1900 receive UN peace medals
About 1900 men and women of Ethiopia’s 19th Battalion, Multi Role Logistics Unit, Light Field Engineering, Quick Reaction Force, Aviation Utility Unit, Tank and Artillery Companies, Liaison Officers, as well as Military Staff…
Heat of justice overwhelmed families of accused and victims at Malakal mobile court
Mobile court session in Malakal. The proceedings attracted hundreds of spectators. Amongst her siblings the 4-year-old girl has been playing and sharing smiles as usual, yet something is terribly wrong. Had that not been the…
Promoting and Protecting the Rights of Victims of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
For the first time since their designation in late 2017 as Field Victims’ Rights Advocates (FVRAs) to serve in the four countries from which most allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse had been reported – Central…
MINUSCA publishes the results of its investigations into the 15 november 2018 attack on an IDP camp in Alindao
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), published today its report on the attack against an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Alindao, Basse…
Striving for harmony: A peacekeeping tale on the importance of timely information
To implement a peace agreement one needs to know what exactly has been agreed. Opposition forces in Eastern Equatoria are being informed. The signing of the revitalized peace agreement has not led to the immediate…
SRSG TANIN MEETS WITH HEAD OF OFFICE OF THE P.R. OF CHINA
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Mr. Zahir Tanin, welcomed the Head of Office of the P.R of China in Pristina, Ms. Li Yujie, at UNMIK Headquarters on 28 February 2019. The SRSG and Ms. Li…
Service and Sacrifice: For Ghana, UN peacekeeping is a ‘noble opportunity to serve humanity’
Ghanaian men and women have served as United Nations peacekeepers since the early 1970s, participating in operations that stretched from the Sinai to the African continent. The West African Nations is now among the top 10…
Conclusions of the Principal-meeting on the Central African Republic Peace Agreement | Summary of the Co-chairs
New York, 22 February 2019 On 22 February 2019, a Principal-level meeting on the Central African Republic Peace Agreement was held at United Nations Headquarters, co-chaired by the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for…
Lebanese olive farmers benefit from Spanish experts
In a major support to the olive-growing farmers of south-eastern Lebanon, UNIFIL’s Spanish peacekeepers brought in this week a team of agricultural experts from Spanish universities – for a second time in five months – to…
UN specialized agencies visit UNIFIL to boost synergies
The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Ján Kubiš, and members of the UN Country Team (UNCT) today visited the UNIFIL Headquarters and discussed with UNIFIL leadership the ways the specialized organizations will…
War veteran at Bor peace rally: “I lost my leg in the fight for independence … but this peace is good, it must reign”
Organizing a tournament of traditional wrestling was one UNMISS contribution to a recent peace rally in Bor. “I lost my leg in the bush in 2004 during the SPLA’s war for South Sudan’s independence”, Garang Goch Garang says…
UNIFIL SW peacekeepers organize trainings for Lebanese security agencies
UNIFIL’s Sector West peacekeepers conducted two separate training courses for members of the Lebanese security agencies in Shama, south Lebanon, last week. Officers from the Italian Carabinieri Military Police organized sharp…