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Ibrahim Gambari, head of the Darfur peacekeeping mission

Darfur: another tough job for Ibrahim Gambari

18 Jan 2012

When veteran United Nations trouble-shooter Ibrahim Gambari was named head of the joint African Union-UN peacekeeping mission in the western Sudanese region of Darfur this January, there were...

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Darfur: an experiment in African peacekeeping

15 Dec 2010

UNAMID officer from Nigeria looks over a student's school work at a North Darfur camp for...

UN and African peace operations

15 Dec 2010

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Securing lasting peace in Africa

15 Dec 2010

Modest progress in overcoming conflicts, but challenges persist.

Reforming Africa’s security forces

15 Apr 2009

In Africa’s new democracies, reformers are seeking to create armies that protect civilians and...

Linking disarmament with justice

15 Oct 2007

UN peacekeepers disarm militia fighters in the Congo’s Ituri region: Communities welcome peace,...

Improving reintegration of former combatants

15 Apr 2007

Through its peacekeeping operations, the UN has helped disarm and return to civilian life some 400...

Darfur facing even greater horror

15 Oct 2006

African Union soldiers in Darfur: The African peacekeeping mission is too small to halt the...

Protecting civilians from genocide

15 Jul 2006

When Eugenie Mukeshimana and Suad Mansour met on the eve of the twelfth anniversary of the Rwanda...

Seeking peace with justice in Uganda

15 Jan 2006

International charges filed against northern rebel leaders

Tough UN line on peacekeeper abuses

15 Apr 2005

Action initiated to end sexual misdeeds in peacekeeping missions