Peacekeeping

Europe News

UK PM Keir Starmer 'ready' to put troops on the ground in Ukraine

Starmer's comments are the first time the leader has publicly and explicitly said he would be willing to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine.

17/02/2025

Lebanon

Why the survival of the UNIFIL mission in Lebanon matters for Europe

As the Israeli army continues to pressure the UN peacekeepers to abandon southern Lebanon, the international community remains seemingly hesitant in its response, turning UNIFIL into a should-I-stay-or-should-I-go mission.

22/10/2024

Mali

UN votes to end its peacekeeping mission in Mali after junta demands

The UN Security Council voted unanimously Friday to immediately end its peacekeeping mission in Mali as demanded by the country’s military junta, which has brought in mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner Group to help fight an Islamic insurgency.

01/07/2023

Germany

Germany confirms it will withdraw troops from UN Mali mission

Berlin says political and security conditions in Mali, which is run by a military junta, can no longer justify the deployment of 1,000 German peacekeepers

03/05/2023

China

Can China broker peace between Russia and Ukraine?

Chinese President Xi Jinping's recent visit to Moscow looks like tacit backing for Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine yet China thinks it can be a broker for peace between the two countries

23/03/2023

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Fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo resumes

UN-backed soldiers are patrolling in Goma as they try to secure the largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

10/11/2022

Haiti

UN split over sending an international force to crisis-hit Haiti

Mexico and the US have proposed the idea, but Russia and China have expressed reservations.

18/10/2022

Egypt

Eight killed after peacekeeping force's helicopter crashes in Egypt

Two Europeans among eight killed after peacekeeping force's helicopter crashes in Egypt.

12/11/2020

Yemen

Euroviews. The EU must push for peace in Yemen to avoid a decade of humanitarian disaster ǀ View

As we enter 2020, if the openings for peace are to set Yemen on a path to stability, the EU must be at the forefront of efforts to make the next ten years the decade of delivery, not the decade of disaster. For Yemen, that will require peace.

12/12/2019

Kosovo

UN human rights expert slams own agency for Kosovo toxic camps scandal

The UN must urgently provide compensation for minorities placed in toxic Kosovo camps, says UN rights expert.

14/03/2019

World News

Watch: Portuguese paras raid rebel base in Central African Republic

Spectacular video footage from the Portuguese armed forces shows how a battle between paratroopers and rebels unfolded in the Central African Republic.

18/01/2019

Haiti

UN troops to leave Haiti

UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti is set to leave the country

06/10/2017

World News

Who are the Blue Helmets?

As the US boasts about cutting its funding to the United Nations peacekeeping force, euronews asks who the Blue Helmets are, and what they do.

29/06/2017

Yemen

Yemenis in Sanaa react to new 72-hour ceasefire

In Yemen, residents in the capital Sanaa have reacted to the UN’s announcement that a 72-hour ceasefire will start late on Wednesday, by calling for a permanent end to the…

18/10/2016

Colombia

Colombia prepares for signing of historic peace deal

Colombia’s Caribbean town of Cartagena is preparing to host the signing of an historic peace deal between the Colombian government and Farc rebels.

26/09/2016

South Sudan

South Sudan agrees to deployment of international protection force

South Sudan’s embattled government has agreed to allow an international protection force to be deployed in the country, after a United Nations mission failed to prevent…

06/08/2016