Tag: UN
Slaughter in Sudan condemned by top UN official
In the wake of yet another round of violence in Sudan’s Gezira, the senior United Nations (UN) political affairs official echoed Secretary-General Antonio Guterres...
Sudan conflict spilling into Abyei
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) this week heard ongoing conflict in Sudan is “exacerbating instability” in Abyei, a 10 000 plus square kilometre contested...
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...
Four ways countries are strengthening women’s participation in security efforts
The full, equal and meaningful participation of women in all peacekeeping areas has been found to make United Nations operations more effective and lets...
SA an “ardent voice” for the urgent reform of the UN...
South Africa will continue to advocate for the “urgent reform” of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
This is according to President Cyril Ramaphosa who...
AUSSOM planning ahead of November UN deadline
Work is underway in Mogadishu on mission design and funding for the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) that will replace...
Sudan conflict “a perfect storm of crises” – WHO Director-General
Sudan - where fighting rages on between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and its opposing Rapid Support Forces (RSF) - has drawn widespread criticism...
CAR arms embargo lifted
An 11-year United Nations (UN) arms embargo on the Central African Republic (CAR) is over.
The arms embargo came into force in 2013 against what...
UNSC is “outdated” and needs African representation – Guterres
Addressing the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday (12 August) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres criticised it as being “an outdated structure” with a “lack...
Luanda brokers DR Congo ceasefire
The United Nations (UN), European Union (EU) and MONUSCO, the world body mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) all expressed appreciation for...
African refugees neglected as crises worsen
World Refugee Day - marked on 20 June - is a reminder that Africa and the world cannot peacefully maintain the current pace of...
22nd International Day of UN Peacekeepers marked
Wednesday 29 May marked the International Day of UN Peacekeepers, celebrating the 76 000 peacekeepers working towards bringing peace to conflict areas, and commemorating...
Zimbabwe promotes women for peace
Earlier this month (May) Zimbabwe committed to a national action plan (NAP) as regards the involvement of women in a range of peace-related work...
Senior UN peacekeeping official meets SADC Executive Secretary
While in Africa, United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary General for peace operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix met Southern African Development Community (SADC) Executive Secretary Elias Magosi with...
DR Congo remains volatile – UN
With the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) mission now in its fourth month of deployment, the United Nations (UN)...
Senior UN peacekeeper in DR Congo
Top United Nations (UN) peacekeeping official Jean-Pierre Lacroix is presently in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for a series of meetings related to...
UN helicopter and personnel in al Shabaab hands
The United Nations (UN), via spokesman Stephane Dujarric, is “concerned” about personnel aboard a helicopter flying under the world body’s flag after it was...
MINUSMA exits Mali
General acknowledgement that the now finished United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in Mali was a difficult and life-threatening deployment can be judged from 311...
“Climate of division” affecting UN African peacekeeping
United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions in sub-Saharan Africa operate under more challenging political and security conditions due to multiple crises and what Head of...
Ghana UN Peacekeeping Ministerial ends with increased commitments
Ninety-one countries and three international organisations committed to continue peacekeeping under the United Nations (UN) umbrella at this week’s Peacekeeping Ministerial in Ghana.
Additionally, the...
Call to close UN Sudan mission is third in Africa this...
Sudan is the third African country to call for closure of a United Nations (UN) mission following the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and...
Indonesian sergeant is youngest ever UN woman police officer of the...
The specific skillset an Indonesian police officer brought to the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) earned first sergeant...
Guterres decries African coups
A succession of military coups across Africa emphasise the need for durable democratic governance and the rule of law United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio...
More troops to exit ATMIS
Tight deadlines mean assessment of the ATMIS (African Union Transition Mission in Somalia) first troop drawdown phase is running concurrently with planning for the...
Third DR Congo provincial transition team up and running
Now in its thirteenth year of existence, the United Nations (UN) mission in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has for the past three years...
UN Mali mission mandate not renewed
Ten years after its establishment, the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has expired, with the world body’s...
