nearly three-quarters of personnel concentrated in five countries.