French peacekeepers train together with LAF dog handlers
Dog handlers from UNIFIL’s French contingent trained jointly with their counterparts from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) earlier this month. The “Attack Dog” exercise benefited LAF soldiers from the Fifth Intervention Regiment, which was deployed to the UNIFIL area of operation in September 2017…
Korean peacekeepers receive service medals
UNIFIL peacekeepers from the Republic of Korea received United Nations medals earlier this week for their service in furthering peace in south Lebanon. At a medal parade ceremony held on 11 April in the Korean Battalion’s main base near the village of Yanuh in south Lebanon, UNIFIL Head of Mission…
UN and League of Arab States ink pact to partner on counter-terrorism
The United Nations and the League of Arab States on Tuesday signed an agreement on working together to tackle terrorism – previewing the type of partnerships the UN hopes to forge in June at a gathering of counter-terrorism chiefs in New York.
In Saudi Arabia, UN chief spotlights need to help nations build capacity to counter terrorism
The United Nations chief stressed the importance of preventing terrorism by addressing the root causes that turn grievances into destructive action, as well as the need to sustain the world body’s funding to help countries develop their counter-terrorism capacities.
Communities in Eastern Lakes area want Radio Miraya news and programming
Without the engaging company of Radio Miraya's programming travelling on the roads in Eastern Lakes is likely to feel rather cumbersome. During a six-day-long patrol, staff members of the UN Mission in South Sudan were told by communities in Yirol and Mingkaman in the Eastern Lakes area that they…
More than 200 children released from armed groups in Yambio
In the coming months, almost 1,000 children are expected to be released from different armed groups. Photo (UNMISS/Amanda Voisard) from a release ceremony in Yambio in February 2018. On Tuesday 17 April, more than 200 children were released by armed groups in South Sudan. It was the second such…
Mediator seeks ‘relaunch’ of UN-led Syrian talks
A renewed United Nations-led diplomatic push is under way for a “meaningful relaunch” of intra-Syrian talks by the Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, his office has announced.
UN hails release of more than 200 child soldiers in South Sudan
Two hundred and seven child soldiers have been released by armed groups in South Sudan, part of a series of planned discharges that should see nearly 1,000 children return home over the coming months.
There must be justice for victims of crimes in Syria, says head of UN body building cases for prosecution
Those who committed the most serious crimes in Syria must be identified, and criminal case files must be built as the basis for prosecutions, the head of a United Nations body assisting these efforts said Wednesday.
MTF carries out “Boarding” exercise with LAF Navy
UNIFIL’s Maritime Task Force (MTF) recently carried out an exercise off the coast of Jounieh, north of Beirut, together with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Navy in order to enhance the cooperation and coordination between the two forces. The “Boarding” exercise, conducted onboard the UNIFIL…
UNMISS-funded solar-powered lights save lives at Juba Teaching Hospital
Smiles were everywhere when UNMISS handed over a life-saving solar-powered lighting system to Juba Teaching Hospital. Nurses, doctors and other staff at Juba Teaching Hospital are no longer afraid when they scurry between different wards, departments and life-saving interventions at night. No longer…
The Secretary-General - Remarks at Memorial Service for Fallen Staff
Mr. President of the General Assembly,Dear families of our colleagues who sacrificed their lives in the line of dutyExcellencies,Dear colleagues,Ladies and gentlemen,Today we honour our fallen colleagues. But allow me, before we begin, to say how I deeply saddened I was to learn last night of the…