U.N. Peacekeeping
Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - 06:35
After years of supporting peacekeeping in Kosovo and the International Security Assistance Forces in Afghanistan, Armenia is preparing to further expand its role in supporting global security.
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 11:03
Following repeated controversies, the Republic of Chad announcement on April 3 that it intends to withdraw its 850 troops from the African-led International Support Mission in the Central African Republic (MISCA).
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 11:02
Shortly after a mob looted his Bangui neighborhood and killed a Muslim man in broad daylight in December, Khaled Dea Oumar joined other young Muslims in the street.
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 10:35
A 12,000-strong UN force is a positive step, but there are still five months before it's deployed and questions remain over where the troops and funding will come from.
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 09:23
After Security Council vote, Senator Coons urges Congress to pay its peacekeeping bills.
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 08:52
The Security Council unanimously approved a resolution to send a force of nearly 12,000 peacekeepers to the Central African Republic (CAR), even as funding remains scarce for humanitarian needs on the ground.
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 08:22
Deployment comes as former colonial power France calls for vote on resolution to pave way for 12,000-strong force.
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 08:21
Resolution drafted by former colonial power France paves way for 11,800-strong force to be created in war-torn country.
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 08:16
The Central African Republic's government says U.N. authorization of a nearly 12,000-member peacekeeping force is a "good start," but it questions the timing of the mission.
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 08:11
Amid alarming reports of ethnic cleansing in the Central African Republic, the U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to send an official peacekeeping mission to the conflict-torn country where the minority Muslim population has all but disappeared in much its Western half.