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Chad, Home to Sudanese Refugees, Wants UN to Leave

Evelyn Leopold | Posted 02.19.2010 | World

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Evelyn Leopold

In this barren sandy moonscape, UN troops replaced European peacekeepers last March. Recently, Chad asked the UN to leave, but the reasons for their request are opaque.

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Brazil Feels The Pain Of Peacekeeping in Haiti

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 01.26.2010 | World

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Eric Ehrmann

With a presidential vote on the horizon, Brazil's national conscience is getting a strong dose of melancholia generated by non-stop coverage of dead and wounded soldiers coming home from UN peacekeeping operations in Haiti.

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From Narcocracy to Democracy... Can a Marshall Plan Contain Haiti's Global Drug Trade?

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 01.24.2010 | World

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Eric Ehrmann

The IMF has proposed a plan that might help Haiti build a new foundation for nation building. But if this plan is to succeed it will need to contain the global drug trade that dominates Haiti's economy.

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Haiti: Who's Coordinating the Coordinators? UN Asks For More Troops

Evelyn Leopold | Posted 01.20.2010 | World

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Evelyn Leopold

UNITED NATIONS - As Haitians without food, water and shelter grow frustrated and angry, the United Nations Security Council authorized another 2,000 p...

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Haiti: Stunned UN Faces Own Tragedy and Gigantic Relief Effort (UPDATE)

Evelyn Leopold | Posted 03.18.2010 | World

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Evelyn Leopold

Haiti is the poorest nation in the Western hemisphere with impenetrable roads, a crumbling infrastructure, illiteracy and a barely functioning judicial system. It did not deserve an earthquake.

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U.N. Birthday Rocks for Its Peacemakers

Jim Luce | Posted 03.18.2010 | New York

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Jim Luce

Flashbulbs popping non-stop, H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations in New York, entered the U.N. General Assembly Hall in New ...

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UN Women Peacekeeper Dearth A Concern: Officials

Inter Press Service | Posted 07.03.2009 | World

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By Lydia Zemke | Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jun 2 (IPS) - Even as U.N. peacekeeping operations in the world's battle zones continue to exp...

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Darfur Insurgents Hit With Air Strikes

BBC NEWS | Posted 02.27.2009 | World

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The Sudanese military has launched an air and ground assault on insurgents' positions in South Darfur, according to a rebel group. The Justice and ...

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Doing the Right Thing in Somalia

Frankie Martin | Posted 02.05.2009 | World

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Frankie Martin

An international stabilization force may well be what is needed in Somalia, but the tough groundwork will have to be laid first. And for this, the Somali people must be on board.

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Indian UN Peacekeepers Investigated For Extensive Sexual Abuse In Congo

AFP | Posted 09.13.2008 | Home

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NEW DELHI - The Indian army said Wednesday that it was investigating UN allegations its troops had engaged in sexual abuse while on peacekeeping duti...

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No Parking Helicopters, Send Them to Darfur

Susan Sawyers | Posted 09.07.2008 | Politics

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Susan Sawyers

Leading nations must supply helicopters and basic supplies critically needed by the African Union-United Nations mission in Darfur peacekeepers on the ground in Darfur.

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