Special mention for Wagner Group in SIPRI conflict report
Last year saw more multilateral peace operations conducted than in any year during the previous decade research by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute...
Rwanda genocide suspect arrest earns UN praise for SA law enforcement
A South African law enforcement task team was on the receiving end of thanks from the United Nations (UN) following the arrest of Fulgence...
Top UN award for Ghanaian female peacekeeper
Ghana’s position as the largest contributor of female military personnel to United Nations (UN) peacekeeping efforts received another boost when Captain Cecilia Erzuah was...
Ramaphosa calls for a permanent ceasefire in Sudan as SA nationals...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for those involved in the conflict in Sudan to immediately cease the violent activities.
President Ramaphosa was addressing a media...
UN human rights chief calls for negotiations to halt fighting in...
As opposing sides in Sudan today (Wednesday, 19 April) seemed set for a 24 hour ceasefire a heartfelt plea for them to return to...
Terrorism in Africa a concern for UN boss
No region in the world is immune to terrorism according to United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres who told the UN Security Council (SC)...
UN delegation meets senior Ugandan military officers in search for peace
A United Nations (UN) delegation seeking facts on peace and security in the troubled Great Lakes part of Africa was hosted by the Uganda...
Eastern DRC remains flashpoint
A weekend attempt to shoot down a South African military transport helicopter in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a further example of...
SAAF DR Congo death mourned by UN Secretary General
United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres added his condolences to those of senior South African defence ministry and national defence force personnel on...
DR Congo church bombing condemned
The detonation of an explosive device in a church, while a service was underway, in DR Congo’s North Kivu province that left at least...
Mozambique takes “historic” UNSC seat
June 7, 2022 was "an historic date," according to Mozambique's Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), Pedro Comissário Afonso, when his country won its...
Four African countries make UN 2022 peace and security overview
United Nations (UN) peacekeepers in Africa found themselves in harm’s way is how the world body politely describes the often harrowing task faced by...
ISS: UN peacekeeping in Africa needs tighter parameters
Peacekeeping is one of the United Nations’ (UN) most important conflict management tools, but policymakers, host countries and experts agree that it is in...
UN concerned about human rights violations by private military, security companies
A growing reliance on private contractors to protect vessels, commercial shipping, offshore platforms, ports, and other maritime infrastructure has exposed human rights violations perpetrated...
Eastern DRC worsening politically and militarily
Both the United Nations (UN) Secretary General and Namibian President Hage Geingob are outspoken about an escalation of violence in eastern Democratic Republic of...
UN calls for armed forces in Haiti
As the security situation in Haiti continues deteriorating, United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres wants the Security Council (SC) to consider deploying armed...
Protests against UN in eastern Congo highlight peace mission’s crisis of...
Violent protests erupted in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in late July 2022, resulting in the deaths of at least three peacekeepers and several...
South Africa slated for xenophobia, racism and hate speech
South Africa stands on the precipice of “explosive violence” senior independent human rights experts warned President Cyril Ramaphosa’s government as xenophobia, racism and hate...
African countries and areas make it to UN children and conflict...
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Somalia are the two African countries singled out by a United Nations (UN) report on children and armed...
Attendance numbers at Pretoria UN peacekeeping symposium best yet
Defence Minister Thandi Modise at the UN peacekeeping technology symposium exhibition.South Africa, specifically Pretoria, last month hosted the premier United Nations (UN) event on...
Guterres adds his voice to concerns over DRC violence
Support for this month’s United Nations (UN) Security Council (SC) “concern” over escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) comes from Secretary...
UN names five armed groups behind current DR Congo violence
The United Nations (UN) named five groups behind what it calls a deteriorating security situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), manifested...
Africa in a prime position to supply the United Nations, especially...
African companies are ideally suited to supplying the United Nations with goods and services, especially air charters, as there is a big vacuum left...
Combating piracy in the world’s most dangerous waters
The United Nations Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution on combating piracy in West Africa.
Norway and Ghana introduced the initiative and led the...
