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UN asks Indian paramilitary soldiers in Kashmir to stop using UN helmets
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Anonymous writes "The United Nations has asked Indian forces cracking down on separatist protests in violence-plagued Kashmir to stop wearing the distinctive powder-blue helmets of the U.N. peacekeeping force, a U.N. official said Wednesday."
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Central African Republic sees danger in UN pullout
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Anonymous writes "The Central African Republic is appealing to the U.N. for help fending off rebels and bandits as a U.N. peacekeeping force is withdrawn in deference to neighboring Chad's government."
Note: Source: http://www.kyivpost.com/news/world/detail/77801/
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Somalia: UN Deliberating Possible 'Light Presence' in Capital
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Anonymous writes "With the African Union's peacekeeping mission in Somalia nearing its full capacity, the United Nations is now "seriously considering" the second of its three-part strategy in which the world body would have a light presence in the capital, Mogadishu, and other parts of the war-ravaged country, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today."
Note: Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201008100173.html
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Anonymous writes "South Korea will pay 47.92 million U.S. dollars in contributions to the United Nations, the 11th-highest amount among 192 member nations. Seoul also provided 2.26 percent of the U.N. peacekeeping operations budget, or 10th highest. As a country that defeated North Korea with the help of the U.N. and 16 member nations in the Korean War 60 years ago, South Korea has made a perfect transformation from aid recipient to donor."
Note: Source: http://english.donga.com
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Jamaicans making their mark as UN peacekeepers
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Anonymous writes "ENGLISH language classes for displaced women are now part of the standard offerings of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in conflict-ravaged Darfur, thanks to the crop of Jamaicans who were stationed there in 2008."
Note: Source: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com
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Russia calls for UN's greater capabilities in conflict prevention
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Anonymous writes "Russia Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said here on Sunday that his country advocates for the strengthening of United Nations' conflict prevention and anti- crisis capabilities which could enhance quality and efficiency of peacekeeping activities."
Note: Source:http://english.people.com.cn
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UN votes to withdraw up to 2,000 troops from Congo
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Anonymous writes "Bowing to pressure from Congo's President Joseph Kabila, the United Nations will withdraw up to 2,000 peacekeeping troops and redefine the remaining force as a "stabilization" mission in his nation to coincide with its 50th anniversary of independence."
Note: Source: http://sify.com/news/
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UN agrees to pull UN peacekeeping force from Chad
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Anonymous writes "The Security Council has authorized pulling out the 3,300-strong U.N. peacekeeping force operating in Chad and the Central African Republic, near the border with Sudan’s volatile Darfur region, by the end of this year."
Note: Source: http://www.bostonherald.com
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UN staff killed by friendly fire
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Anonymous writes "UNITED Nations investigators believe that Afghan police mistakenly shot and killed four UN employees during a Taleban attack in Oct 2009, UN officials said on Monday."
Note: Source: http://www.straitstimes.com
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Pricey Peacekeeping: Ban Gets Blasted for Billion-Dollar Mismanagement
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Anonymous writes "A U.N. report charges Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's office with repeated failure to police its soaring blue-helmet budget — though Ban says he's doing fine."
Note: Source: http://www.foxnews.com
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| Saturday, March 13 | | · | UN peacekeeping mission in Chad extended 2 months |
| Tuesday, March 09 | | · | UN names its top cop |
| Saturday, February 13 | | · | UN aims to limits costs, span of UN peacekeeping |
| Tuesday, November 17 | | · | Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine to form brigade for UN, EU and NATO peacekeeping m |
| Friday, November 13 | | · | Juarez business leaders petition U.N. for help with drug traffickers |
| Wednesday, September 16 | | · | Efforts Ongoing To Achieve Robust Peacekeeping |
| Thursday, August 13 | | · | Cnt: Africa: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations - Possibilities.... |
| Wednesday, August 12 | | · | Africa: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations - Possibilities and Limitations |
| Wednesday, July 08 | | · | UN To Strengthen Peacekeeping Efforts |
| Friday, May 29 | | · | Women in Peacekeeping: The Power to Empower |
| Saturday, March 21 | | · | Somalia Is ‘Back From the Brink,’ Has Peace to Keep, Envoys Say |
| Tuesday, February 24 | | · | Peacekeeping, under severe strain, to be reviewed |
| Wednesday, February 11 | | · | Russia Agrees to Four-Month Extension of UN Mission in Georgia |
| Monday, January 26 | | · | UN warns peacekeeping missions risking failure over shortages |
| Saturday, January 24 | | · | Call made for filling in peacekeeping gaps |
| Monday, January 19 | | · | UN Security Council Delays Somalia Peacekeeping Vote Until June |
| · | UN chief condemns Israeli shelling of UN compound |
| Thursday, January 15 | | · | China Wants UN Role in Somalia as Ethiopian Troops Withdraw |
| · | U.S. pushes for U.N. Somalia force in draft resolution |
| · | UN council authorizes force to replace EU in Chad |
| Saturday, January 10 | | · | Somalia: UN Team to Explore Ways of Supporting Security in Violence-Wracked Coun |
| Friday, January 09 | | · | A Chance to Improve the United Nations |
| Thursday, January 08 | | · | AU chief urges UN to play due roles in Somalia |
| Tuesday, November 25 | | · | Malaysia moves UN for naval peacekeeping force to combat piracy |
| Thursday, November 20 | | · | Moro youth group writes Obama to help stop war |
| Sunday, September 28 | | · | Somalia: Blue Helmets Should Be Deployed, General Assembly Told |
| Monday, September 22 | | · | Rwandan general accused of abuse |
| Friday, September 19 | | · | UN peacekeeping operations are cost effective: official |
| · | UN to extend mandate for military observer mission in Georgia |
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