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NEWS ABOUT: peacekeeping force

peacekeeping force stories: 15 news summaries

 UN Staffers  
 Kidnapped in Darfur 

Peacekeeping troops establish contact, plead for their release

Aug 29, 09 1:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two staffers supporting peacekeeping operations in Darfur were kidnapped from their homes this morning, the AP reports. The joint UN-African Union peacekeeping force has established contact with the abductors. “We are here to protect civilians," the head of the mission told them. "We are not part of... More »

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Darfur • Sudan • kidnapping • peacekeeping force • peacekeeper

OPINION

 Africa May Force 
 Obama's Military Hand 

Despite war weariness, Americans may have to prepare for more troops oversees

Nov 16, 08 5:02 AM CST
(Newser) - As Barack Obama prepares to become America’s new president, the dire situation in Africa may upend his anticipated plans to extract the US from overseas military commitments, the Economist writes. While Americans may be wary of bigger burdens oversees, “history does not take a holiday just because America... More »

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Barack Obama • United Nations • Bill Clinton • Crisis in Darfur • peacekeeping force • military aid • Congo • President Obama

 UN Boss Jets 
 to Congo Amid 
 New Fighting 

Fears of a wider conflict grow as rebel leader threatens to take Goma

Nov 5, 08 4:32 AM CST
(Newser) - UN chief Ban Ki-Moon is traveling to the Democratic Republic of Congo to press for a peace deal just as new fighting breaks out, the Guardian reports. The Congolese government has rejected peace talks with the rebels, who have vowed to attack the provincial capital of Goma and continue a... More »

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United Nations • peacekeeping force • Democratic Republic of Congo • humanitarian crisis • Rwanda • Ban Ki-Moon • Congo • Laurent Nkunda

Georgian Tapes Imply Russia Started War

Troops may have entered South Ossetia before Georgia attack

Sep 16, 08 9:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Although the bloodshed has ended, Georgia and Russia are still fighting—over which nation was the aggressor in last month's conflict. The Georgian government, which insists that Russia invaded its territory, has released tapes of intercepted phone calls implying that a Russian regiment entered South Ossetia 24 hours before Georgia... More »

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Russia • intelligence • Georgia • peacekeeping force • border dispute • border crossing • South Ossetia

OPINION

Facing Russia, Ex-Soviet States Need NATO

Joining alliance key to security, Ukraine's president says

Aug 26, 08 1:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Russia's military actions in Georgia sent shudders throughout the region, Ukrainian president Viktor Yushchenko writes in the Guardian. Not only did the war reveal the Kremlin's willingness to commit "massacres" for political gain; it also exposed the weakness of the UN and European security organizations. The West needs to... More »

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Russia • NATO • Georgia • peacekeeping force • Ukraine • Viktor Yushchenko

Russians Pull Back, But West Not Satisfied

'Peacekeeping' posts appear likely to remain on Georgian soil

Aug 22, 08 3:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Having withdrawn from the Georgian city of Gori, Russia said tonight it is in full compliance with a cease-fire agreement, the New York Times reports. Despite criticism from the US and France, nations that helped broker the deal, Moscow continues to occupy the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia,... More »

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Russia • Georgia • United States • peacekeeping force • peacekeeper • Mikheil Saakashvili • ceasefire

Sudan's President to Face Genocide Charge

Some fear move out of the Hague could fuel instability in region

Jul 11, 08 8:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - The International Criminals Court will charge Sudan leader Omar Hassan al-Bashir with genocide Monday in the wake of a five-year campaign of violence that has left hundreds of thousands dead, the Washington Post reports. It will be the first time the court has charged a sitting head of state. But... More »

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United Nations • Darfur • Sudan • peacekeeping force • Omar al Bashir • emergency aid • International Criminal Court

