Service and Sacrifice: Chadian peacekeepers on a UN mission for peace in Mali
Jan 25, 2018, at 02:03 pm
New York, Jan 25 (JEN): As Tahir and his fellow Chadian peacekeepers set out on their daily patrol through the dusty streets of Kidal, in northern Mali, the question he faces is always the same – will he and his team return safely to the United Nations base?
UN Mission welcomes agreement to revive South Sudan's peace pact
Dec 23, 2017, at 09:42 am
New York, Dec 23(Just Earth News): Welcoming the signing of an agreement on cessation of hostilities and improving humanitarian access in South Sudan, the United Nations Mission in the country (UNMISS) has urged all parties to work collectively to ensure durable peace in the nation.
UN mission in South Sudan confirms discussions continuing on deployment of regional protection force
Jan 16, 2017, at 04:56 am
New York, Jan 15 (Just Earth News): The United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan has confirmed that it continues its discussions with the transitional national unity Government on a 4,000-strong regional protection force, which was authorized by the Security Council last August but has yet to be deployed.
UN mission ‘outraged’ at killing of hostages in central Afghanistan
Oct 27, 2016, at 04:40 am
New York, Oct 26 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has strongly condemned the killing of 26 civilians who were earlier taken hostage by a group of armed men in country’s central Ghor province.
Security Council approves regional protection force for UN mission in South Sudan
Aug 13, 2016, at 12:27 pm
New York, Aug 13 (Just Earth News): The Security Council on Friday authorized a 4,000-strong regional protection force within the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), “responsible for providing a secure environment in and around Juba,†the capital, which in early July was the scene of the latest eruption of deadly violence in the young country, exacerbating an already desperate humanitarian situation.
South Sudan: Security Council approves two-week extension of UN Mission
Jul 30, 2016, at 03:38 pm
New York, July 30 (Just Earth News):The Security Council on Fridayextended for two weeks the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), allowing time for its membership to consider options on adapting the operation’s mandate amid renewed violence in the world’s youngest country.
Security Council extends mandate of UN Iraq Mission for one year
Jul 26, 2016, at 01:54 pm
New York, July 26 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution extending the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) for another year, until 31 July 2017.
Mali: UN mission decries deadly attack against Malian military camp
Jul 21, 2016, at 12:47 pm
New York, July 21 (Just Earth News): The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali on Wednesday strongly condemned an attack against a military camp and its checkpoints in Nampala, in the central part of the country.
UN mission deplores violence, loss of life following protests in Mali’s northern city of Gao
Jul 14, 2016, at 12:53 pm
New York, July 14 (Just Earth News): Deploring the outbreak of violence that occurred yesterday in Gao, following a demonstration that turned violent, leaving four dead and many injured, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali is encouraging Government-led initiatives to better familiarize the population with the recently agreed peace deal.
Thousands fleeing violent clashes in Central African Republic – UN refugee agency
Jul 09, 2016, at 04:30 am
New York, July 8 (Just Earth News):The United Nations refugee agency on Friday said that more than six thousand people from the Central African Republic (CAR) have fled into Chad and Cameroon to escape renewed tension and violent clashes since mid-June.
Libya: UN mission documents 49 civilian casualties in June
Jul 02, 2016, at 03:38 pm
New York, July 2 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) reported on Fridaythat for the month of June, it documented 49 civilian casualties, including 18 deaths and 31 injuries, as a result of hostilities across the country.
UN mission in Afghanistan condemns Taliban attack on national police cadets
Jul 01, 2016, at 03:07 pm
New York, July 1 (Just Earth News): The top United Nations official in Afghanistan on Thursday condemned a suicide attack targeting national police in the country’s capital, Kabul.
Central African Republic: UN humanitarian coordinator ‘outraged’ at attacks on aid vehicles
Jun 21, 2016, at 01:06 pm
New York, June 21 (Just Earth News): The interim United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in the Central African Republic (CAR), Dr. Michel Yao strongly condemned an armed attack on a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) convoy transporting medicines and fuel from the capital, Bangui, to the south-eastern city of Bangassou on 17 June.
