UNIFIL and LAF conduct live firing exercise
UNIFIL peacekeepers fire during the live firing exercise “Steel Storm”, jointly with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), in an area one kilometre south of the UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura, southern Lebanon, on 27 September…
NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS ON THE TRUST FUND IN SUPPORT OF VICTIMS OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE
UNITED NATIONS, New York - 27 September 2017 The Department of Field Support is pleased to announce that ten new contributors (Albania, Bangladesh, Canada, Italy, Luxembourg, Nigeria, Pakistan, Portugal, Sri Lanka and…
Malakal Protection of Civilians Site Hosts First Ever “Treasure Hunt”
Malakal Protection of Civilians Site Hosts First Ever “Treasure Hunt” Armed with maps, clues and a list of rules, two teams of internally displaced people, police and peacekeepers took off in search of items hidden within the…
Rumbek Women Rally against Sexual & Gender-Based Violence at Workshop
Rumbek Women Rally against Sexual & Gender-Based Violence at Workshop “They should not suffer in silence.” That is the message for women who suffered harassment, intimidation, rape and other violence from the Minister for…
MONUSCO deploys troops to protect civilian in Uvira
General Commis (MONUSCO) and General Kasereka (FARDC) refining the protection plan of the city of Uvira. Photo MONUSCO/Bilamekaso Tchagbele KINSHASA, Sep. 28, 2017 – In response to clashes between presumed armed groups and…
Malakal Town Celebrates Cultural Diversity in Song and Dance
Malakal Town Celebrates Cultural Diversity in Song and Dance The sound of drums filled the air as performers whirled across the dance floor in a riot of colour, dance and song in celebration of their tribal diversity. It was…
UNMISS staff reach out to Juba orphans
UNMISS staff reach out to Juba orphans It was a surprise that brought instant joy to the children at the Juba Orphanage when staff working for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan arrived with food and other treats to…
Newly arrived deputy UN chief to work with partners to “respond to the current humanitarian crisis and to find “practical solutions to development challenges” in South Sudan
Newly arrived deputy UN chief to work with partners to “respond to the current humanitarian crisis and to find “practical solutions to development challenges” in South Sudan The newly arrived Deputy Special Representative of…
Newly arrived deputy UN chief to work with partners to “respond to the current humanitarian crisis and to find practical solutions to development challenges” in South Sudan
Newly arrived deputy UN chief to work with partners to “respond to the current humanitarian crisis and to find practical solutions to development challenges” in South Sudan The newly arrived Deputy Special Representative of…
DR Congo: UN mission deploys ‘blue helmets’ to protect civilians and refugees
Responding to the worsening security situation near a major town in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations mission in the country has deployed peacekeepers to deter any attacks on the city and to…
K9 training with UNIFIL and LAF
A Lebanese Special Forces soldier (left) and his combat dog apprehend an “aggressor” during attack dog training. The Lebanese Special Forces soldier calls his combat dog to heel. The dog who is already growling at the…
UNIFIL’s Italian contingent organizes ‘Fire Observation’ course with LAF
A detachment of UNIFIL’s Italian Battalion carried out a “Fire Observation” course with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in Shamaa, South Lebanon, last week. The daylong course, conducted on 22 September by an Italian maneuver…