The al-Qaeda threat in Mali presents a new challenge to U.N. peacekeepers making it world’s most dangerous U.N. mission
Since World War II, U.N. peacekeepers have been dispatched to 69 conflicts — civil wars, border disputes and failed states. But now they are confronting an unsettling new threat: al-Qaeda. Here in the vast, lawless desert of northwest Africa, their convoys are being torn apart by improvised explosive devices and their compounds blasted by 1,000-pound […]
Burundi Rejects African Peacekeeping Force On Its Soil
Burundi’s government has reacted angrily to the African Union’s decision to deploy a 5,000-strong peacekeeping force to curb ongoing violence in the troubled country, saying it will prevent foreign troops from entering its borders. The African Union’s Peace and Security Council agreed on Friday night to deploy an African Prevention and Protection Mission (MAPROBU) for […]
MSF Reinforces Medical Activities in Bangui Following More Than a Month of Renewed Violence
The situation remains tense between the different communities in Bangui following the resurgence of violence at the end of September, with many people having sought refuge in camps for displaced people such as Ben Zvi, John XXII, Saint-Sauveur and Mpoko. More than 44,000 people are displaced in the Central African Republic (CAR) capital and live […]
South Sudan Implementing the Peace Process to Address Economic Challenges
The Government of South Sudan has stressed the importance of implementing the IGAD -Mediation Peace Process in order to address the numerous economic challenges the country has been facing following the conflict which erupted in December 2013. A recent UN report has revealed that half of the country’s population now needs food assistance and some […]
Unamid Organizes Workshop On UNSCR 1325 On Women, Peace and Security in Nyala, South Darfur
On 3 November 2015, UNAMID’s Gender Advisory Unit (GAU), Sector South, in collaboration with the State Ministry of Social Affairs and the UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 State Committee, organized a one-day workshop on the UNSCR 1325 Global Open Day 2015 on Women, Peace and Security at Shoumous Hall in Nyala, South Darfur. The […]
What the Barge Kidnapping Reveals About the UN in South Sudan
When UN peacekeepers were detained crossing the river in a tense area, the response from UNMISS was slow and uncertain. Last Monday, three barges hired by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) left a UN base in Malakal, Upper Nile state, on the government-controlled east side of the river. The barges carried fuel […]
UN Draft Agreement, ‘A Unifying Framework That Serves Interest of Libyan People’
Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sameh Shoukry said Monday, in Algiers, that the United Nations draft agreement for the settlement of the crisis in Libya is a “unifying framework that serves the interest of the Libyan people” in the face of the country’s challenges. “The UN draft agreement is a unifying framework that serves the […]
UN Calls On Libyan Political Stakeholders to Redouble Efforts to Reach Agreement
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) called today on the main political stakeholders in the country to redouble their efforts in bringing the political dialogue process to a successful conclusion, which would allow for an agreement to form a Government of National Accord and for the resumption of Libya’s democratic transition. Libya has […]
Algeria, Egypt, Italy to Meet in Algiers Over Libyan Crisis
A tripartite meeting between Algeria, Egypt and Italy will take place in Algiers on Monday to examine the situation in Libya, said Sunday the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement. The meeting, which is part of the consultations between the three countries, will bring together Minister of Maghreb Affairs, African Union and Arab League […]
Burundi Ready for Fresh Round of Talks
As the African Union and the East African Community call for inclusive dialogue in the Burundi crisis, Bujumbura has welcomed Uganda’s minister of defence Cryspas Kiyonga to lead the mediation talks. This comes after the Office of the Special Envoy for the United Nations Secretary General for the Great Lakes region in Africa endorsed the […]
