Less secretary, more general: Elders push new plan for picking UN chief
Group including Jimmy Carter and Kofi Annan outlines plan to make United Nations more credible by breaking security council stranglehold over selection
Are women better peacekeepers? These UN officers think so
From emotional intelligence to being better negotiators, female participants at a workshop in South Africa say they are more effective at defusing conflict. The Daily Maverick reports
What's the point of peacekeepers when they don't keep the peace?
From Rwanda to Bosnia, Haiti to Congo, failures raise questions about future of United Nations blue helmets
Stop protecting peacekeepers who rape, Ban Ki-moon tells UN member states
Exclusive: United Nations secretary general urges countries to investigate and prosecute soldiers accused of sexual violence