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Sudha Uprety, from UNAMID’s Gender Advisory Unit (GAU), has been working with the Mission for the past four years. Based in El Fasher, North Darfur, Sudha interacts regularly with civilian, military and police peacekeepers as well as the local population in her role as Team Leader, Sector North. In…

Major Caroline Komsana has worked with the South African National Defence Force (Air Force) for 20 years. This is her fourth deployment to a UN peacekeeping mission. In this short interview, Major Komsana speaks of her dual role as Chief CIMIC Officer and Gender Focal Point, Sector North, as well as…

Francoise Simard has been leading UNAMID’s Rule of Law section for the past three years in El Fasher, North Darfur. Ms. Simard has worked in various UN missions around the world such as Guatemala, Rwanda, Haiti, Kosovo and Ivory Coast, besides having held senior posts within the legal profession. In…

Louis Visagie has been working as an Operations and Quality Assurance Officer with UNAMID’s Ordnance Disposal Office (ODO) in El Geneina, West Darfur since February 2012. In this interview, he speaks of his work and his commitment to protecting innocent civilians from explosive remnants on war. Q…

Selma Mohamed, a Public Information Assistant, joined UNAMID’s Community Outreach Unit in 2009. In this interview, Selma tells us how her previous experience working in a non-governmental organization enabled her to contribute to UNAMID’s mandate delivery across Darfur. Q: Tell us about your work…

Buba E. Sanyang works with UNAMID at its sector headquarters in El Daein, East Darfur, where he is the Chief of Operations for the Sector East Police component. Q: Tell us a bit about your work with UNAMID? A: I started working with UNAMID in 2015 and was deployed to the Mission’s Team Site in Kass…

More than 50 Indian UNIFIL peacekeepers today participated in the Annual Health Awareness Walk, organized by Lebanese Red Cross in in the south-eastern Lebanese town of Marjayoun in close collaboration with the local Atallah Gym. The walk was organised in support of World No Tobacco Day, which is…

For nearly 70 years, UN peacekeeping has proven to be one of the international community’s most effective investments in peace, security and prosperity. Demand for UN peacekeepers has risen steadily over the years, and deployment is now near an all-time high. Peacekeeping has had a positive impact…

29 May 2017 For nearly 70 years, UN peacekeeping has proven to be one of the international community’s most effective investments in peace, security and prosperity. Demand for UN peacekeepers has risen steadily over the years, and deployment is now near an all-time high. Peacekeeping has had a…

SRSG Shearer - International Day of UN Peacekeepers (remarks) Honourable Minister of Wildlife Conservation and Tourism, Jemma Nunu Kumba Distinguished government officials; Members of the diplomatic community; Dear UN colleagues; Fellow peacekeepers, It is my great pleasure to welcome you to UN…

UN Special Representative announces arrival of Lieutenant General Frank Mushyo Kamanzi of Rwanda as Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in South Sudan and the head of the UN peacekeeping mission, David…

Marking International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, Secretary-General António Guterres today said that peacekeeping must have the tools and rules it needs to adapt to the dangerous and challenging environments they face. In an opinion piece in the Boston Globe , the Secretary-General wrote…