peacekeeping
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Jan- 2019 -15 JanuaryPeace
UN peacekeeping missions threatened by $2 billion budget gap
The UN is struggling with almost $2 billion in unpaid contributions to its peacekeeping budget, with current cash balances covering less than two months of operations
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Dec- 2018 -14 DecemberAfrica
UN renews mandate for Central African Republic peacekeeping mission
The UN Security Council renewed its peacekeeping mission to the Central African Republic after tough talks between the US, France and Russia
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6 DecemberAfrica
US resists UN funding for African Union-led peacekeeping missions
A bid by African countries to secure U.N. funding for peacekeeping operations suffered a significant setback as the US proposed 11 conditions for the financing
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4 DecemberMiddle East
UNIFIL peacekeepers increase patrols on Lebanon-Israel border
UN peacekeepers said they increased patrols on the Lebanese-Israeli border after Israel announced an operation against what it said were Hezbollah infiltration tunnels
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Nov- 2018 -22 NovemberAfrica
Rebel fire hits UN helicopter in eastern DR Congo
Ugandan rebels fired on a UN helicopter in the volatile Beni region in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, though there were no casualties, UN sources said
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20 NovemberAfrica
US pushes back against UN funding for African Union-led peacekeeping missions
A push at the UN to secure financing for peacekeeping operations led by the African Union won backing from China but the US poured cold water on the proposal
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19 NovemberAfrica
Central African Republic: Death toll in Alindao clashes rises to 48
At least 48 people were killed in clashes between rival militias in the restive Central African Republic town of Alindao last week
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15 NovemberAfrica
UN peacekeepers and DR Congo troops killed in offensive against ADF
United Nations peacekeepers and Congolese troops have been killed and wounded in an offensive against the AFG militia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
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7 NovemberAfrica
France proposes UN peacekeeper support for Central African troop deployments
The UN Security Council is weighing a French proposal that would see UN peacekeepers support newly-trained Central African Republic troops as they deploy
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Oct- 2018 -2 OctoberAfrica
UN bars Nigerian peacekeeper for sexually exploiting woman in Democratic Republic of Congo
A Nigerian man who was a UN peacekeeper has been sent home and barred from peacekeeping after investigators found he had sexually exploited a woman in 2017
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