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Apr- 2018 -26 AprilAfrica
Central African Republic: Ex-Seleka militias regroup as president urges shift in UN posture
President Touadera said he wants the UN's Minusca mission to shift from peacekeeping to peace enforcement as militias regroup in the wake of a controversial military operation in Bangui
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25 AprilCommentary
The UN Security Council is failing humanity. Here’s what to do about it
The inherently politicized nature of the contemporary standards for authorizing force at the UN Security Council has robbed Syrians of their right to protection.
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24 AprilCommentary
Subservient sovereignty: How Libyan is the Libya crisis?
The international community shot itself in the foot by over-exerting its influence in Libya. Now Khalifa Haftar is sick and Libyans will suffer.
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24 AprilAfrica
Four killed as UN peacekeepers and militia clash in Central African Republic
Four people were killed in clashes between UN peacekeepers and an armed group in Central African Republic's southwest, an area spared much of the violence that has ravaged the country since 2013
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12 AprilAfrica
Facing Mali equipment shortfalls, the UN asks Canada to deploy helicopters in June
The United Nations is in talks with Canada for early deployment of six helicopters to its Minusma peacekeeping force in Mali, and its representative pointed to other equipment shortfalls
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11 AprilAfrica
At least 18 killed in clashes as joint UN-Central African Republic operation in Bangui continues
At least 18 people were killed in clashes in the mainly Muslim PK5 district of Bangui, capital of Central African Republic, as a joint UN-CAR operation against armed groups continues
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10 AprilAfrica
UN peacekeeper killed, 8 wounded in Central Africa Republic operation
A United Nations peacekeeper was killed and eight others wounded in clashes with armed groups in the mainly Muslim PK5 neighbourhood in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic
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10 AprilCommentary
Libya’s militia problem
The international community’s narrow focus on political harmony will have huge costs for the future of Libya and the region.
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9 AprilEurope
UN reopens lethal autonomous weapons talks with eye on defining ‘killer robots’
A new round of talks on the use of so-called killer robots reopened at the United Nations, with a focus on defining the characteristics of autonomous lethal weapons.
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9 AprilAfrica
Gun battle near Central African Republic president’s residence after joint UN operation in Bangui
UN and FACA operation targeted armed groups in the mainly Muslim PK5 district; 2 people were killed and dozens wounded, including 11 peacekeepers
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