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UN reaffirms support for AFISMA after deadly terrorist attack in Mali

April 15, 2013 14:54
The United Nations on Friday reaffirmed its determination to back the African-led International Support Mission in Mali (AFISMA) after a terrorist suicide bombing killed three Chadian members of the force, which is helping national efforts to recover the northern Sahara region of the trouble-wracked country from insurgents. Meanwhile, UN humanitarian officials also warned that food situation in the north of the West African country is alarming, with an international humanitarian aid appeal grossly underfunded. "The United Nations condemns the bomb attack which has also injured

UN aims for Mali peacekeepers by July 1

April 15, 2013 13:02
An 11,000-strong UN peacekeeping force will take over military duties from France in Mali on July 1 if the UN Security Council rules the conflict has eased enough, according to a draft resolution obtained Monday. The 15-member Security Council could vote this month on the resolution that would allow French forces to intervene if UN peacekeepers are under "serious threat."

UN intervention force for DRC to have 3,069 troops

April 13, 2013 05:45
A UN intervention brigade designed to fight armed groups in the restive eastern Democratic Republic of Congo will be made up of 3,069 troops, a UN official said Saturday. The brigade will include "3,069 troops. That's the official number," said Madnodje Mounoubai, spokesman for the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission, which will incorporate the brigade. South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi will contribute troops to the brigade. Each country will send an infantry battalion of 850 soldiers, which amounts to 2,550 men, the spokesman said.

UN intervention force for DRC to have 3,069 troops

April 13, 2013 05:15
Some 3,069 troops will serve in the UN intervention brigade designed to fight armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a UN official said Saturday. The brigade will include "3,069 troops. That's the official number," said Madnodje Mounoubai, spokesperson for the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission, which will incorporate the brigade. hab/lc/fb

Rebels urge Tanzania to scrap sending UN troops to RDC

April 13, 2013 03:30
The rebel M23 movement has asked Tanzania to scrap plans to contribute troops to the future UN intervention brigade which is designed to fight armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The M23 rebels, who deny UN expert claims that neighbouring Rwanda and Uganda support them, "have consistently prevailed over much larger and better equipped forces," the movement's political leader Bertrand Bisimwa warned in a letter to Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete dated April 11.

10 police officers get approval to join UN peacekeeping mission

April 12, 2013 16:02
Ten Bangladeshi police officers have got the formal approval from the UN to join its peacekeeping mission in Liberia, belying the rumour that Bangladeshi police will not be recruited to UN mission.Some of the 10 officers have already joined while the rest will do by April 30, said a release issued by Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations on Thursday.Commenting on the approval, Permanent Representative of the Bangladesh Mission in the UN Dr AK Abdul Momen said, “It doesn’t matter what they (who are spreading propaganda) say.

UN talks with Syria on chemical arms probe at impasse

April 12, 2013 14:50
Discussions between the United Nations and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government on a possible investigation into the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria have reached an impasse, UN diplomats said on Wednesday. Syria and the United Nations have been exchanging letters for weeks but the two sides are far from agreement on how the investigation should be run, diplomats said on condition of anonymity. Syria has asked the United Nations only to investigate what it says was a rebel chemical attack near Aleppo last month.

Turkmenistan, UN review of United Nations Development Assistance Framework

April 12, 2013 14:20
The United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) for Turkmenistan for 2010-2015 was reviewed at an annual meeting in Ashgabat. The meeting discussed the results achieved in 2012 within the UNDAF and defined prospects of cooperation for the current year. The meeting was attended by members of the Mejlis (Parliament) of Turkmenistan, representatives of a number of ministries and departments, public associations, as well as the heads and staff of UN agencies accredited in Ashgabat.

UN calls for concerted world action to protect seas from pollution

April 12, 2013 12:07
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called on world leaders to take stronger action to protect the planet's seas, warning that pollution, unsustainable exploitation, climate change and acidification threaten the very foundations of all life and the global economy. "We need practical, timely action at the national, regional and global levels to improve the health of the oceans, and to recover and sustain ocean resources," the secretary-general said in a message to "The High Seas, Our Future!

DR Congo rebels warn will retaliate if attacked by UN troops

April 12, 2013 08:30
The M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday warned that they would retaliate if attacked by a peacekeeping brigade that the United Nations has recently approved to deploy to the country's restive northeast to disarm insurgents. "We, as M23, do not have the right to attack the UN contingent," spokesman Vianney Kazarama told AFP. "But if they attack us, we have the right to react, to retaliate... to defend ourselves."
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