UN Security Council agrees to early withdrawal of DR Congo peacekeepers
1 year ago

UN Security Council agrees to early withdrawal of DR Congo peacekeepers

Al Jazeera  

Congolese authorities have long accused UN forces of failing to protect civilians from armed groups in the eastern DRC. The 15-member body voted on Tuesday to draw down peacekeeping forces in the Central African nation about a year earlier than originally scheduled despite continued concerns over violence. Numerous armed groups, including the ​​Allied Democratic Forces and M23, are active in provinces such as North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri in the eastern DRC, where civilians face violence and displacement. Despite concerns over security, Congolese authorities have persistently called for the UN to scale down its presence in the country, saying it has failed to protect civilians from armed groups. Tshisekedi won the December 2018 presidential election, which was tainted by allegations of voting irregularities, and voters have expressed concerns that Wednesday’s vote could face similar issues or even an outbreak of violence.

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Draft resolution circulated for UN peacekeepers in Haiti amid ongoing gang violence
4 months ago

Draft resolution circulated for UN peacekeepers in Haiti amid ongoing gang violence

Firstpost  

The U.S. and Ecuador have proposed a draft resolution to transition from the Kenya-led mission in Haiti to a U.N. peacekeeping operation to maintain progress in quelling gang violence. This follows U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit and highlights concerns over funding and effectiveness of the current multinational force The United States and Ecuador circulated a draft resolution on …

AP interview: Divisions among the world’s powerful nations are undermining UN efforts to end crises
7 months, 1 week ago

AP interview: Divisions among the world’s powerful nations are undermining UN efforts to end crises

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Deep divisions especially among the world’s most powerful nations have significantly undermined what the United Nations can do to help nations move from conflict to peace, the U.N. peacekeeping chief said. He pointed to the Central African Republic, Somalia, Sudan, Libya and Mali as examples, adding “the list is long and expanding.” Last July, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio …

UN peacekeepers close base in preparation to leave DR Congo
8 months, 2 weeks ago

UN peacekeepers close base in preparation to leave DR Congo

Al Jazeera  

The UN mission has been told to leave due to inefficiency in protecting civilians from armed conflict. UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told a briefing at the organisation’s headquarters in New York on Thursday that peacekeepers from Pakistan, who constituted the bulk of the forces deployed in South Kivu province, are leaving after more than 20 years of service. The Rwandan-backed …

3 Tanzanian soldiers were killed as violence persists in eastern Congo
9 months ago

3 Tanzanian soldiers were killed as violence persists in eastern Congo

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Three Tanzanian soldiers were killed and three others injured after a mortar shell landed near their camp in eastern Congo, where the Tanzanians are deployed under the banner of a regional bloc to help quell violence. President Felix Tshisekedi of Congo blames neighboring Rwanda for providing military support to the M23, an allegation Rwandan officials no longer …

UN peacekeepers begin pullout from DR Congo’s restive east
10 months, 1 week ago

UN peacekeepers begin pullout from DR Congo’s restive east

Al Jazeera  

The United Nations on Wednesday started pulling peacekeepers out of Democratic Republic of the Congo, moving to end a 25-year presence amid rising violence in the east of the long-troubled African nation. The withdrawal of the UN forces comes as thousands of civilians have been displaced by heavy fighting between the Congolese armed forces and the M23 rebel group in …

UN hands over 1st military base in Congo to begin its drawdown after decades in the country
10 months, 1 week ago

UN hands over 1st military base in Congo to begin its drawdown after decades in the country

Associated Press  

KAMANYOLA, Congo — United Nations peacekeepers handed over their first military base to security forces in eastern Congo on Wednesday as part of an eventual withdrawal after decades of operating in the country. Peacekeepers transferred responsibility and equipment at its base in Kamanyola in South Kivu province to Congo’s national police as part of a phased drawdown agreed upon between …

UN Security Council sanctions rebels in DR Congo as violence escalates
10 months, 3 weeks ago

