![South Sudan is the newest member of the United Nations, having seceded from Sudan earlier this year. The peaceful separation is considered an example of successful U.N. peacekeeping. South Sudan is the newest member of the United Nations, having seceded from Sudan earlier this year. The peaceful separation is considered an example of successful U.N. peacekeeping.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/4-1-map1425.gif?itok=YgvfL31r)
South Sudan is the newest member of the United Nations, having seceded from Sudan earlier this year. The peaceful separation is considered an example of successful U.N. peacekeeping.
Source: CIA World Fact Book
![This map shows the efflux of refugees from Côte d’Ivoire due to violence there. A U.N. peacekeeping presence has failed to stem the flow and exemplifies the challenging nature of modern peacekeeping. This map shows the efflux of refugees from Côte d’Ivoire due to violence there. A U.N. peacekeeping presence has failed to stem the flow and exemplifies the challenging nature of modern peacekeeping.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/4-1-map1426_0.jpg?itok=Nza_1phU)
This map shows the efflux of refugees from Côte d’Ivoire due to violence there. A U.N. peacekeeping presence has failed to stem the flow and exemplifies the challenging nature of modern peacekeeping.
Source: United Nations
![United Nations members are shown in blue in this comparison of the world at the founding of the United Nations, top, and in 2010, bottom. United Nations members are shown in blue in this comparison of the world at the founding of the United Nations, top, and in 2010, bottom.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/4-1-map1427_0.jpg?itok=xVxCzSnc)
United Nations members are shown in blue in this comparison of the world at the founding of the United Nations, top, and in 2010, bottom.
Source: United Nations