By FRANCIS KOKUTSE and SAM METZ, Associated Press |ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — The United Nations’ top peacekeeping official defended the organization’s missions worldwide as concerns grow that they’ve gone into retreat as African leaders demand their withdrawal from Mali to Congo. The majority of U.N. peacekeeping missions are in Africa, including in Central African Republic, Sudan and Western Sahara. The operations, which require approval from the U.N. Security Council to be extended, have gradually gone into retreat in Africa. In June, leaders in Mali requested the United Nations withdraw peacekeeping forces. The two-day ministerial meeting in Accra is taking place as polarizing divides emerge among United Nations member states about wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

Source: GNN Liberia December 08, 2023 20:57 UTC