President Bola Tinubu on Saturday mourned the passing of Lieutenant General Chikadibia Obiakor (retd.), the first African to ...

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 ...

UN Urges Rwanda to Leave Eastern Congo and Extends Peacekeeping Mission for a Year KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has urged Rwanda to withdraw its forces from eastern Congo and ...

Geopolitical tensions and a funding crisis are jeopardising peacekeeping missions, particularly those under the auspices of ...

Funding and personnel for United Nations peacekeeping operations dropped to a 25-year low last year after major donors, led ...

A "perfect storm" of falling troop numbers, geopolitical tensions and funding crises is jeopardizing international peacekeeping efforts, a new study has warned.

Beijing, China, Jan. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At the China Peacekeeping Police Training Center (CPPTC) of the China People's Police University in Langfang, North China's Hebei Province, everyone ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...