Tag: peacekeeping
COVID-19 exacerbating CAT vulnerabilities – UN peacekeeping chief
The Central African Republic (CAR) is progressing with preparations for presidential and legislative elections in December, but the political situation remains fragile and security...
Multilateral peace operations declined in 2019 – report
While the number of United Nations and non-UN multilateral peace operations increased slightly in 2019, the number of personnel deployed in them decreased, according...
US peacekeeping investment helping fight COVID-19
Five African countries are among the over 120 worldwide on receiving end of US largesse, said to be more than $900 million, since the...
Sinai peacekeeper cutback to be discussed
Israel will discuss with close ally the US a newspaper report that US-led peacekeeping force in the Egyptian Sinai may be scaled back, calling...
UN peacekeeping rotations on hold until mid-year
The South African component of the UN’s largest peacekeeping mission – MONUSCO in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – will stay in place...
Female peacekeepers should be climbing the ladder
Bintou Keita, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, discusses the benefits and challenges of bringing more women into peacekeeping.
Originally from Guinea, Keita joined the United...
Training for peace
Peacekeeping is sometimes called a paradox because it requires the ability to use force and the restraint not to use it. Former United Nations...
Mali peace deal implementation a must – UN peacekeeping chief
Implementation of the 2015 peace agreement in Mali is the only path to stabilisation the head of UN peacekeeping told the Security Council.
Jean-Pierre...
UN peacekeeping performance evaluation
The international community last week took stock of action to improve UN peacekeeping in line with a Security Council resolution aimed at enhancing performance...
Security Council told of challenges facing peacekeepers
Organised crime, breakdowns in law and order and attacks by extremists are examples of challenges faced by UN peacekeepers the Security Council heard, during...
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Coronavirus shows why the SANDF needs to be adequately funded
The deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to help fight the COVID-19 novel coronavirus yet again demonstrates the need for a...
