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UNMIL echoes that free and fair elections are crucial for the maintenance of peace and security in Liberia
UNMIL’s DSRSG for Political and Rule of Law, Mr. Waldemar Vrey addresses the Judicial Retreat in Gbarnga, Bong County. Gbarnga, 18 May 2017 – UNMIL’s Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG) for…
Memorial cross honouring M/Cpl Wolfgang Leeb undergoes restoration
18 May 2017 - Sector 4 engineers, in collaboration with the mission’s Austrian contingent, have completed the restoration of a cross honouring the memory of M/Cpl Wolfgang Leeb, who died in a tragic accident while diving in…
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.165
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.165 UNMISS PoC sites Update No.165
UNAMID calls for restraint amid renewed Darfur clashes
EL FASHER - Fighting has been taking place in the past few days between Government of Sudan forces and non-signatory movements in North and East Darfur, with reports of multiple casualties. UNAMID’s Joint Special…
INTERVIEW: ‘Our peacekeepers are saving lives every day’ – new UN peacekeeping chief
With United Nations peace operations being carried out in highly complex environments and facing multiple challenges, Secretary-General António Guterres recently stressed the need to adapt peacekeeping to “our changing world…
UNAMID supports demobilization of 500 ex-combatants in West Darfur
Photo by Muntasir Sharafadin, UNAMID. EL GENEINA – Some 500 ex-combatants, including 30 women, are going through the process of demobilization and return to civilian life at a camp in El Geneina, West Darfur, thanks in part…
UNMIL supported instituting the MOJ’s Gender Office
Monrovia - On 18 May 2017, UNMIL supported the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) in establishing its gender office. The inauguration ceremony was chaired by Assistant Minister of Justice for Administration and Public Safety Cllr…
New secure Internet app aids UN peacekeeping maintain and share statistics
The United Nations peacekeeping office today announced a new software application that is enhancing efficiency and situational awareness in the field. The app, created as a result of collaboration with the Government of…
FEATURE: "We invest in peace"
More than 100,000 UN peacekeepers serving around the world will be honoured this month as the United Nations celebrates the International Day of UN Peacekeepers, observed annually on 29 May. Every day, peacekeepers help bring…
Two UN ‘blue helmets’ killed in attack in northern Mali
Two peacekeepers of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) were killed and another injured on Tuesday morning in an ambush in the northern Kidal region. “A pedestrian patrol of…