Blue Helmets in eastern Congo: Unloved, but still needed
The UN mission in eastern Congo was initially meant to be quickly concluded at the request of Kinshasa. However, the M23 offensive in North Kivu has led to a reassessment. Will the peacekeeping ...
Six peacekeepers killed fighting rebels in eastern Congo, officials say, as rebels close in on Goma
Fighting with M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo left six United Nations peacekeepers dead, UN officials said ...
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What’s UNDOF? Why UN peacekeepers patrol the Israel-Syria border
25 January 2025 — More than 1,100 UN peacekeepers are currently deployed in the Golan, a demilitarised zone along the Israel-Syria border at what is a tense and dangerous time in the history of ...
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Argentine Defense Minister bids farewell to blue helmets off to Cyprus
Argentina's Defense Minister Jorge Taiana last week bid farewell to the national troops to be deployed in Cyprus as a part of the United Nations peacekeeping ... “Our blue helmets are especially ...
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What’s UNDOF? Why UN peacekeepers patrol the Israel-Syria border
More than 1,100 UN peacekeepers are currently deployed in the Golan, a demilitarised zone along the Israel-Syria border at ...
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Blue Helmets in eastern Congo: Unloved, but still needed
Tshisekedi has urged the United Nations to prepare for the step-by-step withdrawal of the Blue Helmets from his country. The withdrawal had been decided: the Blue Helmets already withdrew from ...
Cassowary: Meet the world’s most dangerous bird that can even kill a man
In the heart of the Australian and New Guinea rainforests lives the cassowary, known as the world's most dangerous bird due ...
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Argentine Blue Helmets off to Cyprus
Argentine defense authorities bid farewell earlier this week to the new group of troops to be deployed in Cyprus as part of the United Nations Peacekeeping Blue Helmets (UNFICYP), it was reported ...