Posts Tagged: un peacekeeping

29 May – International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers

“United Nations peacekeeping is modernizing to ensure that it can tackle tomorrow’s peace and security challenges. It is deploying new technologies such as unarmed, unmanned aerial vehicles, refining its practices to better protect civilians, and boosting the representation of women among its ranks while strengthening its partnerships with regional organizations. The United Nations is improving… Read more »

Encourage US support of UN peacekeeping

From the Better World Campaign: You’ve already heard the bad news: The U.S. is in the red on its peacekeeping dues — big time. Now here’s the good news: The Administration is committed to doing something about it. Yesterday Ambassador Samantha Power took the case to Congress, testifying that next year’s budget must robustly support… Read more »

Support UN Peacekeeping efforts

From our partners in the Office of Public Witness Tell Congress to support UN peacekeeping efforts 2013 was a tough year for the world — a year for the UN to prove itself more than ever.  It was a year in which the UN showed its ability to respond nimbly to unfolding crises around the… Read more »

UN News Centre on the Commission on the Status of Women

One news media providing coverage of the 57th Session on the Commission of Women is the United Nations News Centre. Here are several of their stories: VIDEO STORIES: Women from around the world share their ideas of the greatest challenges to eliminating violence against women and girls, and how to overcome them PRINT STORIESFEATURE: UN… Read more »