MINURSO IN FOCUS, issue number 01
MINURSO newsletter, MINURSO IN FOCUS, issue number 01
Mine survivors take on UNIFIL peacekeepers in football
The players from LWAH in a group photo with the MRE coordinators, the Lebanon Mine Action Center (LMAC), supported by the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) Lebanon and UNIFIL. Late on Friday afternoon in Suwwana village, south east Lebanon, the football coach calls his team together for a pre-match…
MONUSCO raises awareness of roads users on road signs
MONUSCO raises awareness of roads users on road signs. Photo MONUSCO/Amuri Aleka Kalemie – 5th October 2017 – After donating 83 road signs to Kalemie officials and Congolese National Police, the Mission organized a series of awareness sessions on the road signs for the different categories of roads…
MINURSO issued the first edition of its newsletter "MINURSO IN FOCUS"
Inside this issue a number of topics mainly an interview with MINURSO FC. Inside this issue a number of topics mainly an interview with MINURSO FC
UNMIL calls on Liberia to expedite domestication of international human rights treaties
Monrovia - UNMIL Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG) for Rule of Law, Waldemar Vrey today at the launch of the Human Rights Resource Centre at the Ministry of Justice said that lack of domestication of international human rights treaties continues to draw Liberia back…
Brazilian Staff Officers mark Brazil’s Independence with UN Medal Parade Ceremony
Deputy Force Commander Major General Bayarsaikhan Dashdondog awards UN Medal of Service In a small and intimate ceremony outside of the Force Headquarters at the United Nations base in Juba, seven military staff officers from Brazil received their UN Medal of Service. With military uniforms bearing…
Finding unity in cultural diversity
Finding unity in cultural diversity A cultural festival has been held in an effort to celebrate diversity and promote peace between groups of people living at the United Nations Protection of Civilians (POC) site in Bentiu after tensions developed between different communities over recent months…
Head of UNMIL attends the groundbreaking ceremony for Liberia’s National Public Health Institute
Monrovia - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG), Farid Zarif was today among dignitaries at the groundbreaking ceremony by Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf for the construction of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) at SKD Boulevard Junction…
Mali: Security Council urges parties to adopt timeline for implementing peace agreement
The Security Council today expressed a deep concern over the persistent delays in fully implementing key provisions of the peace agreement between the Government of Mali and the Plateforme and Coordination armed groups, urging the parties to adopt an agreed-upon timeline for implementation. In a…
UNAMID welcomes the decision to lift economic sanctions on Sudan
Zalingei, 8 October 2017 — UNAMID welcomes the US Administration’s decision to lift most economic sanctions imposed on Sudan. The decision, which ends more than two decades of economic sanctions, is hoped to contribute significantly to the betterment of the lives of the Sudanese people; including…
SRSG statement at the reception with standard bearers on the 'eve' of the Liberia presidential and legislative elections - 08 October 2018, Monrovia
We are grateful to Standard Bearers and Vice –Standard bearers, the Heads of Electoral Observation Mission and the Diplomatic Corps for attending today’s event. Several were unable to attend due to campaign events outside Monrovia. We wish to congratulate and commend political parties for their…
UNIFIL Force Commander Major-General Beary meets Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri in Beirut
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Michael Beary today met with Prime Minister Saad Hariri in Beirut. Major General Beary congratulated the Prime Minister on the success of the Lebanese Government and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in recent military operations and commended…