Tag: UN peacekeeping

Wednesday, June 30th 2021 - 00:16 UTC
With no budget by Thursday, UN peacekeeping missions to be frozen

United Nations has instructed peacekeeping missions “to make contingency plans” to leave since no agreement has been reached for the financial year beginning July first, and which could lead to a freeze of activities, diplomats revealed. The roadblock allegedly stems from China and African countries making multiple last-minute requests.
Tuesday, July 3rd 2018 - 09:01 UTC
UN peacekeeping budget is US$ 600 million less than last year's

United Nations member countries on Sunday agreed to a peacekeeping budget of just under US$ 6.7 billion, according to diplomatic sources. This is about US$ 122 million less than what had been recommended by a panel of experts.
Friday, December 15th 2017 - 01:55 UTC
Brazil will join the UN peace force in Central Africa Republic with 750 troops

Brazil will join the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic, Minusca, the United Nations has announced. This is an important decision since Brasilia looks to maintain a high profile in UN peace operations and show its increased interest in Africa.
Friday, September 25th 2015 - 05:59 UTC
“Let the private sector make business with Falkland/Malvinas, a blockade in the Americas is unacceptable” said lawmaker Trobo

Uruguayan lawmaker Jaime Trobo said that a blockade in the Americas was 'unacceptable' and called for closer links between the Falkland/Malvinas Islands and the continent, urging the private sector to take advantage of the business opportunities in trade and services.
Thursday, November 7th 2013 - 19:06 UTC
Mercosur and Argentina top of the agenda in Mujica/Rousseff summit in Brasilia

Mercosur negotiations, disputes with Argentina and economic complementation with Brazil are among the main issues of a long agenda that Uruguay and Brazil will address when President Jose Mujica visits his Brazilian peer Dilma Rousseff on Friday in Brasilia.
Thursday, March 15th 2012 - 06:16 UTC
Uruguay peacekeepers in Sinai surrounded by protesting Bedouins

Uruguay said Wednesday a contingent of its soldiers serving as peacekeepers in the Sinai have been trapped in their base by Bedouins demanding the release of four colleagues imprisoned in Egypt.
Friday, September 9th 2011 - 02:24 UTC
Haiti UN peacekeeping force led by Brazil will begin gradual pullout

Brazil's Defense minister said on Thursday that Haiti's peacekeeping force of 12,000 soldiers and police, known as MINUSTAH, will begin a gradual withdrawal aimed at turning security over to the Haitians, but not imperiling the stability achieved.
Thursday, June 30th 2011 - 20:17 UTC
US says Haiti cholera epidemic was imported, probably UN Nepal peacekeepers

Evidence strongly suggests UN peacekeepers from Nepal were the source of a cholera epidemic in Haiti that has killed more than 5,500 people, said a new report by the US Centres for Disease Control Prevention.
Thursday, June 16th 2011 - 19:23 UTC
UN Secretary General praises Uruguay’s contribution to peace keeping worldwide

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon thanked Uruguay for being one of the largest contributors to United Nations peacekeeping worldwide. Ban Ki-moon is currently on a South American round of visits that included Colombia, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil.
Thursday, April 14th 2011 - 05:32 UTC
UN peacekeeping operations to suffer most from US funding cuts

United States lawmakers are poised to cut spending on the United Nations by hundreds of millions of dollars, less than a week after UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon came to Congress to ask for continued strong support.