Cyprus seeks UN help to stem asylum-seeker ‘avalanche’
September 26, 2022 GMTNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus is seeking help from the United Nations to stem an “avalanche” of migrants who make their way from the ethnically divided island’s breakaway north across a U.N.-controlled buffer zone to seek asylum in numbers that authorities cannot cope with, the interior minister said Monday.
U.N. official vows to step up aid after attack on Congo camp
February 23, 2022 GMTBUNIA, Congo (AP) — A top U.N. peacekeeping official has vowed to step up humanitarian assistance to Congo's Ituri province, where militiamen killed at least 60 people at a displaced persons camp this month.
UN peacekeepers face greater threats from complex conflicts
November 20, 2021 GMTUNITED NATIONS (AP) — The more than 87,000 personnel in U.N. peacekeeping missions are confronting greater threats today because conflicts have become more complex and are driven by an increasing number of factors ranging from ethnic tensions and the impact of organized crime to illegal exploitation of resources and terrorism, the U.N.
UN says many lives lost daily in Africa’s Sahel Crisis
November 12, 2021 GMTUNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. peacekeeping chief warned Friday that the crisis in Africa’s Sahel region remains volatile, with insecurity and instability seriously undermining prospects for development and many lives lost every day as a result of terrorist attacks.
UN condemns peacekeeper attacks, urges prosecution, safety
May 25, 2021 GMTUNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Security Council condemned killings and attacks against U.N. peacekeepers in the strongest terms Monday and called for prompt prosecution of those responsible.
The council underscored the critical importance of safety and security for the U.N.’s more than 90,000 peacekeepers serving in 12 missions from Congo, South Sudan and Mali to the Middle East and India-Pakistan.
The Latest: Congo to boycott UN meetings about the country
September 27, 2018 GMTUNITED NATIONS (AP) — The latest on the United Nations General Assembly (all times local):
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Congo says it has decided to boycott two planned U.N. events focusing on the central African nation because it was not consulted on the agenda or expected outcome.