Jean Pierre Lacroix News - Latest Updates & Headlines
EAM Jaishankar meets UN USG, reviews Indian contribution to UN peacekeeping
New Delhi, February 27: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under Secretary General for Peace Operations and spoke of India's commitment to UN's peacekeeping.
About one million people displaced in Congo's Goma since 2025: WFP
Kinshasa, Feb 25: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday that about one million people have been displaced since the beginning of 2025 in Goma, a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) seized by the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels.
First conference on women peacekeepers set to take place in New Delhi
New Delhi, February 23: The first-ever Conference for Women Peacekeepers on the theme "Women in Peacekeeping: A Global South Perspective" will take place in New Delhi from February 24-25, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Sunday.
Southern African bloc calls for dialogue to restore peace, security in DR Congo
Seoul, Feb 1: The Southern African Development Community (SADC) called for dialogue among all parties to restore peace and security in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
With calm being restored in DR Congo, risk of disease outbreaks increases: UN
United Nations, Feb 1: While calm is being restored in Goma, the key eastern city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the risk of disease outbreaks, including cholera and Mpox, increases on the outskirts, according to the United Nations officials.
UN officials express alarm over escalating violence, humanitarian crisis in DRC
United Nations, Jan 28: Senior UN officials expressed alarm over the escalation of violence and the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid intensified hostilities in Goma, the eastern regional capital city.
UN peacekeeping head thanks India, other troop contributors to deadly Congo operation
United Nations, Jan 28: Peacekeeping head Jean-Pierre Lacroix has thanked India and other countries contributing troops to the UN operation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where three peacekeepers were killed last week.
UN officials express concern over violence in Congo
United Nations, Jan 27: Top UN officials expressed concern about escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).