NEW YORK: The UN Security Council on Tuesday adopted a resolution aimed at strengthening accountability for attacks on UN peacekeepers, amid concern over rising violence and low prosecution rates. The move follows a series of deadly incidents targeting UN personnel, including the killing of seven peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon after a fresh round of fighting broke out between Israel and Hezbollah in early March. The resolution, drafted by Denmark and Pakistan and co-sponsored by 152 countries, passed unanimously.

June 23 (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday adopted a resolution aimed at strengthening accountability for attacks on U.N. peacekeepers, amid concern over rising…

NEW YORK: The UN Security Council on Tuesday adopted a resolution aimed at strengthening accountability for attacks on UN peacekeepers, amid concern over rising violence and low…

According to UN data, as many as 1,095 peacekeepers have been killed in deliberate attacks since 1948, including 359 since 2013

The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Tuesday that calls for accountability for crimes committed against UN peacekeepers.

The U.N. Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution authorizing new steps to ensure that perpetrators of crimes against peacekeepers face justice

By Minlu Zhang at the United Nations |

It authorises new steps to ensure that those who commit crimes against peacekeepers face justice.

The resolution, sponsored by Pakistan and Denmark, is aimed at strengthening accountability for crimes against peacekeeping forces.

New York, June 23 (Jiji Press)--The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Tuesday requiring host states to prosecute perpetrators of attacks on U.N. peacekeepers,…

The UN Security Council on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution calling for strengthened accountability for crimes committed against United Nations peacekeepers.