UNIFIL supports the Lebanese Armed Forces
UNIFIL is working in south Lebanon to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1701, at the request of the Lebanese government. Part of the mission’s mandate is to help and support the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) operating in…
Chiefs in Bahr El Ghazal gathered at conference on bridging gap between traditional and formal justice
UNMISS gathered traditional leaders from all four states of the Bahr El Ghazal region for discussions on how to improve coexistence of formal and informal authorities. Photo: Michael Wondi/UNMISS BAHR EL GHAZAL- In countries…
MINURSO’S PEACEKEEPERS: NATIONAL DAY OF GERMANY
On 03 October , MINURSO celebrated German Unity Day by raising the country’s flag at the Mission HQ in Laayoune. Germany is the fourth largest contributor to Peacekeeping Operations. Its peacekeepers are deployed in seven…
UNMISS builds capacity of Upper Nile committee to end violations against children in armed conflict
Learning how to not violate the rights of children in armed conflict ongoing, this time in Malakal. Photo: Ines Surwumwe/UNMISS UPPER NILE- Implementing changes, both of attitudes and behaviour, takes time. After several…
NEW UNMISS-BUILT IN AWEIL EAST SET TO IMPROVE EDUCATION FOR HUNDREDS AT LIETNHOM PRIMARY SCHOOL
There was pure joy among the boys and girls attending Lietnhom primary school when they received new, UNMISS-funded classrooms, replacing the shade of trees where they were subject to the elements. Photos: Emmanuel Kele…
Lebanese Red Cross receives Medical Equipment
On 29 September 2022 the Lebanese Red Cross in Tyre received an important donation of medical equipment from UNIFIL’s Italian contingent. The equipment included 5 hospital beds, 2 wheelchairs, 1 transit wheelchair, 4 axillary…
NEW UNMISS-BUILT CLASSROOMS IN AWEIL EAST SET TO IMPROVE EDUCATION FOR HUNDREDS AT LIETNHOM PRIMARY SCHOOL
There was pure joy among the boys and girls attending Lietnhom primary school when they received new, UNMISS-funded classrooms, replacing the shade of trees where they were subject to the elements. Photos: Emmanuel Kele…
Feuding communities in Ikotos County make progress on their journey towards lasting peace
Residents of until recently squabbling communities in Ikotos County had lots to tell a visiting delegation, which included UN peacekeepers. Photos: Okello James/UNMISS EASTERN EQUATORIA- A four-month-long conflict among the…
Guterres says Central African Republic must ‘spare no effort’ to help bring killers of UN peacekeepers to justice
The UN Secretary-General has expressed his deep sadness over the death of three peacekeepers from Bangladesh who were killed on Monday in the Central African Republic (CAR), following a roadside bomb explosion near the border…
Deputy Heads of MONUSCO, Khassim Diagne and Bruno Lemarquis, in Interaction with the Population in South Kivu
Deputy Heads of MONUSCO, Khassim Diagne and Bruno Lemarquis, in Interaction with the Population in South Kivu. Photo MONUSCO/Sy Koumbo The two deputy special representatives of the UN Secretary General in the DRC, Khassim…
Komanda: Gradual Resumption of Activities Thanks to Joint Action FARDC and MONUSCO
Komanda: Gradual Resumption of Activities Thanks to Joint Action FARDC and MONUSCO. Photo MONUSCO A little over a year ago, Komanda, the administrative capital of the Basili chiefdom, 80 km from Bunia, in the territory of…
Pakistani Women Peacekeepers at the Forefront of a Military Hospital in Mali
Amidst ongoing troop rotations in Mopti, women peacekeepers serving with the Pakistani contingent reflect back on their multiple achievements with pride. Pakistan is one of the longest-serving and largest troops and police…