UN Security Council sanctions rebels in DR Congo as violence escalates

Al Jazeera  

A committee imposes an arms embargo, travel ban and asset freeze on leaders of six armed groups fighting in the mineral-rich region. The United Nations Security Council has sanctioned the leaders of six armed groups fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo amid escalating violence in the country’s restive northeastern region. “We are pleased that as of today, six …

Security Council condemns deadly attack on UN mission in Central African Republic
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Security Council condemns deadly attack on UN mission in Central African Republic

China Daily  

UNITED NATIONS -- The UN Security Council on Tuesday strongly condemned the attack on the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic, which resulted in the death of one peacekeeper from Cameroon and five injuries on Monday. Council president Nicolas de Riviere of France issued a statement expressing "condolences and sympathy to the family of the peacekeeper …

UN sets December deadline for its peacekeepers in Congo to completely withdraw
11 months, 4 weeks ago

UN sets December deadline for its peacekeepers in Congo to completely withdraw

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo, which helped in the fight against rebels for more than two decades before being asked by the Congolese government to leave, will complete its withdrawal from the Central African nation by the end of 2024, the mission said Saturday. The U.N. and Congolese officials worked together to produce a disengagement plan …

All UN peacekeepers to leave DR Congo by end of 2024
11 months, 4 weeks ago

All UN peacekeepers to leave DR Congo by end of 2024

Al Jazeera  

In first phase of the withdrawal, about 2,000 UN troops will leave the restive eastern areas by the end of April. Numerous armed groups, including the ​​Allied Democratic Forces and M23, are active in restive eastern areas such as North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri provinces, where civilians face violence and displacement. In the first phase, about 2,000 UN troops …

UN votes unanimously to start the withdrawal of peacekeepers from Congo by year’s end
1 year ago

UN votes unanimously to start the withdrawal of peacekeepers from Congo by year’s end

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The Security Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to start the withdrawal of the U.N. peacekeeping force from Congo before the end of the year as the conflict-ridden country prepares to elect its next president on Wednesday. The resolution adopted by the U.N.’s most powerful body orders “the gradual, responsible and sustainable withdrawal” of the peacekeeping mission, known …

The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali ends after 10 years, following the junta’s pressure to go
1 year ago

The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali ends after 10 years, following the junta’s pressure to go

Associated Press  

BAMAKO, Mali — The United Nations ended its 10-year peacekeeping mission in Mali on Monday following the government’s request that alleged the force was inadequate to respond to growing violent extremism in the West African nation. In June, however, Mali’s junta asked the U.N. mission to leave, claiming that its “future outlook doesn’t seem to respond to the security needs” …

UN peacekeeping mission in Mali officially ends after 10 years
1 year, 1 month ago

UN peacekeeping mission in Mali officially ends after 10 years

Al Jazeera  

In June, Mali’s military government, which seized power in 2020, demanded the departure of the decade-old mission. The mission, known as the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, lowered the UN flag in its headquarters in the capital Bamako, its spokesperson Fatoumata Kaba told the AFP news agency on Monday. A decade of MINUSMA In June, Mali’s military government, …

United Nations bemoans struggles to fund peacekeeping as nations demand withdrawal of missions
1 year, 1 month ago

United Nations bemoans struggles to fund peacekeeping as nations demand withdrawal of missions

Associated Press  

ACCRA, Ghana — The United Nations’ top peacekeeping official defended the organization’s missions worldwide as concerns grow that they’ve gone into retreat as African leaders demand their withdrawal from Mali to Congo. Though Lacroix lamented how the peacekeeping budget was a mere 0.3% of global military spending, he also noted that it provides a good return on investment as peacekeepers …

United Nations bemoans struggles to fund peacekeeping as nations demand withdrawal of missions
1 year, 1 month ago

United Nations bemoans struggles to fund peacekeeping as nations demand withdrawal of missions

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The United Nations' top peacekeeping …

Security Council agrees to terminate UN mission in Sudan
1 year, 1 month ago

Security Council agrees to terminate UN mission in Sudan

Al Jazeera  

The United Nations political mission in Sudan, UNITAMS, will end on Sunday. A United Nations political mission in war-racked Sudan will end on Sunday after the UN Security Council voted to shut it down following a request from Sudanese authorities last month. Fourteen of the council’s 15 members adopted Friday’s resolution to end the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission …

