U.N. Peacekeeping
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 07:52
The United Nations Security Council on Thursday authorized the creation of a nearly 12,000-strong U.N. peacekeeping force in the Central African Republic in a bid to end violence between Christians and Muslims that has threatened to spiral into genocide.
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 07:40
France is predicting that the U.N. Security Council will vote unanimously Thursday to authorize a nearly 12,000-strong U.N. peacekeeping force for Central African Republic, which has been torn by mounting violence between Christians and Muslims.
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 07:38
The United States has handed over dozens of vehicles to the African Union military force in the Central African Republic, and promised 200 more, as well as more funding for peacekeeping.
Friday, April 11, 2014 - 12:35
This week the United States conducted several trainings, U.S. Africa Command held a detailed press briefing, and a high delegation travelled to Central Africa
Thursday, April 10, 2014 - 12:49
Some 34 Azerbaijani servicemen serving in Afghanistan returned home on April 9 on a rotation basis, Azerbaijan Defense Ministry said.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - 07:27
The UN peacekeeping department says it cannot always report “accurately and candidly” about the violence in Darfur because it has to “preserve the consent and good will” of the Sudanese government.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 09:38
Continued reliance on international trainers undercuts the institutionalization of African peacekeeping capability. An African-led training model would not only be more sustainable but would draw on the
relevant, practical experience that African peacekeepers have gained over the years.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 08:44
One of Congo's most brutal militias sprouted from the Rwandan genocide. But will sending troops to fight it cause yet another humanitarian catastrophe?
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 08:31
After the Darfur genocide, the United Nations sent in 20,000 peacekeepers with a single mission -- to protect the region's civilians. A Foreign Policy investigation details why they failed, and what the U.N. knew about it.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 08:28
The UN Security Council on Thursday demanded improvements in the international peacekeeping force in Sudan's western Darfur region and called on Khartoum to improve co-operation with the mission in the remote, conflict-torn territory.