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Children are among those who bear "the heaviest toll" in the global rise of armed conflict and "the increasing acceptance of ...
Jean-Pierre Lacroix briefed journalists on his recent visit to the two countries ahead of Security Council meetings on the extension of the mandates of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and the ...
Israel is hampering all efforts toward peace, Deputy Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the UN Majed Bamya said ...
They are also expected to expose the truth about systematic violations like arbitrary detention, torture and ill-treatment, and about widespread attacks which killed hundreds of thousands of civilians ...
There have been many memorable moments in the 80-year history of the United Nations, both at its headquarters in New York and ...
The Holy See has invited nations to ratify the Anti-Personnel Landmines Convention, upholding the link between development and disarmament. By Devin Watkins Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, the Holy ...
In Gaza and Africa, U.S. contracting firms led by former American intelligence and military officers are taking on aid delivery in conflict zones ...
Two Indian peacekeepers, who lost their lives while serving under the UN flag last year, were honoured posthumously by the United Nations on International Day of UN Peacekeepers. Brigadier General ...
It currently deploys more than 5,300 military and police personnel to the UN peace operations in Abyei, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, among other locations.
First Vietnamese female military observer’s experience at UNISFA PANO - Major Le Thi Phuong Dung, currently serving as an assistant at the Military Logistics Academy’s Division of Military Science, is ...
According to the military observer, European politicians are constantly talking about the need for some peacekeepers in Ukraine. In particular, French President Emmanuel Macron has suggested this.
In 2006, she served as a UN military observer in the Democratic Republic of Congo, an early testament to her competence in international environments. A decade later, in 2016, she shattered ...