Peacekeeping News Articles

France Grants Its Recognition to Syria Rebels

PARIS — France announced Tuesday that it was recognizing the newly formed Syrian rebel coalition and would consider arming the group, seeking to inject momentum into a broad Western and Arab effort to build a viable and effective opposition that would hasten the end of a stalemated civil war that has destabilized the Middle East.

The New York Times | November 14, 2012
The United Nations must cure Haiti of the cholera epidemic it caused

Before Hurricane Sandy slammed into the east coast of the United States, it killed 54 people in Haiti and left tens of thousands more homeless. Haiti is especially vulnerable because of its poor infrastructure and environmental destruction, so people die there – as they did during the earthquake in January 2010 – in greater numbers than they would in other countries subject to the same natural disasters.

The Guardian | November 14, 2012
UN Peacekeepers on Track to Leave East Timor

A U.N. official says peacekeepers are on track to leave East Timor by year's end, but the international community will remain engaged in one of the world's youngest nations through other channels.

Associated Press | November 14, 2012
SA soldiers wounded in DR Congo

Two South African troops from the UN peace-keeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been wounded after being caught in the crossfire between the army and rebels, officials said Tuesday.

The Times (South Africa) | November 14, 2012
Afghan Warlord’s Call to Arms Rattles Officials

HERAT, Afghanistan — One of the most powerful mujahedeen commanders in Afghanistan, Ismail Khan, is calling on his followers to reorganize and defend the country against the Taliban as Western militaries withdraw, in a public demonstration of faltering confidence in the national government and the Western-built Afghan National Army.

The New York Times | November 14, 2012
South Sudan formally accepts the formation of Abyei administration

November 12, 2012 (JUBA/KHARTOUM) - South Sudan said on Sunday it has sent official notification to the African Union High Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) declaring its acceptance of the nomination lists by the Sudanese government based on the June 2011 agreement which calls for the establishment of an interim administration without preconditions.

Sudan Tribune | November 14, 2012
Decision on Afghanistan Deployment Nearing, Panetta Says

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii — White House and Pentagon officials hope to determine within weeks the number of American troops that will remain for the long term in Afghanistan after the bulk of United States forces come home in 2014, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said Monday.

The New York Times | November 14, 2012
Darfur rebels slam UNAMID for medevacking government soldiers

November 12, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The faction of the Sudan Liberation Movement rebel group led by Mini Minawwi (SLM-MM) has strongly criticized the UN-AU Peacekeeping Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) for airlifting government soldiers who were wounded in a battle last week, a charge peacekeepers admitted but contended that it falls under their mandate.

Sudan Tribune | November 14, 2012
Hepatitis hits more than 1,000 refugees in South Sudan: UNHCR

(Reuters) - An outbreak of hepatitis E has infected at least 1,050 Sudanese refugees in South Sudan, killing 26 and threatening to spread further among people still arriving in crowded camps, the United Nations said on Friday.

Reuters | November 11, 2012
No breakthrough in Afghan peace efforts before 2014: official

(Reuters) - Afghanistan's government has failed to secure direct talks with the Taliban and no significant progress is expected before 2014, when most NATO combat troops withdraw, a senior Afghan official closely involved with reconciliation efforts said on Friday.

Reuters | November 11, 2012

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