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UN Peacekeepers Detained by Syrian Rebel Group

There was confirmation out of the United Nations today that 20 peacekeepers with the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in the Golan Heights border region of Syria have been captured by a Syrian militia group

5 Questions for UN Peacekeeping Chief Hervé Lasdous

I recently caught up with the head of the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations, Hervé Lasdous. In the conversation below, Mr. Lasdous discusses some of the hotspots in which peackeeping is currently engaged--or may engage in the future.

Why the UN Syria Mission is Stuck

The mission's mandate expires on July 20. There is word that the Security Council will decide next week on what to do with the 300 observers in country. The status quo cannot be maintained.