Tag: UN peacekeeping
UN peacekeeping marks its silver anniversary
Twenty-five years ago, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) decided protection of civilians (POC) in armed conflict was an issue of international peace and...
Guterres looks back on challenging year for UN peacekeeping
Reviewing 2023 peacekeeping operations, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said 88 000 peacekeepers from 125 countries served in 12 missions worldwide in the...
Top UN official praises SA contribution to peacekeeping
South Africa is singled out by the senior United Nations (UN) peacekeeping official for its continental contributions to the world body’s efforts to end...
UN peacekeeping missions prepare for possible shutdown
United Nations peacekeeping missions globally are preparing for a possible shutdown on Thursday if the 193-member UN General Assembly is unable to agree a...
UN peacekeeping force to remain in Abyei until February 2015
The Security Council has extended the United Nations peacekeeping force in Abyei – a resource-rich area contested by Sudan and South Sudan...
