U.N. Peacekeeping
Thursday, October 2, 2014 - 07:25
Multinational flags raised above the opening ceremony here Sept. 24, for the 12th Annual Steppe Eagle exercise in which more than 250 troops from the militaries of approximately 10 nations will participate.
Wednesday, October 1, 2014 - 07:46
Kazakhstani Peacekeeping Battalion soldiers learned new crowd riot control techniques yesterday, the first day of the Steppe Eagle 2014 exercise. They will use these techniques during the culminating training event which will demonstrate their ability to provide United Nations peacekeeping operations support.
Thursday, September 25, 2014 - 08:08
China said on Thursday it will send 700 troops to join a U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, where fighting has threatened Beijing's oil investments.
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 - 08:05
More than 250 service members from the militaries of six nations will participate in Steppe Eagle 14, a multinational peacekeeping exercise designed to validate deployment capability for future United Nations peacekeeping and peace support operations.
Tuesday, September 23, 2014 - 06:03
Chad's government accused the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali of failing to relieve its contingent in the country's volatile north and neglecting to support it, a day after five Chadian soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb.
Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - 07:10
The United Nations is taking over from an African peacekeeping mission trying to stabilize Central African Republic.
Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - 06:52
The first group of soldiers of the Georgian Armed Forces serving within the NATO peacemaking contingent in Afghanistan has returned back to Georgia.
Friday, September 12, 2014 - 06:49
A recent headline in the Daily Nation said that “KDF troops set to join regional standby force”. The Kenya Defence Forces, the report said, is set to get approval to contribute troops to the East Africa Standby Force (EASF).
Monday, August 25, 2014 - 07:09
The Philippines on Saturday ordered 115 troops to return home from peace-keeping operations in Liberia, spurred by a worsening Ebola epidemic in West Africa that has killed almost 1 500 people.
Friday, August 8, 2014 - 14:07
This week, President Obama welcomed African Heads of State for the U.S.- Africa Summit and announced a plan to send $550 million towards peacekeeping efforts in the continent. Read more about this story and other news highlights from the region below.
