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Nigeria<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"qode-bct-post-excerpt\"> The UN\u00a0Secretary-General\u00a0on Wednesday said he was closely following recent developments across Nigeria...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-bct-post-date entry_date updated\" itemprop=\"dateCreated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 22, 2020\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"interactionCount\" content=\"UserComments: 0\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-bct-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-bct-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/2020\/09\/21\/commemoration-of-the-international-day-of-peace-21-september-2020\/\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" 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https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/image1170x530croppedlebanon-700x317.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-bct-post-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"qode-bct-post-title entry_title\" itemprop=\"name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/2020\/08\/11\/guterres-pledges-continued-un-support-for-lebanon-in-every-possible-way\/\" itemprop=\"url\">Guterres pledges continued UN support for Lebanon \u2018in every possible way\u2019<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"qode-bct-post-excerpt\"> The United Nations and humanitarian partners are working around the clock to support and mobilize emerge...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-bct-post-date entry_date updated\" itemprop=\"dateCreated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 11, 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https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/5f1a041e3abb9-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/5f1a041e3abb9-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/5f1a041e3abb9-700x525.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-bct-post-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"qode-bct-post-title entry_title\" itemprop=\"name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/2020\/07\/28\/un-peacekeeping-mission-in-c-africa-kills-3-rebel-fighters\/\" itemprop=\"url\">UN peacekeeping mission in C.Africa kills 3 rebel fighters<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"qode-bct-post-excerpt\"> BANGUI: Three militia fighters were killed in western Central African Republic last week in clashes with...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-bct-post-date entry_date updated\" itemprop=\"dateCreated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 28, 2020\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"interactionCount\" content=\"UserComments: 0\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-bct-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-bct-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/2020\/07\/24\/human-rights-office-decries-disproportionate-use-of-force-in-us-protests\/\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image1170x530cropped233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image1170x530cropped233.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image1170x530cropped233-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image1170x530cropped233-768x348.jpg 768w, https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image1170x530cropped233-1024x464.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image1170x530cropped233-700x317.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-bct-post-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"qode-bct-post-title entry_title\" itemprop=\"name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/2020\/07\/24\/human-rights-office-decries-disproportionate-use-of-force-in-us-protests\/\" itemprop=\"url\">Human rights office decries disproportionate use of force in US protests<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"qode-bct-post-excerpt\"> People taking part in peaceful demonstrations across the United States, and journalists covering these p...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-bct-post-date entry_date updated\" itemprop=\"dateCreated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 24, 2020\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"interactionCount\" content=\"UserComments: 0\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-bct-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-bct-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/2020\/07\/17\/firearms-trafficking-enabler-and-multiplier-of-violence-worldwide\/\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image1170x530cropped23.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image1170x530cropped23.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image1170x530cropped23-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image1170x530cropped23-768x348.jpg 768w, https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image1170x530cropped23-1024x464.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image1170x530cropped23-700x317.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-bct-post-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"qode-bct-post-title 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href=\"https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/2020\/07\/09\/time-is-running-out-for-libya-un-chief-warns-security-council\/\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image1170x530cropped1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image1170x530cropped1.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image1170x530cropped1-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image1170x530cropped1-768x348.jpg 768w, https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image1170x530cropped1-1024x464.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image1170x530cropped1-700x317.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-bct-post-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"qode-bct-post-title entry_title\" itemprop=\"name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/2020\/07\/09\/time-is-running-out-for-libya-un-chief-warns-security-council\/\" itemprop=\"url\">Time is running out for Libya, UN chief warns Security Council<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"qode-bct-post-excerpt\"> With battle lines shifting, foreign interference growing, thousands fleeing their homes and COVID-19 cas...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-bct-post-date entry_date updated\" itemprop=\"dateCreated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 9, 2020\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"interactionCount\" content=\"UserComments: 0\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-bct-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-bct-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/2020\/07\/06\/un-supporting-trapped-domestic-violence-victims-during-covid-19-pandemic\/\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/unfpa-iraq.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/unfpa-iraq.jpg 850w, https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/unfpa-iraq-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/unfpa-iraq-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/unfpa-iraq-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/unfpa-iraq-539x303.jpg 539w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-bct-post-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"qode-bct-post-title entry_title\" itemprop=\"name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/2020\/07\/06\/un-supporting-trapped-domestic-violence-victims-during-covid-19-pandemic\/\" itemprop=\"url\">UN supporting \u2018trapped\u2019 domestic violence victims during COVID-19 pandemic<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"qode-bct-post-excerpt\"> \u201cFor many women and girls, the threat looms largest where they should be safest. In their own homes&#8...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-bct-post-date entry_date updated\" itemprop=\"dateCreated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 6, 2020\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"interactionCount\" content=\"UserComments: 0\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-bct-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-bct-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/2020\/07\/01\/at-last-another-female-un-force-commander\/\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20160727adf8200818_013-e1541741917913.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20160727adf8200818_013-e1541741917913.jpg 900w, https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20160727adf8200818_013-e1541741917913-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20160727adf8200818_013-e1541741917913-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/20160727adf8200818_013-e1541741917913-700x467.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-bct-post-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"qode-bct-post-title entry_title\" itemprop=\"name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/2020\/07\/01\/at-last-another-female-un-force-commander\/\" itemprop=\"url\">At last, another female UN force commander<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"qode-bct-post-excerpt\"> Overnight, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the appointment of Australian Brigadier Chery...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-bct-post-date entry_date updated\" itemprop=\"dateCreated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 1, 2020\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"interactionCount\" content=\"UserComments: 0\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-bct-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-bct-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/2020\/06\/30\/in-central-mali-community-fighting-and-impunity-overwhelming-efforts-to-protect-civilians\/\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1178\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image1170x530cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image1170x530cropped.jpg 1178w, https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image1170x530cropped-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image1170x530cropped-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image1170x530cropped-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image1170x530cropped-700x315.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1178px) 100vw, 1178px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-bct-post-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"qode-bct-post-title entry_title\" itemprop=\"name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/2020\/06\/30\/in-central-mali-community-fighting-and-impunity-overwhelming-efforts-to-protect-civilians\/\" itemprop=\"url\">In central Mali, community fighting and impunity, \u2018overwhelming\u2019 efforts to protect civilians<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p itemprop=\"description\" class = \"qode-bct-post-excerpt\"> Feeding an entrenched cycle of violence and reprisal, 580 civilians have been killed in Mali so far this...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-bct-post-date entry_date updated\" itemprop=\"dateCreated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJune 30, 2020\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"interactionCount\" content=\"UserComments: 0\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-bct-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-bct-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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yesterday read the riot act to service chiefs over terrorism, banditry, kidna...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-bct-post-date entry_date updated\" itemprop=\"dateCreated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJune 22, 2020\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"interactionCount\" content=\"UserComments: 0\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-bct-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-bct-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/2020\/06\/19\/african-union-calls-for-redoubling-of-efforts-to-silence-the-guns-in-africa\/\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"981\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/apstaafrica.org\/peacekeepingthismonth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/au1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" 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