Medal parade organized for 250 Ukrainian Soldiers at Goma airport
Medal parade organized for 250 Ukrainian Soldiers at Goma airport. Photo MONUSCO MONUSCO Ukrainian Aviation Unit has organized a Medal parade for 250 Ukrainian Soldiers on 24 August 2018 at Goma airport. Speaking during the ceremony MONUSCO Force Commander Lt General Elias Martins Rodriguez Filho…
Women in Malakal participate in reintegration-inducing vegetable farming training
Fertile ground with strategically placed vegetable seedlings. Add a splash of rain and a few rays of sun and there you go: the life-essential phenomenon of photosynthesis will crack on before your eyes. In a Malakal garden, this nifty process has received a helping hand by Indian peacekeepers…
UNMISS-initiated inter-ethnic peace festival in Pibor: Dancing rivalries away
Ethnic communities living in the Boma area were recently mobilized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan to perform joint cultural dances in a bid to promote peace and dialogue. Tangible success was there for all to see, according to John Kaka, a young man who participated in the festivities…
Leer youth want peace forum with opposition peers in the Southern Unity region
Youths in Leer in the Southern Liech area have stated that they would like to engage youngsters from both government- and opposition-controlled parts of the region in a peace forum, preferably to be organized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. “We urged UNMISS Civil Affairs Division to…
A Medal parade organized for 250 Ukrainian Soldiers
A Medal parade organized for 250 Ukrainian Soldiers. Photo MONUSCO/Force Goma , the 24th August 2018 - MONUSCO Ukrainian Aviation Unit has organized a Medal parade for 250 Ukrainian Soldiers at Goma airport. Speaking during the ceremony MONUSCO Force Commander Lt General Elias Martins Rodriguez…
The Uruguayan Battalion IV has been recipients of the UN Medals
The Uruguayan Battalion IV has been recipients of the UN Medals. Photo MONUSCO/Force Goma, the 25th August 2018 - The Uruguayan Battalion IV has been happy recipients of the UN Medals. Presiding during the occasion MONUSCO Force Commander Lt General Elias Martins Rodriguez Filho reiterated that the…
Lack of security, basic services and adequate housing still prevents displaced in Wau from returning home
More than 26,000 people remain displaced in various protection sites in Wau. Restricted access to farming areas and a lack of basic services are among the factors that prevent them from returning home. Consultations with people displaced from their homes and sheltering in protection sites in Wau…
UNAMID calls for improved access to conflict-affected parts of East Jebel Marra
UNAMID Joint Special Representative (JSR), Jeremiah Mamabolo, has concluded a two-day visit to South Darfur, during which he met leaders at the state and local levels and discussed access challenges affecting the Mission’s operations in parts of East Jebel Marra. During the visit, Mr. Mamabolo and…
New batch of Korean peacekeepers arrives
UNIFIL’s Korean Contingent got a new batch of peacekeepers this week, with the outgoing Commander Colonel Jin Chul Ho handing over the command of the Republic of Korea Battalion (ROKBATT) to Colonel Goo Seok Mo on Monday (27 August). About 300 dignitaries, including UNIFIL’s Sector West Commander…
UNIFIL-supported children’s playground opened in Shaqra
Four months of efforts of UNIFIL peacekeepers, together with the local authorities of Shaqra Municipality in south-eastern Lebanon, came to fruition this week with the inauguration of a children’s park and public garden in the area. The project was made possible with US$ 6,600 funding from UNIFIL’s…
Security Council extends mandate of UN Interim Force in Lebanon for a year
In a unanimous action, the United Nations Security Council extended the mandate of the Organization’s peacekeeping mission in Lebanon until 31 August next year. Adopting resolution 2433 (2018), on Thursday, the 15-member Security Council also called on the Lebanese Government to develop a plan to…
UNIFIL welcomes UN Security Council’s unanimous vote on mandate extension
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today welcomed the UN Security Council’s unanimous adoption of resolution 2433 (2018) that extends the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force for another year under UN Security Council Resolution 1701 (2006). “The extension of UNIFIL’s mandate, at…