U.N. Peacekeeping
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 - 06:45
The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali is one of the deadliest missions in the history of the UN blue helmets, with 60 deaths, Stockholm research institute Sipri said on Monday.
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 - 06:13
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.
Wednesday, September 23, 2015 - 06:18
Gen. Martin Dempsey hit it on the head this summer when — for the sake of global security — he called for our allies to bolster United Nations peacekeeping. “The complex array of threats and, let’s call it geopolitical jockeying, requires all of us to contend with an unpredictable landscape, and our support to peacekeeping operations must keep pace with that unpredictability,” the Joint Chiefs chairman said.
Friday, September 18, 2015 - 06:35
Even as peacekeeping has ballooned to become by far the most expensive of UN departments (in 2015 it will cost nearly $9bn to keep 120,000 blue helmet soldiers and policemen deployed in 16 countries, compared with just $500m at the end of the Cold War), it is dogged by challenges.
Thursday, September 17, 2015 - 06:41
Not since the soul-searching that followed Rwanda and Srebrenica 20 years ago, when the United Nations was unable to prevent two successive genocides, has peacekeeping come under such scrutiny. The organization’s top leaders and donors are asking: What is peacekeeping accomplishing today, and how can it be made to work in some of the world’s worst war zones, where there is often no peace to keep?
Wednesday, September 16, 2015 - 06:42
A civilian staff member with the United Nations mission in Central African Republic is alleged to have committed sexual exploitation, bringing the total number of those accused of sexual abuse to 17 since the peacekeeping mission arrived to help stabilize the country, the U.N. said Tuesday.
Wednesday, September 16, 2015 - 06:12
The Peruvian Armed Forces will deploy 205 service members in November to construct and repair important airfields in the Central African Republic as part of the United Nations (UN) Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission (MINUSCA).
Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - 06:30
While the continent has come a long way in developing the African Standby Force (ASF), it will still not be fully operational. So, what exactly should the AU Chairperson tell member states at the AU Summit in January next year?
Monday, September 14, 2015 - 06:46
Attackers descended on two villages in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo, killing nine people and raising questions about the Congolese army and UN peacekeepers' operations in the territory.
Friday, September 11, 2015 - 06:58
There are nowhere near enough female peacekeepers serving in United Nations peacekeeping missions. Obviously, this is a problem, but it’s not just about representation. It’s also because female peacekeepers are often more effective than their male counterparts.