Opinion

 Tsvangirai: Why I Dropped Out  

MDC leader explains refusal to contest Zimbabwe election

Jun 25, 08 5:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - ZImbabwe's opposition leader tells the Guardian that he dropped out of Friday's run-off election because he "can no longer allow Zimbabwe's people to suffer this torture." Morgan Tsvangirai explains that ending his campaign was "not a political decision" but an attempt to stop the violence inflicted by... More »

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United Nations • Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Morgan Tsvangirai • peacekeeping force • Zimbabwe elections

Report Bares Child Abuse by Peacekeepers

Watchdog should be appointed to protect kids, charity urges

May 27, 08 5:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - A shocking number of children as young as 6 are being sexually abused by peacekeepers and aid workers sent to protect them, a top global charity has found. Children are “suffering sexual exploitation and abuse in silence,” fearful of speaking out, said a representative for Save the Children.... More »

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United Nations • child abuse • sexual abuse • peacekeeping force • relief • Save the Children

 UN Troops Traded
 Guns for Gold 

Pakistani, Indian troops armed rebels in Congo, BBC finds

Apr 28, 08 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - UN peacekeeping troops sold weapons to guerrilla fighters in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a BBC investigation claims, charging that the UN suppressed the story for political reasons. Pakistani and Indian troops, part of the UN's largest peacekeeping force of 17,000, are said to have traded munitions for gold.... More »

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United Nations • Pakistan • India • peacekeeping force • Democratic Republic of Congo • rebel fighters • arms trafficking

Rebels Flee Chad's Capital

Government declares victory; insurgents say move allows civilians
to escape hostilities

Feb 4, 08 12:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Rebels pulled out of Chad’s capital city of N’Djamena last night, temporarily ending a 2-day siege, but renewed hostilities broke out today, the AP reports. The rebels said they pulled back to allow civilians to flee, an offer hundreds took advantage of. But the interior minister insisted the... More »

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Darfur • Chad • Sudan • France • peacekeeping force • peacekeeper • Idriss Deby • rebels

Sudan to Call Darfur Ceasefire Ahead of Talks

Government to meet rebels this weekend; peace prospects dim

Oct 23, 07 6:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sudan will declare yet another ceasefire in Darfur this weekend, the Guardian reports, as the government sits down with the region’s rebel factions to try to hammer out a peace accord. Government officials called it a “confidence-building measure” designed to “give negotiators a chance to get out... More »

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United Nations • Darfur • Sudan • Libya • African Union • peacekeeping force • Sudanese Liberation Army

UN Chief to Visit Darfur Camp

Ban wants to witness plight first hand

Sep 5, 07 5:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will visit a refugee camp in Darfur to see for himself the plight of displaced people there and conditions facing UN peace keepers who will arrive next year. Ban, who's in Sudan on an official visit, is playing a double role, encouraging the Sudanese... More »

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United Nations • Darfur • war crimes • refugee camp • civil war • African Union • peacekeeping force • Juba • Salva Kiir • Ban Ki-Moon

African Union Rejects Asian Troops for Darfur

Claims African countries can supply all 26,000

Aug 13, 07 3:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Asian troops promised by the United Nations for a joint peacekeeping force in Darfur won't be needed, the leaders of the African Union said yesterday; African countries  will supply all 26,000 peacekeepers, the BBC reports. But critics doubt that enough trained African soldiers are available for an effective force,... More »

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Africa • United Nations • Indonesia • Darfur • Pakistan • Sudan • African Union • peacekeeping force • Nepal

Sudan OKs Darfur Peace Talks

Foreign minister backs UN-AU initiative

Jun 18, 07 9:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Months of negotiations over the crisis in Darfur have culminated in agreements by the Sudanese government to participate in peace talks and to admit a joint UN-African union peacekeeping force to the region. Security Council reps visited Khartoum yesterday and nailed down details that addressed the government's concerns, Reuters reports—... More »

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United Nations • Darfur • Sudan • African Union • peacekeeping force • Oxfam • UN Security Council

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