United Nations peacekeeping

A Dutch UN helicopter crashed on Tuesday in northern Mali near the city of Gao, killing two people.

The cause of the crash remains unclear and so far there have been comments neither from the Dutch defence ministry nor from the UN peacekeeping mission, the BBC reports.

BELGRADE - Members of the Serbian defense ministry and armed forces engaged in the UN peacekeeping mission in Cyprus were granted the UN medals for their excellent service, the Serbian ministry of defense issued a release on Wednesday.

Panel discusses "new Cold War" - and if it will remain cold

NEW YORK -- A panel discussion dubbed, "The West and Russia: A New Cold War?" was organized in New York by the CIRSD think-tank.

The Center for International Cooperation and Sustainable Development (CIRSD) was founded and is led by former Serbian Foreign Minister and former UN General Assembly President Vuk Jeremic.

NIS - Serbian Armed Forces troops returning from the UNIFIL multinational operation in Lebanon were given a ceremonial welcome at the Constantine the Great Airport in Nis on Tuesday.

A company from the 21st Infantry Battalion of the Land Forces 2nd Brigade was welcomed by Serbian Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic and the Serbian Armed Forces Chief of Staff, General Ljubisa Dikovic.

Military medical team joins peacekeepers in Africa

BELGRADE -- A contingent of Serbia's military doctors departed for the Central African Republic on Thursday.

They will provide medical assistance to the UN peacekeeping mission within the operation MINUSCA.

BELGRADE - A contingent of Serbia's military doctors departed for the Central African Republic on Thursday, where they will provide medical assistance to the UN peacekeeping mission within the operation MINUSCA.

BELGRADE - The Republic of Serbia attaches special importance to the work of the UN as the most important international organisation in the foundation of which it took part and organisation whose goals it fully respects, Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic said on the occasion of the celebration of the Day of the UN in Serbia.

BELGRADE - Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has hosted a reception for the participants of a regional conference on involvement of Western Balkan states in United Nations peacekeeping missions.

Serbia will make a full contribution to the role of the United Nations in preserving peace in the world, Dacic said late Monday.

Serbia as "regional leader in peacekeeping missions"

BELGRADE -- Ivica Dačić says taking part in UN peacekeeping missions was a way for Serbia to contribute to the promotion of sustainable peace, stability and development.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said during a meeting with United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Herve Ladsous in Belgrade on Monday that Serbia stood ready to increase its contributions to UN peacekeeping operations.