Tag: UN peacekeepers
Seven UN peacekeepers killed in central Mali explosion
An explosion on Wednesday in central Mali killed seven United Nations peacekeepers and seriously wounded three others, the UN mission said on Twitter.
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Mali landmine kills peacekeeper wounds four others
A landmine explosion hit a vehicle carrying U. peacekeepers from Chad on patrol in north-eastern Mali on Sunday, killing one and seriously...
Suicide car bomb kills four UN soldiers in Mali
Four United Nations peacekeepers were killed and others wounded in a suicide attack on their base in the town of Aguelhoc in...
Commitments to peacebuilding must translate into reality on the ground –...
Countries must do their utmost to translate their commitments to peacebuilding into life-enhancing realities for their citizens, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in...
Three peacekeepers killed in Sudan’s Darfur
Three international peacekeepers were killed and six wounded when their patrol came under attack in Sudan's troubled Darfur region, their force said.
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UN employee suspected of smuggling Congo minerals
Congolese security forces have seized a jeep belonging to the United Nations peacekeeping operation and arrested a UN employee suspected of trying...
Eritrea’s president in Uganda for security talks
Eritrea's diplomatically isolated president, accused by the West of stoking Somalia's Islamist rebellion began talks on regional security with Uganda, which provides...
Côte d’Ivoire: UN mission to set up new military camps, equip...
The United Nations peacekeeping force in Côte d'Ivoire is to establish eight new military camps in the country's west, where security concerns...
Cameroon posts 32 policewomen to Darfur
Thirty-two Cameroonian female police officers have been posted to trouble-stricken Darfur in Sudan, according to the officer in charge of coordinating the...
UN briefly extends Ivory Coast peacekeeper mandate
The Security Council briefly extended the mandate of UN peacekeepers in Ivory Coast to give time to study proposals to reconfigure the...
UN delegation in DR Congo for peacekeeper talks
A United Nations' Security Council delegation arrived in Kinshasa to persuade Congo that a gradual withdrawal of 20 500 peacekeepers would be...
UN’s DRC trip dominated by peacekeepers’ exit
A United Nations mission to Democratic Republic of Congo this weekend faces a tough task to convince the government not to press...
UN sees Congo troops withdrawn over three years
The United Nations has prepared a plan for a three-year phased withdrawal of the world body's biggest peacekeeping force from the Democratic...
Army retakes airport after clash in north Congo
UN-backed government forces retook a Congolese provincial airport from rebels yesterday, an army officer said, following heavy fighting since Sunday in which...
Chad wants timetable for UN withdrawal: diplomats
Chad has told the United Nations peacekeeping mission to withdraw its soldiers and civilians, and wants a timetable for ending a deployment...
Doubts over UN, government military shift in Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo and UN peacekeepers are redeploying soldiers under a new strategy to pacify the country's volatile east, but analysts...
Seven UN peacekeepers killed worldwide in 2009
Dozens of United Nations personnel made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty last year with at least seven peacekeeping troops...
