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Wreath of flowers are placed near the coffin of Irish soldier Sean Rooney who was killed on a U.N. peacekeeping Patrol, du...

World Jul 29

Lebanon military court convicts 6 for killing UN peacekeeper in 2022

By Abby Sewell, Associated Press

World Oct 29

Congo Endless Conflict
Congo wants UN peacekeepers to leave, but endless war complicates that

The end of one of the world’s deadliest and yet most shadowy wars is as difficult to predict as the end of the large peacekeeping force meant to contain it.

By Sam Mednick, Ruth Alonga, Associated Press

World May 28

2nd Sgt. Venny Greace of the Indonesian Army prepares for a patrol with her unit on the Blue line buffer zone between Israel and Lebanon. Photo by Sebastian Rich
Photos: As roles for female UN peacekeepers grow, so do the dangers

Sebastian Rich visited the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, or UNIFIL, to learn about women in the military and their particular challenges.

By Sebastian Rich

World May 01

People who fled fighting in South Sudan are seen walking at sunset on arrival at Bidi Bidi refugee's resettlement camp near the border with South Sudan, in Yumbe district, northern Uganda December 7, 2016. REUTERS/James Akena - RTX2V727
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South Sudan’s civil war spirals into genocide, leaving ghost towns in its wake

South Sudan was founded in 2011, and now it’s on the edge of collapse: Forces allied to the president and vice president have been fighting along tribal lines. Murderous raids on civilian communities are a favored tactic, and UN peacekeepers…

By PBS News Hour

World Apr 12

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UN peacekeepers accused of thousands of cases of abuse, AP finds

A new investigation by The Associated Press found nearly 2,000 allegations of abuse and exploitation by United Nations peacekeepers in the past 12 years in countries like the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Haiti. More than 300 of the…

By PBS News Hour

Sep 08

British official criticizes UN peacekeepers for sexual abuse

By Robert Burns, Associated Press

LONDON — British Defense Minister Michael Fallon says sexual exploitation by U.N. peacekeepers must be eliminated.

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