Canada to send peacekeepers to Mali: official
Canadian peacekeepers backed by helicopters will join UN Blue Helmets in the troubled west African nation of Mali before autumn, a government source said on Friday.
Islamic Council calls on United Nations to intervene in Egypt crisis
The apex Islamic body in Nigeria, National Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, has called on the United Nations to intervene in the protracted crisis in Egypt and find “an instant, amicable, just and sustainable solution to the unfolding unfortunate episode in that country.
UN official to take peace move to Cairo
A senior UN official will visit Cairo next week to discuss the violent political crisis unfolding in Egypt, the United Nations said Friday.
Africa lacks capacity for reforms, says UNECA
United Nations Economic Community for Africa, UNECA, has said that African nations lacked capacity to implement their economic reform initiatives.