UN ends political mission in Sudan, where world hasn’t been able to stop bloodshed
1 year, 1 month ago

UN ends political mission in Sudan, where world hasn’t been able to stop bloodshed

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations Security Council voted Friday to end its political mission of a few hundred people dedicated to ending the civil war in Sudan. Russia abstained from the unanimous vote to end UNITAMS, the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan. The United States’ and United Kingdom’s ambassadors expressed dismay over the decision to pull …

Congo and the UN sign a deal for peacekeepers to withdraw after more than 2 decades and frustration
1 year, 1 month ago

Congo and the UN sign a deal for peacekeepers to withdraw after more than 2 decades and frustration

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — Congo’s foreign minister and the head of the United Nations stabilization mission in Congo signed agreements Tuesday to end the presence of U.N. peacekeepers after more than two decades in the Central African nation. Congolese Foreign Minister Christophe Lutundula told national television that the ceremony marked the end of a collaboration “which has proved its limits in …

The massive displacement in Congo | Explained
1 year, 2 months ago

The massive displacement in Congo | Explained

The Hindu  

November 07, 2023 10:41 pm | Updated November 13, 2023 12:23 pm IST The story so far: On October 30, the UN International Organization of Migration reported that the number of people who have been internally displaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 6.9 million. Since then, the eastern DRC, bordering Rwanda, has been facing insurgency perpetrated …

Congo orders regional peacekeepers to leave by December
1 year, 3 months ago

Congo orders regional peacekeepers to leave by December

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Congo’s government spokesperson has said that the East African regional force would have to leave the country by Dec. 8 because of a “lack of satisfactory results on the ground” as agreed on during a regional meeting. Partick Muyaya told journalists on Monday night that the East African Community, or EAC, force must leave the country “because …

Congo’s president wants the large UN peacekeeping mission to start leaving the country this year
1 year, 3 months ago

Congo’s president wants the large UN peacekeeping mission to start leaving the country this year

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Congo’s president wants the world’s second largest United Nations peacekeeping force to move up its departure from the country, starting this December, saying it has failed to rein in conflicts in the country’s east. President Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi in an address at the annual United Nations gathering of world leaders on Wednesday accused the 17,000-strong peacekeeping mission of …

UN votes to end its peacekeeping mission in Mali as demanded by the country’s military junta
1 year, 6 months ago

UN votes to end its peacekeeping mission in Mali as demanded by the country’s military junta

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Friday to immediately end its peacekeeping mission in Mali as demanded by the country’s military junta, which has brought in mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner Group to help fight an Islamic insurgency. Kirby also claimed that “Prighozin helped engineer” the speedy departure of U.N. peacekeepers “to further Wagner’s interests.” “We know that …

UN Security Council ends peacekeeping mission in Mali
1 year, 6 months ago

UN Security Council ends peacekeeping mission in Mali

Al Jazeera  

Members vote unanimously to immediately wind down the mission despite fears by Western powers of new instability in the troubled nation. The UN Security Council ended a decade-old peacekeeping mission in Mali after the ruling military demanded the withdrawal of the international force battling an armed rebellion “without delay”. The Security Council resolution authorised MINUSMA to – “within its immediate …

Mali’s top diplomat demands UN peacekeepers leave the country after more than 10 years
1 year, 6 months ago

Mali’s top diplomat demands UN peacekeepers leave the country after more than 10 years

Associated Press  

BAMAKO, Mali — Mali’s top diplomat demanded Friday that U.N. peacekeepers who have been in this West African country grappling with an Islamic insurgency for more than a decade leave immediately, claiming they had failed in their mission. He said the mission has not “been able to adequately respond to the security situation in Mali” and that its “future outlook …

Mali asks UN to withdraw its peacekeeping mission ‘without delay’
1 year, 6 months ago

Mali asks UN to withdraw its peacekeeping mission ‘without delay’

Al Jazeera  

Mali has called on the United Nations to withdraw its peacekeeping mission from the country “without delay,” denouncing its “failure” to respond to security challenges. El Ghassim Wane, the head of the UN mission in Mali, said after the meeting of the 15-member council that conducting UN peacekeeping operations was “nearly impossible” without the consent of the host country. There …

At least 32 civilians killed in eastern Congo, says the U.N.
1 year, 10 months ago

At least 32 civilians killed in eastern Congo, says the U.N.

