Tag: peacekeeping
UN peacekeepers withdrawing from Congo | News in brief
A rebel group has seized a large area of Congo, possibly backed by Rwanda. Yesterday, the UN Security Council approved the extension of the peacekeeping operation MONUSCO for a year…
Five peacekeepers were wounded in Lebanon | News in brief
In Lebanon, five UN peacekeepers were wounded in the afternoon when an airplane attack took place near them, says the UN UNIFIL mission on its website. At the time of…
Israeli tanks penetrated the positions of the peacekeepers – gas charges were fired at the positions | News in brief
The UN UNIFIL peacekeepers say that the tanks of the Israeli armed forces have forcefully penetrated the peacekeepers’ positions. Later, gas charges were fired at the stations. 17:23•Updated 17:46 The…
Spain wants to end all arms exports to Israel – putting peacekeepers at risk angered Western allies | News in brief
The Israeli army has wounded UNIFIL peacekeepers and destroyed the operation’s stations in southern Lebanon. Criticism is pouring in from Spain, Britain and the United States as well. Veikko Eromäki,…
New Finnish peacekeepers arriving in Lebanon at the end of the year as planned, says the Finnish commander | Foreign countries
Finns participating in the UN’s Unifil peacekeeping operation in Lebanon have less patrolling outside the base, and some days there is no going out at all. Despite the escalation of…
Germany joins the UN peacekeeping mission on the Korean border | News in brief
Germany has joined the United Nations Command (UNC) in South Korea on Friday. UNC’s mission is to monitor the border between South Korea and North Korea, and to defend South…
Blue helmets: the UN and the AU consider the future of peacekeeping missions
The future of peacekeeping operations in Africa increasingly in question as Mali abruptly requested the departure of Minusma forces in June 2023 and the DRC firmly demands the start of…
Great adjustment from the Turkish soldier to the UN Peacekeeping Force on the Pileli-Yiğitler road! Decisive statement from the TRNC front: “We will do this road. It’s over.”
In the written statement made by the TRNC Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it was noted that the project prepared for the expansion and improvement of the Pile-Yiğitler Road was prepared…
UN peacekeeping force: Two police officers killed
Published: Just now Two police officers serving with the UN peacekeeping force Minusma in Mali have been killed after being attacked, the force announced. “Two of our police officers, including…
The head of UN peacekeeping missions in Mali amid tensions
The UN Assistant Secretary General for Peace Operations, the Frenchman Jean-Pierre Lacroix, is expected in Mali from this Sunday, July 24, as relations with the junta have deteriorated sharply in…