600 peacekeepers receive UN peace medals
About 600 men and women of Ethiopia’s Multi Role Logistics Unit, Light Field Engineering, Tank and Artillery Company, Military Staff Officers, Military Observers, as well as UN Police serving with UNISFA received the United Nations Peace Medals in a ceremony held on 12 December in Abyei. “Your…
JBVMM to establish new team site
The Joint Border Verification and Monitoring Mechanism (JBVMM) of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) conducted a joint reconnaissance on 10 December to identify and mark the exact JBVMM fourth team site location in Abu Qussa. The Abu Qussa team site has been marked…
UNISFA celebrates World AIDS Day
The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) observed the World AIDS Day (WAD) 2017 with activities engaging communities and Mission staff focusing on the right to health. UNISFA’s #myrighttohealth campaign provided information about the right to health and its impact on people’s…
UNAMID supports activities for persons with disabilities in North Darfur
Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID. On 14 December 2017, UNAMID’s Communications and Public Information Section partnered with the Ministry of Social Affairs and the North Darfur Disabled Union to commemorate the International Day for Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), in El Fasher, North Darfur. The event…
MINURSO issued the first edition of its newsletter "MINURSO IN Focus"
MINURSO issued the first edition of its newsletter "MINURSO IN FOCUS" MINURSO issued the first edition of its newsletter "MINURSO IN FOCUS"
"UNFICYP's peacekeepers raise funds for local schools' peace initiative"
On the 22nd November 2017, the British contingent of UNFICYP’s Sector 2 military component undertook a charity event at Ledra Palace Hotel in order to raise money for the Imagine inter-communal schools programme. They rowed, ran and cycled the distance from Ledra Palace Hotel to their permanent home…
Chief of General Staff of Serbian Armed Forces visits UNIFIL
A four-member delegation headed by General Ljubisa Dikovic, the Chief of General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces, visited UNIFIL from 11 to 13 December 2017. General DIKOVIC’s visit coincides with the deployment of a new Serbian contingent to UNIFIL. During the visit, General Dikovic saw first…
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.184
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.184 UNMISS PoC sites Update No.184
UN Peacekeepers help hundreds of students sit primary leaving exams
UN Peacekeepers help hundreds of students sit primary leaving exams “I am 55 years old and I am attending school with my children and my grandchildren. They even help me study and understand what we are learning.” These are the words of Rita Chol, one of the candidates from the United Nations…
Arrival of Nepalese peacekeepers in Torit strengthens UN presence across Eastern Equatoria
Arrival of Nepalese peacekeepers in Torit strengthens UN presence across Eastern Equatoria The arrival of 150 Nepalese peacekeepers in Torit is enabling the United Nation to extend its presence through increased patrols across the eastern Equatorian region of South Sudan to help protect civilians…
UNIFIL Female Assessment/Analysis Support Team (FAST) ) patrols in Rmeish
UNIFIL conducted its first all-female foot patrol with 10 female peacekeepers from six troop-contributing countries in Rumaysh. Dec 13, 2017. On 13 December, UNIFIL’s Sector West conducted an all-female foot patrol in Rmeish with the participation of a dozen peacekeepers from six countries – Ghana…
UN envoy welcomes new Somali policy on role of youth in peacebuilding
Welcoming the launch of a national policy for young people in Somalia, the United Nations Youth Envoy expressed hope that with the new policy, young Somalis will be able to contribute to peacebuilding efforts in the country. “I want to congratulate the federal Government of Somalia, the federal…