Indian peacekeepers offer medical and veterinary support to host communities
Major Ravdeep Kaur of UNIFIL (right) hands over 23 varieties of medicines to the head of Social Development Centre for the villages of Al Arkoub Union of Municipalities, Mohammad Saadi, on 29 May 2020. Photo: Corporal Gautam…
UNFICYP HEADQUARTERS SUMMER MEDAL PARADE
Force Commander of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, Major General Cheryl Pearce on 23 June presided over a Medal Presentation ceremony for UNFICYP Headquarters Summer Medal Parade in Cyprus. Held at the UN Protected Area…
What do you know about the birds and the turtles of Cyprus?
UNFICYP’s Environment & Peace-Youth Champions had a fruitful discussion and presentations on the topic.Many thanks to the Head of Kuşkor NGO, Dr Damla Beton and to the board member of SPOT, Dr Robin Snape for the valuable…
UNFICYP meets with Hands Across the Divide to discuss Women Peace and Security in Cyprus
On 3 June, UNFICYP’s Gender Affairs Officer, Lauren McAlister met virtually with members of Hands Across the Divide, Cyprus’ longest standing bi-communal women’s group and the first group to put women, peace and security on…
UNPOL and UNFICYP’s Senior Adviser evaluate mission operations in Sector 1 of the buffer zone
The UNFICYP Senior Advisor, Mr Aderemi Adekoya and the Senior Police Advisor, Chief Superintendent Fang Li visited Sector 1 of the buffer zone to evaluate mission operations. During the visit they were briefed at the UNPOL…
REGULAR UPDATES BY MINURSO ON COVID-19
Legitimate and institutional website for fact-based information about the coronavirus and related issues: https://hr.un.org/page/coronavirus-disease-covid-19 WHO updated advice to the public: WHO dedicated WhatsApp messaging…
International Day of UN Peacekeepers
Elsie Project Team in Kaga Bandoro, MINUSCA The Elsie Initiative project by the UN Office of Supply Chain Management aims to improve camp layouts, accommodations, bathrooms, recreational facilities etc. to enhance women’s…
PKD 2020 - Women in Peacekeeping, A Key to Peace
PKD 2020 - Women in Peacekeeping, A Key to Peace UNGSC devised a new way of celebrating the International Day of UN Peacekeepers on 29 May 2020 on the theme “Women in Peacekeeping – A Key to Peace”. An intense programme in…
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF UN PEACEKEEPERS 2020
Yes, we need more women in peacekeeping The General Assembly, in its resolution 57/129, designated 29 May as the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. This is the date when in 1948 the first UN peacekeeping…
UNAMID conducts intensive street publicity awareness campaign on Covid-19 across Darfur
Photo by Mohamad Almahady, UNAMID. Zalingei, 22 June- More than one million residents from five Darfur states (north, south, east, central, west) are estimated to have directly benefitted from the recently concluded month…
UNAMID COVID-19 MEDIA UPDATE
18 June 2020 UNAMID COVID-19 MEDIA UPDATE Situation update: UNAMID continues to implement measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As at 17 June 2020, UNAMID has sixteen cases of COVID-19 among its mission personnel…
UNAMID JSR consults Transitional Government of Sudan on defusing tension in Kalma IDPs Camp
Photo by Nizar Saied Ahmed. Following the killing incident at the Kalma Camp for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in south Darfur on 11 June and the probability of a revenge attack by aggrieved parties, UNAMID Joint…