Butterfly larvae spend almost all their time eating and searching for food. They mainly eat leaves, but some species also eat flowers, seeds, seed pods, aphids and other insects. Many species of butterfly larvae prefer particular types of plants. Pearl crescent caterpillars, for instance, eat mainly asters.
The U.N. currently manages 16 peacekeeping missions, with more than 100,000 uniformed personnel and more than 19,000 civilian staff deployed globally. The U.N. also currently has 11 field-based political missions and peace-building support offices in Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia.
China has increased its involvement in United Nations peacekeeping in recent years, including by sending troops to South Sudan and by insisting, for the first time in a peacekeeping mission, that the mandate is to protect not just civilians, but also critical infrastructure like oil fields in which China has a stake.NITED NATIONS â President Obama announced Monday that the United States would bolster its support for United Nations peacekeeping missions worldwide, as he rallied more than 50 countries to promise to expand their contributions, amounting to around 40,000 new soldiers and police officers.