Over 50 people, including two peacekeepers, killed during clashes in disputed Abyei region
Continuing intercommunal clashes in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan have left more than 50 people dead including two peacekeepers, the UN said on Monday.
UN peacekeeping operation in Mali all set to end after decades
The UN peacekeeping operation in Mali is poised to complete its drawdown on Sunday following a decade of multifaceted efforts to support the West African nation and its people after Malian authorities requested earlier this year to end the mission by 31 December.
UN welcomes release of five staff abducted last year in Yemen
The United Nations on Friday welcomed the release of five of its security personnel in Yemen who had been held in captivity for more than a year.
UN chief condemns deadly attack on peacekeepers in Central African Republic
New York: The UN Secretary-General has strongly condemned an attack on a UN peacekeeping patrol in the northeast Central African Republic (CAR) on Monday which left one Rwandan ‘blue helmet’ dead.
Mali: Three UN peacekeepers killed in explosive attack
New York: Three Senegalese peacekeepers serving in Mali were killed, and five others seriously injured, when their vehicle hit an explosive device, the UN Mission in the country, MINUSMA, reported on Tuesday.
Lebanon: Military court charges 7 over attacking UN peacekeepers
Beirut: Lebanon's military court charged seven people over the attack in December that killed an Irish peacekeeper and wounded three others in southern Lebanon.
Seven UN peacekeepers killed in latest Mali attack
New York: On Wednesday morning, seven UN peacekeepers from Togo died and three others were seriously injured when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in the Bandiagara region in central Mali.
Peacekeeping chief encouraged by ‘warming’ relations between Sudan and South Sudan over Abyei
New York: The Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations told the Security Council on Wednesday that he was encouraged by a thaw in relations between South Sudan and Sudan, now that both have established national committees on the question of Abyei, the disputed oil-rich border territory claimed by both countries.
Bangladesh foreign minister hails its UN peacekeepers
Lauding the role played by Bangladeshis peacekeepers abroad, AK Abdul Momin, foreign minister of Bangladesh, said they were branding the country abroad as a “peace-loving country”.
UN honors eight fallen Bangladeshi peacekeepers
New York: The United Nations (UN) honored eight fallen peacekeepers from Bangladesh to mark the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers on Thursday.
Four peacekeepers killed in complex attack on UN base in Mali
New York: A deadly attack on Friday against peacekeepers serving with the UN mission in Mali, MINUSMA, has been condemned in the strongest terms by the UN Secretary-General.
Mali: Around 20 UN peacekeepers injured in major attack on MINUSMA base
New York: Some 20 UN peacekeepers serving with the UN Stabilization Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, were injured on Wednesday, after their temporary base came under attack in the restive central region of the country.
Two UN peacekeepers killed in an ambush in Central African Republic
Bangui/New York/New Delhi/Two United Nations peacekeepers were killed after their convoy was ambushed by members of the UPC and anti-Balaka armed groups in southern Central African Republic (CAR), the UN Mission in the country said on Monday.
Four UN peacekeepers killed, five wounded in attack in Mali
New York: Four United Nations peacekeepers in Mali were killed and five others wounded in an attack by unidentified armed elements on Wednesday, the UN mission in the country has said.
On Peacekeepers Day, UN to spotlight vital role of women peace operations
New York/IBNS: In observance of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, on Friday, Secretary-General António Guterres will lay a wreath to pay tribute to all the UN blue helmets who have lost their lives since 1948.