Earning respect at the Mission’s outset | Jacques Paul Klein, Under-Secretary-General, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (2003-2005)
SRSG Klein with members of the local community during a field visit. Photo: Eric Kanalstein | UNMIL | 28 Jan 05 Jacques Paul Klein arrived in Monrovia in October 2003 as the Mission’s first Special Representative of the…
UN Disarmament Commission debates ways to prevent arms race in outer space
Despite the deteriorating security situation, there are some signs of progress in the field of disarmament, such as the intention of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the United States to hold summit talks…
Sowing the seeds of change | K. Leigh Robinson, Head of the Public Information Office
Comedian and UNMIL Peace Messenger, George Tamba (right), celebrated throughout Liberia as Boutini, performs in an AIDS awareness campaign. Photo: UNMIL | 22 Jun 11 Just after the Security Council passed resolution 1509 to…
The story of UNMIL [Book]: QIPS: projects for peace
Women bake bread in the mobile oven of a community bakery in Coast Guard, Monrovia. The project was supported by quick-impact project funding. Photo: Albert G. Farran | UNMIL | 26 Jan 18 UNMIL’s quick-impact projects (QIPs)…
The story of UNMIL [Book]: UNMIL uses e-diplomacy for broader reach and longer legacy
UNMIL uses e-diplomacy for broader reach and longer legacy | Shpend Bërbatovci With the advent of new communications technologies, peacekeeping missions are using social media to increase their reach and engagement. Whether…
The story of UNMIL [Book]: UNMIL paves the way for ECOWAS Radio
As UNMIL entered the last phase of its lifespan, the use of programmatic funding became a means of achieving the Mission’s mandated tasks, complementing the work of peacekeeping personnel in activities that should help…
The story of UNMIL [Book]: Conduct and discipline team raises awareness, helps victims recover
A poster designed by the UNMIL Public Information Office to support a campaign about sexual exploitation and abuse in Liberia. Illustration: Samson Zogbaye | UNMIL In November 2005, wracked by allegations of sexual…
Leading the orchestra | Bibi-Masumeh Eng, Chief of Staff
Bibi-Masumeh Eng, the UNMIL Chief of Staff. Photo: Albert G. Farran | UNMIL | 7 Feb 18 Ms. Bibi Eng, the Mission Chief of Staff, talks about her role in UNMIL, and how she has facilitated Mission activities as an orchestra…
UN eyes transition of Haiti role from peacekeeping to development
The United Nations has already started to prepare for a post-peacekeeping presence in Haiti, a senior UN official said Tuesday, stressing there are many reasons to be optimistic that the country’s progress towards stability…
The story of UNMIL [Book]: UNMIL Radio: keeping Liberians informed
UNMIL Radio staff on air at one of the studios at UNMIL HQ in Monrovia. Photo: Christopher Herwig | UNMIL | 7 Jan 09 UNMIL Radio first hit the airwaves at the very inception of the UN Mission. The start-up challenges in human…
The story of UNMIL [Book]: Eva Flomo, a passion for reporting on peace
Eva Flomo, UNMIL Radio Producer on-air at the UNMIL studios in Monrovia.Photo: Albert G. Farran | UNMIL | 29 Jan 18 Now one of the most respected household voices in Liberia, UNMIL Radio producer, Eva Flomo had a hint of her…
MINUSCA condemns losses of life in overnight attack in Tagbara
On the morning of 3 April, at 5 a.m., the MINUSCA temporary base in Tagbara village, located 60 km northeast of Bambari, in Ouaka prefecture, came under attack from anti-Balaka elements. The peacekeepers and assailants…