MONUSCO raises women prisoners’ and minors’ awareness of the Covid-19 and HIV-AIDS in Bunia
MONUSCO raises women prisoners’ and minors’ awareness of the Covid-19 and HIV-AIDS in Bunia. Photo MONUSCO/Jean-Tobie OKALA Forty-eight female prisoners and thirty-two under-age boys detained in Bunia prison were sensitized last Thursday, June 11, by MONUSCO HIV / AIDS Section on the Covid-19…
MONUSCO reinforces FARDC’s operational capacities in the context of the fight against armed groups in Ituri
MONUSCO strengthens the operational capacities of the FARDC to fight against armed groups in Ituri. Photo MONUSCO/Jean-Tobie Okala Fuel, food rations and water: Those are the items donated by MONUSCO to the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) to strengthen their operational capacities in the context of…
WIEM CHADLIA JRAD : Overflowing energy in the service of the United Nations Police in the DRC
WIEM CHADLIA JRAD : Overflowing energy in the service of the United Nations Police in the DRC | PORTRAIT | Wiem Chadlia Jrad is from Tunisia. This 47-year-old police commissioner has long cherished the hope of working for the United Nations, since childhood. "Working for the United Nations was a…
Security and Gender Group Calls for meaningful participation of women in Pristina-Belgrade Dialogue
We, the undersigned members of the Security and Gender Group, demand that women’s meaningful participation is ensured in the Pristina delegation, participating in the Pristina-Belgrade dialogue for normalization of relations, as well as in the working groups established to inform the Dialogue.Since…
‘Changing mindsets’ Women leaders support each other to lift their voices
The underrepresentation of women in key decision-making positions at the central level is one major limitation in their limited participation in high-level political and peace processes, including the current EU-facilitated dialogue process between Belgrade and Pristina. A joint UN-EU project on…
KOSOVO’S YOUNGEST ENVIRONMENTAL WARRIORS MEET ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMPION AS THE WORLD CLEARS ITS LUNGS ON ENVIRONMENT DAY
As the world's population recovers from the greatest health crisis of this age, the environment is also recovering - with this year's World Environment Day happening while Kosovo's youngest members of society breathe in some of the cleanest air they have ever experienced. To mark the occasion under…
Lawyers on hand – at a distance: accessing justice during a pandemic
As a spike in legal problems presents itself as another casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic, a legal aid centre funded by UNMIK has found innovative ways to help people in urgent need of legal advice. Kosovo Law Institute’s Free Legal Aid Center coordinator Yll Zekaj said the centre’s team of lawyers…
EU Ambassadors in South Lebanon support UNIFIL’s mission
A 15-member delegation of the European Union (EU) comprising Ambassadors and senior diplomatic officials accredited to Lebanon, visited the UNIFIL Headquarters as well as the Mission’s area of operations and the Blue Line today. UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del…
Partial rotations of UNIFIL troops resume
Following suspension with some exceptions by Secretary-General António Guterres in April 2020 of all rotations, repatriations and deployments of uniformed personnel to mitigate the transmission of COVID-19 Coronavirus, UNIFIL today started partial resumption of its troops rotations while following…
Mahatma Gandhi park, built by UNIFIL Indian Battalion, gets facelift
UNIFIL Indian Battalion completed rehabilitation and renovation of a public park in Ebel el Saqi, in south-eastern Lebanon, and handed over to the municipality last week. The park – named after Indian freedom fighter and a renowned proponent of non-violence Mahatma Gandhi and initially built by…
UNIFIL Indonesians peacekeepers help maintain stability along Blue Line
UNIFIL peacekeepers from Indonesia conduct daily foot and vehicle patrols that are crucial in achieving and maintaining peace and stability in south Lebanon. Monitoring, observing and reporting the situation on the ground since 2006, UNIFIL Indonesian peacekeepers also conduct mixed-gender patrols…
Tyre Municipality receives 510 COVID-19 PCR test kits from UNIFIL
UNIFIL Sector West Commander Brig. Gen. Diego Fulco (right) with the Mayor of Tyre Hassan Dbouk during a donation ceremony on 8 June 2020. (Photo: Major Igor Piani / UNIFIL) UNIFIL Italian peacekeepers donated 210 PCR kits for testing COVID-19 Coronavirus to the Tyre Municipality in south-western…