Peacekeeping Missions
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India Calls For UN Peacekeeping Reforms Amid Shifting War Tactics
A new paradigm is needed for UN peacekeeping missions to effectively deal with the changing nature of conflicts and security challenges, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday.
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Air Chief Pays Tribute To Soldiers Who Died During Peacekeeping Mission In Lanka
Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari on Wednesday paid respects to the brave Indian soldiers who laid down their lives during the peacekeeping mission in Sri Lanka between 1987 and 1990.
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143 Indian Troops Died On Duty In Africa Under UN Peacekeeping Missions
A total of 143 Indian troops died on duty in Africa under UN peacekeeping missions since the United Nation's inception, the government said on Thursday.
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At UN Meet, India Highlights Experience Of Peacekeeping Forces In Dealing With Sexual Exploitation, Abuse
India's envoy to the United Nations on Monday highlighted the experience of the country's peackeeping forces in dealing with Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) and said that India has adopted zero tolerance towards this issue.
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UN Peacekeeping Missions Should Not Be For "Political Interests": India
The United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions should not operate in perpetuity and there is an urgent need for time-bound exit strategies to ensure they do not become instruments for "furthering political interests", India, one of the largest troop-contributing countries, has said.
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5 Indian Peacekeepers To Be Honoured Posthumously With UN Medal
Five Indian peacekeepers, who died while serving in UN peacekeeping missions last year, are among 83 military, police and civilian personnel to be honoured this week with a prestigious UN medal awarded posthumously for courage and sacrifice in the line of duty.
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India Showed Commitment To Multilateralism Via Peacekeeping: UN Chief
India has shown a strong commitment to multilateralism through its engagement in peacekeeping, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said as he honoured those who died in the line of duty. At a reception hosted by the Permanent Mission of India to the UN on International Day of UN Peacekeepers yesterday, Mr Guterres noted that India is the second-l...
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Proposes To Shut Down Haiti Peacekeeping Mission
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is proposing to shut down the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti by October and replace it with a much smaller UN presence, according to a report obtained by AFP on Monday.
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Donald Trump Says UN Just A Club For People To 'Have A Good Time'
Days after the United Nations voted to condemn Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, Donald Trump questioned its effectiveness Monday, saying it's just a club for people to "have a good time."
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UN Security Council Urges South Sudan To Accept 'Protection Force'
The UN Security Council on Saturday urged South Sudan to drop its opposition to the deployment of a regional protection force to beef up a large UN peacekeeping mission in the war-scarred country.
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'Sometimes When I'm Alone With My Baby, I Think About Killing Him. He Reminds Me Of The Man Who Raped Me.'
The neighborhood is a patchwork of low-slung buildings scorched and looted at the height of the civil war, a place where the United Nations was supposed to come to the rescue. But in a number of homes, women and girls are raising babies they say are the children of UN troops who abused or exploited them.
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Fighting At UN Compound In South Sudan Kills 18, Says Medical Aid Group
Fighting at a United Nations compound sheltering people fleeing conflict in South Sudan has killed 18 people, including two Medicins Sans Frontieres workers, the international medical aid group said.
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Peacekeepers Must Reinvent Themselves To Face New Challenges: India
With the UN peacekeeping arena facing several challenges from intra-ethnic conflicts to terrorist-related attacks, India has said there is a need for all peacekeepers to "reinvent" themselves with new tools to tackle these issues.
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UN Mission Sends Burundi Officers Home Over Unrest
The UN peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic is repatriating three military officers on suspicion they committed human rights violations during political unrest in their home country, Burundi, an internal document showed.
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India To Depute Over 100 Fresh Troops Under UN Flag In Africa
India has committed to deploy a fresh contingent of over 100 paramilitary troops for rendering special police combat and security duties under the United Nations (UN) flag in the African nation of Liberia.
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India Calls For UN Peacekeeping Reforms Amid Shifting War Tactics
A new paradigm is needed for UN peacekeeping missions to effectively deal with the changing nature of conflicts and security challenges, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday.
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Air Chief Pays Tribute To Soldiers Who Died During Peacekeeping Mission In Lanka
Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari on Wednesday paid respects to the brave Indian soldiers who laid down their lives during the peacekeeping mission in Sri Lanka between 1987 and 1990.
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143 Indian Troops Died On Duty In Africa Under UN Peacekeeping Missions
A total of 143 Indian troops died on duty in Africa under UN peacekeeping missions since the United Nation's inception, the government said on Thursday.
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At UN Meet, India Highlights Experience Of Peacekeeping Forces In Dealing With Sexual Exploitation, Abuse
India's envoy to the United Nations on Monday highlighted the experience of the country's peackeeping forces in dealing with Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) and said that India has adopted zero tolerance towards this issue.
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UN Peacekeeping Missions Should Not Be For "Political Interests": India
The United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions should not operate in perpetuity and there is an urgent need for time-bound exit strategies to ensure they do not become instruments for "furthering political interests", India, one of the largest troop-contributing countries, has said.
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5 Indian Peacekeepers To Be Honoured Posthumously With UN Medal
Five Indian peacekeepers, who died while serving in UN peacekeeping missions last year, are among 83 military, police and civilian personnel to be honoured this week with a prestigious UN medal awarded posthumously for courage and sacrifice in the line of duty.
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India Showed Commitment To Multilateralism Via Peacekeeping: UN Chief
India has shown a strong commitment to multilateralism through its engagement in peacekeeping, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said as he honoured those who died in the line of duty. At a reception hosted by the Permanent Mission of India to the UN on International Day of UN Peacekeepers yesterday, Mr Guterres noted that India is the second-l...
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Proposes To Shut Down Haiti Peacekeeping Mission
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is proposing to shut down the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti by October and replace it with a much smaller UN presence, according to a report obtained by AFP on Monday.
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Donald Trump Says UN Just A Club For People To 'Have A Good Time'
Days after the United Nations voted to condemn Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, Donald Trump questioned its effectiveness Monday, saying it's just a club for people to "have a good time."
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UN Security Council Urges South Sudan To Accept 'Protection Force'
The UN Security Council on Saturday urged South Sudan to drop its opposition to the deployment of a regional protection force to beef up a large UN peacekeeping mission in the war-scarred country.
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'Sometimes When I'm Alone With My Baby, I Think About Killing Him. He Reminds Me Of The Man Who Raped Me.'
The neighborhood is a patchwork of low-slung buildings scorched and looted at the height of the civil war, a place where the United Nations was supposed to come to the rescue. But in a number of homes, women and girls are raising babies they say are the children of UN troops who abused or exploited them.
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Fighting At UN Compound In South Sudan Kills 18, Says Medical Aid Group
Fighting at a United Nations compound sheltering people fleeing conflict in South Sudan has killed 18 people, including two Medicins Sans Frontieres workers, the international medical aid group said.
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Peacekeepers Must Reinvent Themselves To Face New Challenges: India
With the UN peacekeeping arena facing several challenges from intra-ethnic conflicts to terrorist-related attacks, India has said there is a need for all peacekeepers to "reinvent" themselves with new tools to tackle these issues.
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UN Mission Sends Burundi Officers Home Over Unrest
The UN peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic is repatriating three military officers on suspicion they committed human rights violations during political unrest in their home country, Burundi, an internal document showed.
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India To Depute Over 100 Fresh Troops Under UN Flag In Africa
India has committed to deploy a fresh contingent of over 100 paramilitary troops for rendering special police combat and security duties under the United Nations (UN) flag in the African nation of Liberia.
