Sentences with phrase «union peacekeepers»

Clinton, on the other hand, more acutely captured the notion that although African Union peacekeepers were limited in their capabilities, only countries understanding the local faith and cultures in the conflict should even attempt to mediate it.

Somali troops and African Union peacekeepers fighting al Qaeda - linked al Shabaab militia in Mogadishu;

The United Nations Security Council agreed a UK - led Resolution to extend the mandate of African Union peacekeepers beyond Mogadishu and increase the number of troops from 12,000 to 17,731.

Western nations fear the Gulf rivalries playing out in Somalia could sideline their multi-billion dollar, U.N. - led efforts to build a functional Somali army to fight Shabaab before the withdrawal of African Union peacekeepers in 2020.

Not exact matches

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday adopted a peacekeeper role between New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and police union head Pat Lynch amid the increasingly fraught dynamics in the wake of the Eric Garner case.

In a deal in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa last week, the Sudanese government accepted a «hybrid» operation in Darfur made up of African Union (AU) troops, who are already in the country, and technical support from United Nations (UN) peacekeepers.

Abstract: More than twenty years of statelessness and related insecurity, including the proliferation of armed groups, the fragmentation of politics along clan - based lines, economic disruption and large scale population displacement, have had dire consequences on the rights and protection of women and young girls in Somalia; resulting in an increase in gendered patterns of violence as disillusioned and armed young men have been turning against women and girls with impunity.Implicated are Africa Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeepers, government soldiers and some men within Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Mogadishu, with allegations that tantamount to protector turning to perpetrator and exploiter.

On the other hand the Africa Union Commission has not shown with action its desire to follow to the letter its Code of Conduct that specifies that peacekeepers should not «indulge inactsof sexual, physicalorpsychologicalabuseorexploitationof thelocalpopulation» andthat «anyexchangeof money, employment, goodsorservices» forsexmustbepunished.

On the other hand the Africa Union Commission has not shown with action its desire to follow to the letter its Code of Conduct that specifies that peacekeepers should not