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Who speaks? Building trust through narratives and story-telling
The value of alternative narratives and solutions-focused journalism were discussed by communications experts and artists during an UNMIK-sponsored multi-ethnic panel at Autostrada Biennale, Kosovo’s international art festival. The panel entitled “Every Revolution Starts with a Voice!”, reflecting…
UNMISS visits conflict-ridden Tonj East area to build trust and confidence
A team from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan has visited the Jalwau County headquarters in Wunlit in the East Tonj region in a bid to put an end to an escalation of violence, including cattle raiding and revenge killings, between the Thiik, Akok and Jalwau communities living in the area…
UNIFIL MTF and LAF Navy step up joint exercises, enhance capabilities
The UNIFIL Maritime Task Force (MTF), deployed since October 2006, has stepped up its joint activities with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Navy, with some 750 joint activities having been already conducted this year. MTF commander Rear Admiral Eduardo Augusto Wieland explained that cooperation…
Peacekeepers partner with women in clean-up campaign in Eastern Equatoria
Wielding hoes, slashers and rakes, more than 40 women with infants strapped to their backs joined Rwandan peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) this week in a community-wide clean-up campaign in Ilihum, Eastern Equatoria. “The borehole and marketplace are…
Female opposition soldiers in Mogok talk on being torn between war and peace
“We have a cause to fight. We don’t just enjoy being in the military, we have decided to take up arms to defend our children,” says Captain Rebecca Nya Piuudup in opposition-controlled Mogok in Greater Jonglei. Their children are very much the focus of the arguments presented to me when Rebecca and…
UNIFIL MTF and LAF Navy step up exercises, enhance capabilities
The UNIFIL Maritime Task Force (MTF), deployed since October 2006, has stepped up its tactical training activities with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Navy, with some 750 joint activities having been already conducted this year. MTF commander Rear Admiral Eduardo Augusto Wieland explained that…
UNIFIL Head of Mission hosts LAF Commander
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col today welcomed the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander, General Joseph Aoun, who visited the headquarters of UNIFIL’s eastern and western Sectors respectively near Marjayoun and Shama in south Lebanon. The two Commanders…