Displaced students sit exams with support from UNMISS
In the murky pre-dawn light, hundreds of teenagers emerge from their shelters within the United Nations protection site, nervously clutching their pads and pens as they prepare to sit their end of year examinations. Sitting…
Indian peacekeepers organize dental camp for children with disabilities
UNIFIL peacekeepers from India organized a dental health and oral hygiene awareness camp for children with disabilities in their area of responsibility in south-eastern Lebanon last week. A total of 40 children, aged between…
Displaced families in Rimenze vow to report human rights abuses against them
The remote community of Rimenze has been through a lot. Family and friends were brutally killed during the civil war that erupted in South Sudan six years ago. People were forced to flee their homes in 2016 because of the…
The SRSG Colin Stewart alongside DFC participated at launching the training courses of CPAS in MINURSO
CPAS training On 18 December 2019, the SRSG Colin Stewart alongside the OiC FC DFC Brig. Gen. (Gha. Ar.) Constance EDJEANI-AFENU, the Mission civilian and uniformed principals participated at launching the training courses of…
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FC meeting Swe. delegation On 12 December, MINURSO Force Commander Maj. Gen. (Pak. Ar.) Zia Ur Rehman received at Mission HQ a delegation of the Royal Swedish Armed Forces, comprising Lt. Col. (Swe. Ar.) Elisabeth Skoglund…
On 4 December, the SRSG Colin Stewart received a delegation from the Military Capability Study, Office of Military Affairs, UNHQ, New York.
On 4 December, the SRSG Colin Stewart received a delegation from the Military Capability Study, Office of Military Affairs, UNHQ, New York. The delegation comprised Lt. Col. (UK Ar.) Sean Grant; Lt. Col. (Ch. Ar.) Yuang Jiang…
On 11 December the SRSG Colin Stewart received at MINURSO HQ in Laayoune Mr. Peter Crois from Austrian Permanent Mission to the EU, Brussels.
On 11 December the SRSG Colin Stewart received at MINURSO HQ in Laayoune Mr. Peter Crois from Austrian Permanent Mission to the EU, Brussels.
SRSG TANIN MEETS VITI/VITINA MAYOR SOKOL HALITI
On 18 December, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of UNMIK, Mr. Zahir Tanin, visited Viti/Vitina Municipality and met with Mayor Sokol Haliti and heads of municipal departments. The SRSG was…
Problems and hope collide, as International Human Rights Day celebrated
“I mostly paint women from my community, Roma women, and their faces are sad. I try to depict this sadness that has many reasons,” painter Farija Mehmeti says. The talented artist spoke to an audience of dozens of people…
UNAMID organizes a peaceful co-existence workshop for Darfuri Farmers and Nomads in Zalingei, central Darfur
Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID. On 16 December, more than 80 farmers, nomads, members of civil society and local journalists attended a one-day workshop organized by UNAMID’s Communications and Public Information Section (CPIS)…
SRSG TANIN MEETS KFOR COMMANDER, MG MICHELE RISI
On 19 December 2019, Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, met Major General Michele Risi, Commander of KFOR, at KFOR HQ in Camp Film City, Pristina. They discussed the situation in…
UNIFIL Indonesian peacekeepers offer free home medical care in south Lebanon
For many villagers from vulnerable communities in south Lebanon, travelling to see a doctor can be challenging. Some patients are not even able to make it to a hospital but need medical support. Therefore, a mobile home…