By Gary Raynaldo -DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – Two UN peacekeepers from Burkina Faso were killed in the Timbuktu region of West African nation Mali, and eight others injured in an attack by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). The UN Mission in
By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – UN Secretary General António Guterres Monday called for an “immediate” ceasefire to the conflict in Northeast African nation Sudan that has seen nearly 200 people killed. Rival armed forces were locked in a
A UN MINUSMA peacekeeper stands guard at a stop on the way to village of Ogossagou 144 kilometres from town of Sévaré in the Mopti region of central Mali. (UN Photo: Harandane Dicko Aug. 30, 2022) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED
Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-seventh session at UN headquarters in New York Sept. 21, 2022. (Photo by: UN Photo/Cia Pak) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS
By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The legacy of Dr. Ralph J. Bunche, one of the greatest peacemakers in contemporary history, is sadly forgotten. As an African American, Bunche’s accomplishments in the world of peace are mind boggling. In
(Photo by Gary Raynaldo / ©Diplomatic Times) Press briefing of the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in Israel. Ms. Navanethem Pillay (Chair), along with members, Mr. Miloon Kothari and Mr. Chris Sidoti addressed reporters
(Photo by Gary Raynaldo / ©Diplomatic Times) Ambassador Gilad Erdan, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations at press briefing with reporters at UN world headquarters in New York Oct. 27, 2022 ahead of the release of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry
United Nations Security Council chamber at UN world headquarters in New York, By Gary Raynaldo -DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The UN Security Council voted unanimously Friday to adopt a resolution establishing sanctions on Haiti, targeting armed gangs to end deadly
United Nations Security Council Meets on the Situation in Mali at UN world headquarters in New York Oct. 18, 2022. (UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – The UN Security Council Tuesday expressed concern about
Peacekeepers serving with the UN’s Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) wear face masks while on patrol. (Credit: MINUSMA/Harandane Dicko ) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – At least four U.N. peacekeepers from Chad were killed Monday