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UNAMID supports demobilization of 500 ex-combatants in West Darfur
Photo by Muntasir Sharafadin, UNAMID. EL GENEINA – Some 500 ex-combatants, including 30 women, are going through the process of demobilization and return to civilian life at a camp in El Geneina, West Darfur, thanks in part to support from UNAMID. The session, which kicked off on 17 May and is…
UNMIL supported instituting the MOJ’s Gender Office
Monrovia - On 18 May 2017, UNMIL supported the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) in establishing its gender office. The inauguration ceremony was chaired by Assistant Minister of Justice for Administration and Public Safety Cllr. Frederick Gbmie and attended by officials from the Ministry of Defense…
New secure Internet app aids UN peacekeeping maintain and share statistics
The United Nations peacekeeping office today announced a new software application that is enhancing efficiency and situational awareness in the field. The app, created as a result of collaboration with the Government of Singapore, alerts everyone necessary in the event of an emergency and is…
FEATURE: "We invest in peace"
More than 100,000 UN peacekeepers serving around the world will be honoured this month as the United Nations celebrates the International Day of UN Peacekeepers, observed annually on 29 May. Every day, peacekeepers help bring peace and stability to war-torn societies around the worldSecretary…
Two UN ‘blue helmets’ killed in attack in northern Mali
Two peacekeepers of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) were killed and another injured on Tuesday morning in an ambush in the northern Kidal region. “A pedestrian patrol of MINUSMA was attacked in an ambush around 6:30 am this morning, five…
PEACE AGREEMENT SIGNED BETWEEN JONGLEI AND BOMA STATES
PEACE AGREEMENT SIGNED BETWEEN JONGLEI AND BOMA STATES An agreement to cease hostilities has been signed by two warring communities from the Jonglei and Boma regions in South Sudan in an attempt to end ongoing violence, including child abductions and cattle raiding. The cessation of hostilities…
Tyre's ancient hippodrome hosts gruelling military Olympiad
UNIFIL’s Force Commander Reserve (FCR) team captain raises the Military Olympiad Cup - 2017. The unit of six UNIFIL French peacekeepers, carrying a stretcher with a colleague strapped to it, turned the corner and saw the menacing lattice of ropes about 50 cm off the ground glinting in the afternoon…
Marking International Day, UN honours dedication and service of peacekeepers
While the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers is 29 May, the Organization today held ceremonies to pay tribute to the more than 3,500 people who have died on duty since 1948 and acknowledge the dedication and courage of those serving on the ground. “Every day, peacekeepers help bring…