United Nations • Page 5 of 47

Nov- 2025 -

17 November

UN Security Council convenes to address the ceasefire in Gaza, featuring delegates from various member nations.

UN Security Council Set to Vote on International Force for Gaza

The UN Security Council is set to vote Monday on a US-drafted resolution bolstering Trump's Gaza peace plan, as the US warns that a failure could lead to fighting.

16 November

Middle East

A UN peacekeeping force (UNIFIL) soldier at the Lebanese southern coastal area of Naqura, by the border with Israel

Staff Writer With AFP

UN Peacekeepers Say Israeli Forces Fired on Them in Southern Lebanon

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said Sunday that Israeli soldiers had shot at its peacekeepers from a tank near an army position in the country's south.

15 November

Africa

Two uniformed soldiers stand front and center of the image, staring straight. They both hold automatic rifles, pointed down. They are wearing a blue helmets and vests. The soldier on the right has 'UN' written in white in front of his helmet. Underneath their vests, they have a camouflage uniform on. A white tank with 'UN' written on its body in black is seen stationed in the background. Its orange headlights are on. The background is a dark blue sky.

Staff Writer With AFP

UN Renews Peacekeeping Mission in Disputed Abyei Region

The UN Security Council on Friday renewed a peacekeeping mission in Abyei, a disputed oil-rich region between Sudan and South Sudan, but warned that future extensions depended on progress in ending the conflict.

13 November

Middle East

Members of the Czech Army traverse a field in a Pandur II Armored Personnel Carrier, during vehicular movement drills, alongside the 2nd Battalion, 34th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, March 1, at Hradiště Military Area in Northwest Czech Republic. The 2/34th is in the Czech Republic training with members of its military to increase readiness and interoperability as part of Saber Strike 22, a large scale, multinational exercise taking place between NATO allies throughout Europe. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Cordeiro)

Rojoef Manuel

Indonesia Retires Russian APCs, Deploys Czech Pandurs to UN Mission in Lebanon

Indonesia has swapped its aging Russian-made BTR-80A armored personnel carriers with Czech Pandur II 8×8 vehicles in Lebanon under a UN peacekeeping mission.

11 November

Americas

Staff Writer With AFP

US Strikes on Alleged Drug Boats Kill Six More People

US forces have killed six more people in strikes on alleged drug-running boats, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday, bringing the campaign's total number of deaths — which critics describe as illegal executions — to 76.

Oct- 2025 -

30 October

Africa

Sudanese security forces stand guard outside the foreign ministry in Khartoum on 28 January 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

UN Calls for End to Sudan Siege After Mass Hospital Killings

UN chief called for an immediate end to military escalation in Sudan after reports that more than 460 people were shot dead in a hospital.

21 October

War

Staff Writer With AFP

In Sudan’s War, Grassroots Network Steps in Where Authorities Fail

In Sudan, volunteers risk death and arrest daily to serve a starving and uprooted population, vital work that made their network one of the top contenders for this year's Nobel Peace Prize.

20 October

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Houthi Rebels Detain 20 UN Staff After Raiding Sanaa Office

The UN's office in Yemen said Sunday that Houthi rebels were still holding 20 of its staff following their raid on the organisation's building in Sanaa a day earlier.

18 October

Americas

Haitian comandos step off from the starting point of a 20-kilometer ruck march during Fuerzas Comando, July 17, 2018 at the Instituto Superior Policial, Panama. Fuerzas Comando is an annual multinational special operational forces skills competition sponsored by U.S. Southern Command and hosted this year by the Ministry of Public Security, Panama. Through friendly competition, this exercise promotes interoperability, military-to-military relationships, increases training knowledge, and improves regional security. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Ragin/Released)

Staff Writer With AFP

UN Extends Arms Embargo on Haiti

The UN Security Council voted unanimously to extend the arms and military equipment embargo on Haiti for another year, and added two people to its sanctions list.

13 October

Terrorism

United Nations peacekeeping forces (UNIFIL) patrol near the village of Mais el Jabal, along the southern Lebanese border with Israel.

Staff Writer With AFP

UN Force in Lebanon Says Peacekeeper Wounded by Israeli Grenade

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon said that one of its members was wounded by an Israeli grenade dropped near a UN position in the country's south, the third incident of its kind in just over a month.

Trends Shaping the Defense World

JOIN 100,000+ FOR DEFENSE NEWS, TRENDS & INSIGHTS