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People for Peace: Dreaming of a mine-free Lebanon
A young Cambodian woman says it is her dream to help remove all land mines from the south of Lebanon and improve living conditions for all people living under the threat of death or injury. Decades of civil conflict have left…
The Secretary-General awarded posthumously Dag Hammarskjold medal to peacekeepers who lost their lives in 2021
The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, 29 May, offers a chance to pay tribute to the uniformed and civilian personnel's invaluable contribution to the work of the Organization and to honour nearly 4,200…
UNMISS Bangladeshi Marine Unit gets infrastructural upgrade boosting their operational readiness
Last week, the Secretary-General's Special Representative and Head of UNMISS, Nicholas Haysom, travelled to Mangalla, Central Equatoria, to learn more about the life-saving supply runs undertaken by the Bangladeshi Force…
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Mboahangy Fana Rakotoarisoa - United Nations Trailblazer Award for Women Justice and Corrections Officers Nominee
Mboahangy “Fana” Rakotoarisoa is a Strategic Planning Officer in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) corrections component, a role that requires the highest level of…
Beni: the village of Bwerere regains its tranquillity owing to Malawian peacekeepers’ interventions
The Inhabitants of the villages of BWERERE, HALUNGUPA and other surrounding areas welcome the intervention of soldiers from the Malawian contingent in the region. Photo MONUSCO / Force Since the permanent deployment in…
Comment by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on adoption of law abolishing death penalty in CAR
GENEVA (1 June 2022) - I commend the adoption of a law in the Central African Republic abolishing the death penalty and encourage President Faustin-Archange Touadéra to promulgate it. The death penalty is incompatible with…
Mali: Deadly convoy attack ‘tragic reminder’ of threats to peacekeepers
Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned a deadly attack on Wednesday against a UN Peacekeeping logistics convoy near the town of Kidal in northern Mali. For roughly an hour, the convoy came under direct fire…
UNMIK and Kosovo Judicial Council are committed to further co-operation in improving the rule of law
On 30 May 2022, Caroline Ziadeh, Special Representative of the Secretary-General visited the Kosovo Judicial Council (KJC) to reaffirm continued partnership and cooperation with the Council and other partners in support of…
Return to arms of the M23: young leaders in Goma call out to the United Nations
During a consultative session held on 27 May 2002, 27 young opinion leaders from Goma invited the head of MONUSCO and the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region to become involved in the reactivation and effective…
MINUSMA Peacekeepers assist the communities of Anefis and Tanbankort in Kidal and Gao regions
As part of the military Operations Seka and Trailblazer, the Bangladeshi contingent of MINUSMA Force organized several civil-military activities from May 18 to 22 in of Anefis and Tabankort towns. To maintain good relations…