The story of UNMIL [Book]: 2017 elections and the rule of law
Waldemar Vrey, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, meets members of the Women’s Situation Room in Monrovia. Photo: Emmanuel Tobey | UNMIL | 14 Mar 17 The fruits of 14 years of support to Liberia by the UN and the international community have had a significant impact on Liberians…
The story of UNMIL [Book]: Use of quick-impact project funding in the rule of law sector
Handover ceremony of the Foya Magisterial Courthouse, supported by a quick-impact project.Photo: Staton Winter | UNMIL | 19 Apr 11 UNMIL has utilized quick-impact project (QIPs) funding to great effect in Liberia as part of efforts to strengthen the rule of law, undertaking more than 400 projects…
The story of UNMIL [Book]: Generating gender diversity and sensitivity within security sector institutions
Sianneh Passaue, a female Liberian police officer, stands on night patrol along Old Road in Monrovia. Photo: Christopher Herwig | UNMIL | 14 May 08 For the security sector to be effective it must not only be sensitive to the needs of the entire population, but should also be representative of the…
The story of UNMIL [Book]: Widening ownership of the security sector reform process
A key criticism of the security sector reform (SSR) process in Liberia in the period following the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2003 was that it was too narrowly focused on international and government interests, and was not sufficiently inclusive. In order to rectify this, UNMIL supported…
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Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the attack against MINUSMA camp in Aguelhok, Kidal region, Mali
The Secretary-General condemns the mortar attack against the MINUSMA camp that killed two Chadian peacekeepers and injured at least ten others tonight in Aguelhok, Kidal region. He conveys his deepest condolences to the Government of Chad and his profound sympathies to the families and loved ones of…
Korean peacekeepers offer taekwondo classes
UNIFIL’s Republic of Korea Battalion (ROKBATT) recently organized taekwondo classes, running for three months, for their fellow peacekeepers at the Sector West Headquarters in Shama. A total of 72 peacekeepers from eight of UNIFIL’s 41 troop contributing countries participated in the classes, which…
UNIFIL peacekeepers’ support helps put out large fire
Timely support from UNIFIL’s Indian and Spanish peacekeepers to the Lebanese Civil Defence firefighters in putting out a large fire averted a major damage to the communities in Hasbaya, south-eastern Lebanon, on Wednesday. After a gas station named “Jumblat” caught fire at 9:00 a.m., the blaze grew…
UN condemns attack that kills two ‘Blue Helmets’ in Mali
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the Security Council have strongly condemned an attack on UN peacekeepers in Mali and underscored that such attacks may amount to war crimes under international law.
Secretary-General appoints Major General Gebre Adhana Woldezgu as Force Commander for the UNISFA
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of Major General Gebre Adhana Woldezgu of Ethiopia as his new Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).Major General Woldezgu succeeds Major General Tesfay Gidey Hailemichael of…
UNMISS fire response teams remove swiftly crash-landed plane from runway
UNMISS fire response teams remove swiftly crash-landed plane from runway Fire response teams from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) swiftly removed a cargo flight that crash-landed at Wau Airport from the runway, making it safe for flights to resume their operations normally…
The story of UNMIL [Book]: Establishing field offices
David Penklis, DMS and Lisa Buttenheim, ASG Department of Field Support visit the regional office in Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County.Photo: Yang Wang | 23 Oct 16 Peacekeeping missions are required to set up offices in all kinds of locations. They can be remote, high risk and with no infrastructure. One…
UN Security Council condemns in “strongest terms” fresh attack in Mali, peacekeeper slain
Late Friday night the United Nations Security Council condemned “in the strongest terms” an attack earlier in the day on a vehicle of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) that killed a Nigerien peacekeeper in Gao.