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French soldiers face tough task in Lebanon
30/11/2011 - LEBANON

French soldiers face tough task in Lebanon

Approximately 1,300 French soldiers are part of a UN mission in southern Lebanon, supporting the Lebanese Army and monitoring a ceasefire with Israel. French army leaders call the UN mission in Lebanon more “complicated” than the one in Afghanistan.
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Three UN peacekeepers killed in Darfur
11/10/2011 - SUDAN

Three UN peacekeepers killed in Darfur

Three international peacekeepers were killed and six wounded late on Monday when their patrol came under attack in Sudan’s troubled Darfur region. The joint UN-African UNAMID patrol was guarding a camp for displaced people.
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Veteran French diplomat to head UN peacekeeping operations
02/09/2011 - FRANCE

Veteran French diplomat to head UN peacekeeping operations

Veteran French diplomat Hervé Ladsous (pictured) was appointed as the new head of United Nations peacekeeping operations on Friday, a key post in one of the UN's most high-profile departments.
Alain Le Roy, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations
25/07/2011 - THE INTERVIEW

Alain Le Roy, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations

France 24's New York correspondent Nathan King meets Alain Le Roy, the outgoing UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations. He reviews some of the key political and humanitarian crises he has handled during the last three years, such as Congo or Haiti, and explains the challenges of the UN's peacekeeping missions.
Ivory Coast: the Duékoué massacre
06/05/2011 - REPORTERS

Ivory Coast: the Duékoué massacre

In western Ivory Coast, the town of Duékoué witnessed a bloodbath. Mass killings took place at the end of March when the town was captured by forces loyal to President Ouattara. 30,000 people who fled those massacres are now crammed into refugee camps in unhygienic conditions. Most of them voted for Gbagbo and they now fear returning home - they are afraid of reprisals.
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Blue helmets struggle to keep the peace after violence breaks out again in Ivory Coast
14/01/2011 - IVORY COAST

Blue helmets struggle to keep the peace after violence breaks out again in Ivory Coast

The political crisis in Ivory Coast continues. After several days of calm, violence resumed last week; a dozen people were killed after clashes between the army loyal to Gbagbo and Ouattara supporters who live in the Abidjan district of Abobo. The UN peacekeepers have not been able to prevent all of the violence.
Alain Le Roy, UN Under Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations
23/12/2010 - THE INTERVIEW

Alain Le Roy, UN Under Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations

Nathan King talks to Alain Le Roy, UN Under Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations about the deteriorating situation in the Ivory Coast.
Gbagbo calls for international review of electoral crisis
22/12/2010 - IVORY COAST

Gbagbo calls for international review of electoral crisis

In his first televised speech since the disputed Nov. 28 run-off, Ivorian strongman Laurent Gbagbo called for an international review of the country’s political crisis even as he insisted he was the legitimate president.
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Fear of violence in Abidjan as Gbagbo refuses to step down
21/12/2010 - IVORY COAST

Fear of violence in Abidjan as Gbagbo refuses to step down

Fears of violence are mounting in the city of Abidjan as Ivorian strongman Laurent Gbagbo clings to power following a disputed Nov. 28 run-off vote, despite international calls for him to cede power to presidential challenger Alassane Ouattara.
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Tension builds as UN extends mandate, urges Gbagbo to go
21/12/2010 - IVORY COAST

Tension builds as UN extends mandate, urges Gbagbo to go

The UN Security Council has unanimously voted to extend its peacekeeping mandate in Ivory Coast for six months and renewed calls for the departure of incumbent Laurent Gbagbo, who is locked in a bitter power struggle over the presidency.
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