Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, UN Under-Secretary General, Peace operations speaks at the UN Peacekeeping ministerial meeting at the Accra ...

By Faisal Ali, David Lewis and Giulia Paravicini MOGADISHU, July 2 (Reuters) - The United States has said it will prevent the ...

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -United Nations peacekeeping missions are under severe financial pressure and U.S. cuts could limit their ability to protect civilians in places like South Sudan and the ...

There are several potential reasons for countries to participate in peacekeeping. Troops that participate in peacekeeping efforts receive valuable on-the-ground experience. Peacekeeping also can build ...

Each September, the United Nations General Assembly kicks off its annual session with high-level meetings and pomp and circumstance in New York. This is the forum where the world’s countries come to ...

Peacekeeping is in trouble. More peacekeepers are in the field than ever before, and, as UN Ambassador Samantha Power noted, “we are asking peacekeepers to do more, in more places, and in more complex ...

The new year was supposed to herald a bright new era of multilateral co-operation. A slimmed-down peacekeeping force convened by the African Union (AU) but paid for primarily by the UN was to begin ...

A central element of international conflict response, UN peacekeeping provides essential security and support to millions of people as well as to fragile institutions emerging from conflict.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations peacekeeping chief says he was very satisfied with the strong support of many countries for its far-flung operations at a recent ministerial meeting, despite ...