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Since 2006, UNIFIL has had a sizable presence with its, on average, more than 11,000 peacekeepers in southern Lebanon. A large portion of the Mission’s daily operational activities has been and continues to be patrolling through its area of operations helping to maintain stability in the south. What…

Community Liaison Assistants (CLA) from the Civil Affairs section build the capacity of local partners to participate and be directly involved in the protection of their communities / Photos MONUSCO “Thanks to MONUSCO peacekeepers we have settled here. They protect us. The day they leave here, we…

A Long Range Reconnaissance Group (LRRG) from the United Kingdom deployed on patrol in the north of Mali to protect civilians were warmly welcomed by the local population and ended up celebrating with them one of the most important festivities of the Muslim calendar. The UK ‘LRRG’, as they are…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of UNMIK, Ms. Caroline Ziadeh, visited Novo Brdo/Novobërdë municipality and met with the Mayor, Mr. Saša Milošević on 21 September. They discussed cooperation and inter-ethnic relations. Mayor Milošević emphasised that the good…

Just about everyone with a say in the South Sudanese peace process was present when International Peace Day was celebrated in Juba. Photo: Isaac Billy/UNMISS In South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation and a place where the quest for sustainable peace is very much ongoing, International Peace Day…

Disarmament, Demobilization and Community Reintegration: Life After Fighting. Photo MONUSCO/DDR Moussa Abdula was 20 years old when he joined a Mai-Mai self-defense group, before being recruited by the M23 rebel group in exchange for huge financial promises. After 4 years of a life of violence, he…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Caroline Ziadeh, met with the President of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, Judge Ekaterina Trendafilova at UNMIK. SRSG Ziadeh and Judge Trendafilova discussed the Specialist Chambers’ functioning and ongoing work, with SRSG…

Several messages were launched by blue helmets to the participants and the local communities, in particular highlighting the need to focus on peace and to refuse to join armed groups. / Photos MONUSCO It is with students and their teachers that the International Day of Peace observed on September 21…

On 21 September, Slovak peacekeepers assembled in Camp of General Stefanik in Famagusta to mark International Day of Peace. At the ceremony, First Lieutenant Mário Hnát read a message from UNFICY’s Force Commander, Major General Ingrid Gjerde to the contingent to address this year’s theme for the…

Lieutenant Colonel Vishwanath Channamallappa Gundagi from India, wanting to give children a couple of hours of happiness a day, bought and handed over 100 footballs to boys and girls in Western Equatoria State. Football is known as the beautiful game, but in some of its most avid fans, it also…

Law enforcement agents inspecting their new HQ in Gumuruk, recently handed over to the community by UNMISS. Photos: Mach Samuel/UNMISS GREATER PIBOR- To be effective, law enforcement agencies need to be both present and visible. With that in mind, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan decided to…

The UN Deputy Military Advisor, Major-General Maureen O’Brien (Ireland), arrived on 12 September from UN Headquarters for a three-week visit to MINURSO. It’s not General O’Brien’s first time in Western Sahara. As a young Captain, she herself served as a Military Observer in MINURSO at MAHBAS and…