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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

World May 28

Photos: As roles for female UN peacekeepers grow, so do the dangers

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…

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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…

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World Sep 08

British official criticizes UN peacekeepers for sexual abuse

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

By Robert Burns, Associated Press

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