peacekeeping

Macron, Tusk Discuss Idea of Foreign Peacekeepers in Ukraine

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Thursday said he discussed with French President Emmanuel Macron the possibility of stationing foreign troops in Ukraine in case of a ceasefire, but that Warsaw was not currently "planning any such actions."

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UN Agrees to Wind Down Somalia Mission Over Next Two Years

The UN Security Council voted to begin a two-year withdrawal of its political mission in Somalia, which has been in the east African country for more than a decade.

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3 Killed, UN Peacekeeper Wounded in East DR Congo: Sources

A Romanian "mercenary" and two Congolese soldiers were killed and a UN peacekeeper wounded in three separate incidents in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, several sources said.

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UN Peacekeepers End Operations in DR Congo’s South Kivu Region

UN peacekeepers have ceased operations in DR Congo's restive South Kivu province after more than 20 years, officials said in line with previously-announced plans.

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Chinese Peacekeepers Pulling Out of DR Congo

Chinese peacekeepers with the UN stabilization mission in eastern DR Congo attended a departure ceremony as the force withdraws from the war-torn region.

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UN Peacekeepers Launch Pullout From War-Torn East DR Congo

The UN has kicked off the withdrawal of MONUSCO peacekeeping forces from the Democratic Republic of Congo by handing over the first UN base to national police.

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Senegal Completes US Air Force Aeromedical Evacuation Training

The Armed Forces of Senegal have completed the Aeromedical Evacuation Teams training led by the US Air Force at Ouakam Air Base.

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DR Congo Says Pullout of UN Peacekeepers Has Started

The withdrawal of UN peacekeepers from the Democratic Republic of Congo "has commenced," the foreign minister announced.

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UN Mission Ends Decade of Deployment in Mali

The UN mission in Mali ended a decade of deployment in the crisis-wracked country, meeting a December 31 deadline agreed after Mali's military leaders ordered it to leave. 

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UN Prepares to Start Pulling Peacekeepers From DR Congo

The UN Security Council is expected to accede to a demand from the Democratic Republic of Congo and launch a gradual withdrawal of peacekeepers, starting later this month.

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