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Photo by Hamid Abdulsalam, UNAMID. On 04 April 2018, Raising Awareness among communities in Darfur on the risk of the Explosive remnants of War (ERW) was the focus of the commemoration of the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action held in El Fasher, North Darfur under the…

Waldemar Vrey, UNMIL Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Political and Rule of Law Photo: Albert G. Farran | UNMIL | 29 Jan 18 In an interview in December 2017, Waldemar Vrey, the DSRSG for Political and Rule of Law in Liberia, talked about the UN’s work to develop a functional…

Expressing deep concern over the slow pace of the inter-Burundian dialogue and the lack of engagement by the Government, the United Nations Security Council called on all stakeholders, in particular the authorities to commit to the dialogue and reach an agreement ahead of the 2020 elections.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres took note of the announcement by the National Electoral Commission on 4 April of the final results of the presidential run-off election in Sierra Leone, the UN Spokesman said Thursday.

Bees occupy the floodlights that were once used to illuminate the playing fields. Paint has peeled off from the walls, and the endless iron sheet fencing is falling apart. The rundown structures tell tales of days before, when the young and old would come out to compete in various sporting…

UNMISS forum in Warrap stresses role of women in managing conflict and building peace The need to include women and youth in resolving conflicts and peacebuilding has been emphasized at a two-day workshop organized by the Gender Affairs Unit of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), in…

David Penklis, as the Director of Mission Support, a key enabler for implementation of a peacekeeping mandate, has been leading the efforts to close down what was once one of the UN’s largest missions. Previously, he served with the UN Protection Force (UNPROFOR) in Bosnia in the 1990s then in the…

Quadripartite meeting on Liberia with representatives of Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, UNMIL and ONUCI. Photo: Patricia Esteve | UN Photo | 13 June 12 The United Nations peacekeeping presence in West Africa entered a new phase at the end of 2005, when the UN mission UNAMSIL was envisaged to leave peaceful…

Trainees attend a masonry course organized by Pakistani engineers for local residents in Careysburg. Photo: Staton Winter | UNMIL | 27 May 10 Following the outbreak of the 14-year civil war in Liberia, the economy of the country was in dire straits. The establishment of UNMIL brought relative peace…

The Joint Analysis & Operations Centre (JAOC) contains both the Joint Mission Analysis Centre (JMAC) and the Joint Operation Centre (JOC), to provide in-depth analysis of security-related issues in Liberia and the surrounding region. JAOC is staffed by police and military officers from several…

Pakistani troops and Liberian villagers repair a flooded road on the outskirts of Voinjama, Lofa County. Photo: Eric Kanalstein | UNMIL | 3 May 06 A significant impact which the military forces had on local communities was providing vocational training. The UNMIL force worked closely with Armed…

The eighth Force Commander of the Mission, Major General Salihu Zaway Uba has been leading the final withdrawal of troops from UNMIL. He had been a sector commander with UNMIL in 2010-2012 and served on the UN Mission in the former Yugoslavia UNPROFOR. Before this post, he was Commander of the…