U.N. Peacekeeping
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 08:16
The United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, arrived in the Central African Republic on Saturday in an effort to drum up world support for an effort to stanch the widening sectarian conflict there.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 08:03
It's been 20 years since the Rwandan genocide, in which political ideology and ethnic hatred gave license to thousands of Hutus to kill Tutsi families. But ethnic ideology may not have unleashed the genocide if the international community had not stepped back and allowed it to happen.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 07:36
Ban, in a brief visit to CAR, says the AU mission is under-resourced and overwhelmed by the sheer scale of the need.
Friday, April 4, 2014 - 09:33
Secretary Kerry stressed security cooperation against terrorism while in Algeria and Morocco this week, while the United States trained several African partner security forces in intelligence, peacekeeping and disaster relief. Read about these stories and other security news in the region this week:
Thursday, April 3, 2014 - 08:53
Egypt has weighed in on several peacekeeping efforts as well as being one of the parties involved in the debate on the Ethiopian Dam.
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - 07:21
African and European leaders will tackle the conflict in the Central African Republic at a special meeting on the sidelines of a summit in Brussels on Wednesday.
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - 07:06
Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula used her post State of the Nation briefing opportunity to enlighten South Africans on peacekeeping and post conflict reconstruction efforts undertaken by their soldiers.
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - 07:00
The EU has begun its military mission to the Central African Republic, where ethnic clashes have destabilized the country. The delayed deployment comes amid signs of increased violence against CAR’s Muslim population.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 - 07:39
Our two white UN vehicles are carefully moving down the dusty and bumpy road between Kenema and Koindu in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. We pass dozens of burnt, abandoned ruins of what were once sturdy brick and stone homes, some with hundreds of bullet holes in their walls - eerie remnants of Sierra Leone's brutal civil war that started in this very spot.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 - 07:31
The Security Council today extended for one year the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) – along with its Intervention Brigade – noting the need for the Mission to strengthen its support so the Congolese Government can address security challenges in line with the aims of a regional peace and security accord.