Bloody Peacekeeping
Rwanda has long been not only the name of an African country but also a kind of symbol of the inaction of the world community and the helplessness of UN peacekeepers, who, by the...
Category: Peacekeeping
The Local Turn in Peace Building: A Critical Agenda for Peace
Meaning of the term ‘Local’ & Misconceptions around ‘Local Turn’ in Peacebuilding Boutros Ghali, the former U.N. Secretary-General, is hugely credited for introducing the concept of peacebuilding in the 1992 ‘Agenda for Peace’ as...
Keita’s landslide re-election: The 2018 Mali Elections
In what has been a controversial and heavily questioned election, Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (RPM Party) has been re-elected by a landslide victory for a period of five years according to reports and...
Child Rights and Peacekeeping in Africa: The Security Council’s July Resolutions
July 2018 has been a momentous month for the United Nations Security Council, which can be evidenced by the passing of three pivotal resolutions on some pressing issues the international community has been facing...
UN Security Council downsizes AU-UN mission in Darfur, eying eventual exit
The Security Council on Friday extended the mandate of the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping operation in Sudan’s Darfur until the end of June next year but reduced the number of troops deployed in...
UN Security Council imposes arms embargo on South Sudan
Adopting a resolution by a vote of 9 in favour and none against, with 6 abstentions, the 15-member body obliged all UN Member States to immediately to take necessary measures regarding the arms embargo,...
Misconduct by UN Peacekeeping Forces: Addressing a Critical Challenge
Since perpetrators are seldom brought to justice, only a fraction of the victims have the courage to come forward and report abuse. Therefore, there should be programs for imparting value education to peacekeepers –...
UN Chief thanks India for strong, sustained support to peacekeeping
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has thanked India for its “strong and sustained” support to peacekeeping as he honored the memory of the 163 Indian peacekeepers who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty....
United Nations deploy more peacekeepers to South Sudan’s Unity state
The U.N. mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is sending 150 peacekeepers to Unity state to protect civilians who are being targeted in clashes between the government and rebel troops, the mission said on Thursday....
Canada to send soldiers, medical staff, and helicopters to Mali: Government Sources
Canada will send helicopters and support troops, including medical staff, to join a United Nations peace-keeping mission in the troubled West African nation of Mali later this year, a senior Canadian government source said...
