Peacekeeping operations in the Middle East are facing mounting security risks, funding pressures and political uncertainty, the head of UN peacekeeping warned on Friday.
Peacekeeping: Lacroix warns of rising threats to ‘blue helmets’ in Middle East
- 16 January 2026
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