When Mali recently called for a UN peacekeeping force to depart the country “without delay,” it was the latest sign of unease in parts of Africa over the role of the so-called Blue Helmet operations.

Amongst the many challenges confronting the UN in the 21st Century probably the most pressing facing the world leaders gathered in New York is that of restoring the credibility of the "blue helmets", ...

New York - Dozens of UN peacekeepers have been killed in northern Mali and kidnapped on Syria's Golan in recent months, while in South Sudan they shelter 100 000 civilians fleeing merciless fighting.

Vehicles of the United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping Force patrol around the ... Needless to say, we're facing more conflict within and between states than any time since World War Two," said Jean ...

“UN Peacekeepers have made many sacrifices and contributed to easing the hardships of other countries, whether they were facing prolonged wars ... women who decided to join the ranks of the blue ...

Since its operational inception as the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) to oversee Arab-Israeli wartime in 1948, the United Nations Peacekeeping Force, often touted as the “Blue ...

This March, some 35 years after the United Nations closed a landmark chapter in peacekeeping, Namibia inaugurated President ...

Needless to say, we're facing more conflict within and between states than any time since World War Two," said Jean-Pierre Lacroix, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, during a news ...