Their 15-year mission a success, UN peacekeepers depart a stable and grateful Liberia
New York, Mar 30 (JEN): The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Liberia will formally cease operations on Friday after aiding the West African nation’s transition from ravaging civil war to a hopeful era of peace.
Peacekeepers saved many lives despite challenges, UN officials stress at year's end
New York, Dec 29(Just Earth News): Despite a particularly deadly year for United Nations peacekeepers – with more than 60 'blue helmets' killed in hostile acts – the Organization in 2017 completed its peacekeeping objectives in Côte d'Ivoire, refocused its work in Haiti and will soon complete its mandate in Liberia.
INTERVIEW: Fast-response ‘vanguard brigade’ of peacekeepers now a reality
New York, Apr 4(Just Earth News): A “vanguard brigade†of UN Peacekeepers which can be deployed within 60 days to new trouble-spots, would have been “impossible†to envisage just two years ago.
New York, Aug 18 (IBNS): The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) on Tuesday said that it is determined to investigate fully all allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse by its forces in the country and to hold to account perpetrators of such acts.