Central African Republic: UN mission strongly condemns escalation of violence in country’s west
Jun 18, 2016, at 04:46 am
New York, June 17 (Just Earth News):The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has expressed deep concern at the deteriorating security situation in Ngaoundaye, Ouham Pende Prefecture, in the west of the country following attacks and retaliation between groups backed by Christian militias and herders supported by Muslim fighters, since 10 June.
Security Council extends mandate of UN mission in Libya for six months
Jun 14, 2016, at 12:52 pm
New York, June 14 (Just Earth News):The Security Council on Monday decided to extend until 15 December 2016 the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), encouraging the operation to re-establish a permanent presence in the country through a phased return.
Afghanistan: UN mission concerned by civilian abductions and hostage-taking
Jun 03, 2016, at 03:14 pm
New York, June 3 (Just Earth News) The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Thursdaysaid it is deeply concerned by the spate of abductions, hostage-taking and summary executions carried out in recent days against passengers travelling in civilian vehicles.
Mali: UN Mission strongly condemns ambush that leaves five 'blue helmets' dead
May 30, 2016, at 01:15 pm
New York, May 30 (Just Earth News): Five United Nations peacekeepers were killed in an ambush in central Mali earlier on Sunday, with another 'blue helmet' seriously injured, according to preliminary information reported by the country's UN mission, which deplored the “heinous act of terrorism†as all the more shocking because it occurred on the day set aside for the global community to honour UN peacekeepers.
African Union-UN mission launches campaign in west Darfur against use of child soldiers
May 11, 2016, at 10:27 am
New York, May 11 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has launched a campaign in west Darfur, Sudan, to raise awareness on the need to end the recruitment and use of child soldiers by armed forces and groups across the region.
UN mission in Central African Republic aims to ensure victims of alleged abuse receive help
Feb 17, 2016, at 03:17 pm
New York, Feb 17 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The United Nations is working to ensure that the victims involved in four new allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse involving UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR) have access to the help they need, a spokesperson for the world body said on Wednesday.
UN mission in Liberia looking into alleged misconduct by peacekeepers
Jan 01, 2016, at 03:24 pm
New York, Jan 1 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) has dispatched a preliminary fact-finding team to look into an allegation that two members of its military personnel were involved in a possible case of serious misconduct involving the beating of a teenage boy.
Violence claims nearly 500 civilian lives in November in Iraq: UN mission
Dec 02, 2015, at 02:57 pm
New York, Dec 2 (Just Earth News/ IBNS): Nearly 500 Iraqi civilians were killed in Iraq last month in a "vicious circle of violence," ranging from acts of terrorism to armed conflict, as the total number of Iraqi casualties rose to more than 2,100, according to the UN Assistance Mission in the crisis-gripped country.
UN mission in Darfur welcomes rebel group order to ban recruitment of child soldiers
Oct 13, 2015, at 02:27 pm
New York, Oct 13 (IBNS): The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) on Monday welcomed as a "significant step" an order by the rebel Justice and Equality Movement known as JEM that prohibits the recruitment and use of children in its ranks.
UN mission in Central Africa on 'high alert' as armed group threatens capital
Oct 13, 2015, at 02:14 pm
New York, Oct 13 (IBNS): The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has reported that it is on "high alert" as the situation in the war-torn country remains fragile, with armed groups threatening to destabilize its capital city, Bangui.
UN mission deplores deadly suicide attack at volleyball game in Afghanistan
Sep 29, 2015, at 03:25 pm
New York, Sept 29 (IBNS): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemned Sunday’s suicide attack at a volleyball game in the south-eastern province of Paktika that killed at least 17 civilians and injured at least 60 more, most of them children.
Deploring latest military escalation, UN mission in Libya urges immediate ceasefire
Sep 21, 2015, at 03:25 pm
New York, Sept 21 (IBNS) The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Sunday strongly condemned the military escalation in Benghazi and called for an immediate ceasefire, stressing the need to give the ongoing political dialogue a chance to bring the country's conflict to an end.
UN mission in Cyprus renewed for six months by Security Council
Jul 30, 2015, at 02:03 pm
New York, Jul 30 (IBNS): The Security Council on Wednesday extended the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for six months, until 31 January 2016, and welcomed resumed negotiations between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders to reach a comprehensive settlement.