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Funding crisis forces deep cuts to UN peacekeeping missions

·October 17, 2025·2 min read

The crisis, which UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix described as “more daunting than ever,” follows the partial non-payment of assessed contributions – the mandatory dues Member States pay to finance UN operations in some of the world’s most volatile regions – operating at a level well below the approved 2025-26...

WHO and partners deliver aid to two Gaza hospitals in high-risk missions

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·January 2, 2024·2 min read

Teams that undertook the high-risk missions witnessed intense hostilities in their vicinity, as well as high patient loads and overcrowding caused by people seeking refuge. They also reported that food needs remain dire across the enclave, which is impacting operations, with hungry people stopping convoys in hopes of finding something...

UN voices concern over obstacles to Mali mission’s orderly withdrawal

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·October 15, 2023·1 min read

The peacekeeping mission which for many years has been the deadliest place to serve as a UN ‘blue helmet’, is due to draw down fully by 31 December, in accordance with its Security Council mandate. At that point, MINUSMA’s 12 camps and one temporary operating base will be closed and...

UN missions battle old and emerging threats, to protect civilians

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·July 29, 2023·2 min read

Climate change and conflict Briefing the Security Council, Lt. Gen. Mohan Subramanian, Force Commander of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) recalled when dykes collapsed in Unity State in October 2022, leading to flash floods not seen in nearly six decades, displacing over 170,000 people to the provincial capital...