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least 32 civilians have …

UN extends Congo peacekeeping force with an eye to its exit
2 years ago

UN extends Congo peacekeeping force with an eye to its exit

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to extend the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo with an eye to its eventual exit, and to lift a notification requirement on some arms purchases which Congo’s foreign minister recently called “unjustified and humiliating.” The separate resolutions were approved amid worsening security in Congo’s mineral-rich east, a region rife with rebel …

Protesters demand UN troops leave DRC amid rising conflict
2 years, 5 months ago

Protesters demand UN troops leave DRC amid rising conflict

Al Jazeera  

The UN peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO, has come under regular criticism for its perceived inability to stop fighting in the conflict-torn east. Demonstrators have set fires and forced entry into the United Nations mission facilities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s eastern city of Goma, demanding that the peacekeeping forces leave the country amid rising insecurity in the region. Hundreds …

UN envoy warns of spiralling DRC conflict
2 years, 6 months ago

UN envoy warns of spiralling DRC conflict

Al Jazeera  

The United Nations envoy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has warned that fighting in the east of the country could spiral out of control, amid reports of grave human right abuses in the region’s restive provinces. A recent flare-up of heavy fighting has revived decades-old animosities between the governments of DRC and neighbouring Rwanda, with the former blaming …

UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan extended for a year
2 years, 9 months ago

UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan extended for a year

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council extended the mandate for the 19,000-strong U.N. peacekeeping force in South Sudan for a year Tuesday, while demanding an immediate end to fighting in the country and political dialogue to advance a plan to prevent the world’s newest nation from returning to civil war. Ambassador Linda Thomas Greenfield welcomed approval for the strengthened …

UN strongly condemns violations in Central African Republic
3 years, 7 months ago

UN strongly condemns violations in Central African Republic

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council on Monday strongly condemned violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in the Central African Republic and warned that attacks on United Nations peacekeepers there may constitute war crimes. U.S. political coordinator Rodney Hunter expressed outrage at reports that Russian military instructors led military offensives in the country “characterized by confrontations with …

UN: 4 UN peacekeepers, 23 attackers killed in Mali
3 years, 9 months ago

UN: 4 UN peacekeepers, 23 attackers killed in Mali

India TV News  

A fierce attack on a UN peacekeeping base in Northern Mali last week killed four peacekeepers and at least 23 attackers, and injured another 34 peacekeepers, the United Nations said Monday in an updated report. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric reiterated Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' salute on Friday to the bravery of Chadian peacekeepers who defended their camp in Aguelhok in the …

UN urges withdrawal of foreign forces, mercenaries from Libya
3 years, 9 months ago

UN urges withdrawal of foreign forces, mercenaries from Libya

Al Jazeera  

UN Security Council calls for foreign fighters to leave Libya ‘without further delay’ in rare show of unity. The United Nations Security Council has called for the withdrawal of all foreign forces and mercenaries from Libya “without further delay” in a unanimously approved declaration. “The Security Council calls on all parties to implement the ceasefire agreement in full and urges …

Sudan urges UNSC to withdraw all peacekeepers by June 2020; African Union says region 'remains volatile'
5 years, 4 months ago

Sudan urges UNSC to withdraw all peacekeepers by June 2020; African Union says region 'remains volatile'

Firstpost  

Sudan urged the UNSC to lift its suspension of troop withdrawals and ensure all peacekeepers leave Darfur by June 2020, but the African Union said overall security in the vast western region ‘remains volatile.’ United Nations: Sudan urged the UN Security Council on Monday to lift its suspension of troop withdrawals and ensure all peacekeepers leave Darfur by June 2020, …

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