Ghanaian peacekeepers offer training to LAF personnel
UNIFIL’s Ghanaian peacekeepers provided a training on map reading, global positioning system and and first aid to members of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in their main base in Al-Qawzah, south-western Lebanon, this week. The two-day training, on 17 and 18 December, saw 11 LAF personnel training…
UNMISS Condemns the Assault on a CTSAMVM Monitoring and Verification Team in the Luri Area
UNMISS Condemns the Assault on a CTSAMVM Monitoring and Verification Team in the Luri Area
Fijian troops conclude UNIFIL mission
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col (front row, 5th from right) with the last batch of Fijian peacekeepers, 20 December 2018. Peacekeepers from one of UNIFIL’s oldest troop contributors, the Republic of Fiji, concluded their mission with UNIFIL today. The last…
UNIFIL civic engagement programme for youth
UNIFIL, in collaboration with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and a local non-governmental organization, organized an educational outreach programme, explaining the scope of UNIFIL’s mandate to a group of youth from the UN Mission’s area of operation, in Tyre earlier this week. Peacekeepers from…
Security Council Press statement on the postponement of the elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The members of the Security Council took note of the decision by the National Independent Electoral Commission of the Democratic Republic of Congo (CENI) to delay until 30 December the Presidential, Parliamentary and Provincial elections previously scheduled for 23 December. The members of the…
To all MINURSO civilian staff and military observers
SRSG and Head of MINURSO, Colin Stewart. Let me take this occasion, which marks the end of the calendar year and a holiday season celebrated by many (as well as my own first anniversary with MINURSO), to thank everyone associated with MINURSO for their hard work, dedication and commitment to…
UNAMID Head hails Darfur-wide Conference for IDPs as a progressive step towards peace
Photo by Yousif Bilal, UNAMID. UNAMID Joint Special Representative (JSR) and Joint Chief Mediator (JCM) Jeremiah Mamabolo, has hailed the recently held Darfur-wide Conference for internally displaced persons (IDP) as an important milestone in the peace process. The conference, organized by the…
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.223
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.223 UNMISS PoC sites Update No.223 - 24 December 2018
How a regional market started flourishing due to UN patrols
It’s Thursday morning in Konna, and crowds have descended from all over the region to join one of the largest open-air port markets, right in the center of Mali. We are in the region of Mopti. Shoppers navigate through the noisy improvised street filled with goods and merchants, their flip flops…
Peacekeepers clear landmines outside Bor town
Clearing land from landmines and other potentially explosive objects is a painstakingly slow and risky process. UNMAS has just made an area outside Bor safe again. The United Nations Mine Action Service has discovered and removed unexploded ordinances and mines five kilometres outside of Bor town…
Being an orphan in Torit: The quest to keep one’s head above water
Peacekeepers in Torit spent part of their spare Christmas time visiting children staying at two different orphanages. Peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan spent part of their spare Christmas time at two orphanages in Torit, bringing a bit of joy and gifts to the…
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Sudan
The Secretary-General is following with concern developments in the Republic of Sudan, including the reported violence and fatalities. He appeals for calm and restraint and calls on the authorities to conduct a thorough investigation into the deaths and violence. He extends his condolences to all…