Peacekeeping armies: what are they, why do African states build them and what impact do they have?
Finally, states that develop peacekeeping armies afford peace operations a high level of prominence in their national ...
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Indonesia joins BRICS: What now for West Papuan goal of independence?
The smaller Pacific Island nations, which Indonesia has been endeavouring to win over in a bid to thwart support for West ...
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5 steps the UN must take to regain international credibility
Born out of the ashes of World War II, the United Nations is an international organization composed of 193 countries that aims to peacefully resolve disputes, solve global problems, and set norms for ...
New frontiers as African countries bidding with USA to host 2030 Rugby League World Cup
Alongside Kenya, South Africa and the US, New Zealand and once again PNG are the contenders to welcome rugby league nations ...
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Meet the Ghanaian appointed as UN’s first African woman force commander
Maj-Gen Asmah was UNDOF's Deputy Force Commander from 2021 to 2023 and Acting Force Commander for a brief period ...
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It Happened at the UN: Week Ending Jan. 10
• The mother of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, died of a heart attack on Jan.
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United flight attendants continue push for new contract
United Airlines flight attendants continued their push for a new contract with a demonstration Thursday in support of the latest in the long saga. Flight attendants and their supporters ...
Australia asked to pay compensation for violating rights of asylum seekers in Nauru camps
UN watchdog finds refugees and asylum seekers suffered deterioration of physical and mental health in offshore detention ...
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FIPIC at 10: India’s strategic engagement with the Pacific Island countries
As India celebrates ten years of its ‘Act East Policy’ in 2024 and is poised to enter the second decade of Acting East, FIPIC ...
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It’s time for a U.N. ‘universal declaration on nature’ (commentary)
Attending the UN climate (COP28) and biodiversity (COP16) conferences during the past two years, it strikes this observer ...
Kagame Pans UN Report That Puts Rwanda at Center of Congo Crisis
Rwandan President Paul Kagame said his nation has nothing to do with M23 rebels operating in mineral-rich territories in ...
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Is Australia taking myopic approach in wooing Pacific nations to counter China?
Australia’s recent courtship of several Pacific island nations signals Canberra ... pledges to the Solomon Islands, Nauru and Papua New Guinea. “Canberra’s deals highlight efforts to ...