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Leaders Set To Tackle Growing Conflict Challenges As Ghana Hosts UN Peacekeeping Ministerial Meeting December 5-6, 2023

Global UpfrontNov 30, 2023November 30, 20230

December 5-6, 2023 will see the world’s peacekeeping community gather in Africa for the first time to be part of the United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping

What Future For UN Peacekeeping In Africa After Mali Shutters Its Mission?

Global UpfrontJul 10, 2023July 10, 20230

What happened? In June, to the surprise of most UN Security Council members, Mali’s government called on the Council to pull UN peacekeepers out of

30 Years After, Military Interventions Have Failed To End Democratic Republic of Congo’s Conflict – What’s Gone Wrong

Global UpfrontJun 27, 2023June 27, 20230

By Felix Mukwiza Ndahinda For 30 years, the Democratic Republic of Congo has suffered from communal violence, armed conflict and insecurity. Diverse actors have tried

Withdraw MINUSMA Peacekeeping Mission ‘Without Delay,’ Mali Junta Leaders Tell UN

Global UpfrontJun 17, 2023June 17, 20230

The country’s military rulers have increasingly imposed operational restrictions on peacekeepers and also broke Mali‘s longstanding alliance with former colonial power France. “The government of

UN Peacekeeping At 75, Daily Trust Editorial Of June 02, 2023

Global UpfrontJun 2, 2023June 2, 20230

The United Nations (UN) on May 25, at its headquarters in New York, celebrated the International Day of Peacekeepers and the 75th anniversary of UN

Nigeria Spent $8billion To Restore Peace In Liberia Under ECOMOG, Says General Irabor

Global UpfrontMay 24, 2023May 24, 20230

Chief of Defence Staff, General Leo Irabor, on Wednesday said the Nigerian government spent $8 billionn to restore peace in Liberia under the umbrella of

ISS Africa: Could UN Funding For AU Peace Missions Become The Norm?

Global UpfrontMay 24, 2023May 24, 20230

The African Union (AU) and its regional economic communities have deployed about 27 peace support operations in Africa since the 2000s. These missions have faced

DHQ Says No Cause For Alarm As UN Painted Fighting Vehicles Part Of Nigeria’s Contingent Equipment Moving For Deployment To UNISFA Peacekeeping Mission

Global UpfrontApr 4, 2023April 4, 20230

The Defence Headquarters wishes to react to some social media video clips been circulated arising from the presence of some United Nations Peacekeeping fighting vehicles

Nigeria Returns To UN Peacekeeping Operations, Deploys Contingent To UNISFA, One Year After Its Reconfiguration To Multinational Peacekeeping Force

Global UpfrontMar 15, 2023March 15, 20230

After years of absence in United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping operations, Nigeria on Wednesday March 15, 23 returned back with the induction of the Nigerian Base