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Woman peacekeeper wins the United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year award
New York/Vancouver, 15 November 2017 – A UN peacekeeper from South Africa was today awarded the United Nations’ Military Gender Advocate of the Year in Vancouver, Canada. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Under…
“Mr. and Mrs. Blue Barrel” educate young children on Blue Line safety
UNIFIL peacekeepers explain about the dangers of crossing the Blue Line in Aytarun Public School. First Sergeant Etikasari, a UNIFIL Indonesian peacekeeper, is visiting the public school in Aytarun, a village close to the…
Combatting sexual violence on the frontlines, UN peacekeeper in DR Congo honoured with award
United Nations peacekeeper Major Seitebatso Pearl Block was commended on Wednesday for developing a Mission-wide, short message service (SMS) campaign to combat gender-based abuse by connecting with women in remote parts of…
In Vancouver, UN peacekeeping chief outlines ‘very serious challenge’ facing Mali operation
The “very serious challenge” facing peacekeepers with the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) makes it vital that additional efforts are made for the four-year-old operation to fulfil its mandate, the UN…
Nearly a third of Darfur’s people still displaced, despite drop in violence, Security Council told
The armed groups in Darfur have largely been defeated and the ferocity of intercommunal violence has declined, but anxiety over safety continues to keep many people from returning to their homes, a senior United Nations…
Central African Republic: UN mission mandate extended, additional ‘blue helmets’ authorized
The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday extended the mandate of the Organization’s peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR), until 15 November 2018, increased the mission’s troop level by 900…
UN peacekeeper in DR Congo honoured for combatting sexual violence on the frontlines
United Nations peacekeeper Major Seitebatso Pearl Block was commended on Wednesday for developing a Mission-wide, short message service (SMS) campaign to combat gender-based abuse by connecting with women in remote parts of…
Security Council renews mandate of UN peacekeeping force in Abyei for six months
The Security Council on Wednesday extended until 15 May 2018 the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Abyei, a contested area on the Sudan-South Sudan border. Unanimously adopting a resolution, the 15-member…
Woman peacekeeper wins the United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year award
New York/Vancouver, 15 November 2017 – A UN peacekeeper from South Africa was today awarded the United Nations’ Military Gender Advocate of the Year in Vancouver, Canada. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Under…
Vancouver conference delivers 46 new pledges for UN missions; peacekeeping chief hails 'collective commitment'
Dozens of new pledges of military equipment and expertise to make United Nations peacekeeping missions around the world more efficient, effective and reactive, were made at the UN Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial Conference…