Congolese forces kill at least seven during protests over president's refusal to step down
Security forces killed at least seven people in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday during protests over President Joseph Kabila's refusal to step down from office, United Nations peacekeepers said. A police spokesman said three people had been killed in altercations with security forces ...
German military copter crashes and burns in Mali desert, claiming peacekeeper crew of two
A German military helicopter assigned to the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali crashed in the West African nation's desert north on Wednesday, killing the two crew members, the German military said. The Tiger helicopter crashed around midday about 70 km (45 miles) north of Gao, ...
SDF peacekeepers involved in 50 road accidents in South Sudan: ministry
GSDF personnel participating in a U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan have been involved in about 50 traffic accidents since the start of their deployment in January of 2012.
Amnesty accuses U.N. peacekeepers of killing two, raping girl in Bangui
Amnesty International on Tuesday accused United Nations peacekeepers of raping a 12-year-old girl and killing a boy and his father during an operation in Central African Republic's capital Bangui earlier this month. The U.N. mission, set up to maintain stability as the country struggles to ...
Despite ban, U.N. peacekeepers commonly engage in transactional sex: study
United Nations peacekeepers commonly pay for sex with cash, dresses, jewelry, perfume, cell phones and other items, despite a ban on such relationships with people the world body is trying to help, a draft U.N. report concluded. The draft study by the U.N. Office of ...
Poroshenko aims for arms by calling for peacekeepers
It's a shame that Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's call for U.N. peacekeepers to help enforce the Minsk ceasefire is so belated and insincere.
