While on peace missions, UN blue helmets risk virus attacks

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, overstretched UN peacekeepers were a thin blue line helping to protect civilians, support peace agreements and contain conflicts in hot spots and war zones across the globe.

And as the Covid-19 virus spreads in countries already weakened by war and poverty, it will not only threaten the lives of millions, but could also tip the balance from tenuous peace back to conflict and despair.