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UNSC unanimously votes to renew peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, cut troop
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], Aug 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and calling for the reduction of the number of peacekeepers in the country, UNSC President for August Dian Triansyah Djan
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UNIFIL ship damaged in Lebanon blast, several naval peacekeepers injured
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 5 (ANI): A ship of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Maritime Task Force docked at Beirut port was damaged in Tuesday's blast in Lebanon's capital, leaving some naval peacekeepers injured, the UNIFIL said in a statement.
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Over 100 UN peacekeepers in Mali infected with coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bamako [Mali], June 12 (Sputnik/ANI): More than 100 peacekeepers from the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) have been infected with the novel coronavirus and two have died, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday.
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Army Major Suman Gawani honoured with prestigious UN Award
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Major Suman Gawani, an Indian Army officer who served as a women peacekeeper with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in 2019, has been bestowed with 'United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year award'. She becomes the first Indian peac
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In a first, Indian Army Major to be honoured with UN Military Gender Advoc
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Major Suman Gawani, an Indian Army officer and woman peacekeeper who has served with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), has been selected for the prestigious United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award (2019).
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UN suspends peacekeeper deployments until June 30
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [USA], April 8 (ANI): The United Nations has suspended the rotation and deployments of uniformed personnel, including individual officers and already formed, police and military peacekeeping units until June 30, in view of the novel coronavirus outbreak.
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No substitute for professional competence: India calls for making UN peace
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [USA], Dec 7 (ANI): India on Friday underscored the need for making the selection of United Nations peacekeepers more stringent and suggested a series of measures in this regard to make the process more effective.
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Mali: 1 UN peacekeeper killed, 5 wounded in mine attack
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Bamako [Mali], Oct 7 (ANI): A United Nations peacekeeper was killed and five others sustained injuries on Sunday (local time) when their vehicle hit an explosive device in northern Mali, the UN said.
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3 Senegalese UN peacekeepers killed in helicopter crash in Central African
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
United Nations [USA], Sep 28 (ANI): Three Senegalese UN peacekeeping crew members were killed and another injured in the crash of a Mi-24 helicopter in the Central African Republic (CAR) on Friday, .
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3 Senegalese UN peacekeepers killed in helicopter crash in Central African
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
United Nations [USA], Sep 28 (ANI): Three Senegalese UN peacekeeping crew members were killed and another injured in the crash of a Mi-24 helicopter in the Central African Republic (CAR) on Friday, .
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Sudan urges UNSC to withdraw peacekeepers from Dafur by 2020
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], Aug 27 (ANI): Sudan has urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to end the suspension of its troops' withdrawal from Dafur.
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UN to honour late Malawian soldier with highest peacekeeping award on Frid
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 21 (ANI): The United Nations on Monday announced that it will honour the "brave and selfless" action of a late UN peacekeeper from Mali, who sacrificed his life while saving his fellow comrade during an operation against a local armed group last year.
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