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India believes more women in peacekeeping means more effective peacekeepin
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI): India is committed to increasing the number of women peacekeepers to the United Nations and to meeting the targets in this regard within the specified timelines, Vikas Swarup, Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday delivering
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Next batch of Indian UN peacekeepers all set to leave for South Sudan
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI): The next batch of Indian UN peacekeepers are all set to leave for South Sudan for their next assignment.
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Kremlin stresses peacekeepers can only enter Karabakh if Armenia, Azerbaij
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Peacekeepers can only enter Karabakh if both Armenia and Azerbaijan give their consent, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.
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Deployment of peacekeepers to Nagorno-Karabakh being discussed: Armenian F
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Yerevan [Armenia], October 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan said that possible deployment of peacekeepers in Azerbaijan's crisis-torn region of Nagorno-Karabakh was on the agenda of settlements talks.
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UNSC unanimously votes to renew peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, cut troop
Updated : 5 years, 7 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, 7 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, 9 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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No substitute for professional competence: India calls for making UN peace
Updated : 6 years, 3 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, 5 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, 5 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, 6 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, 7 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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