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Bentiu 2019: The times are changing
Amid the whirlwind, omni-entering dust, the internally displaced persons milling about at the Bentiu UN protection site and the police officers patrolling the area, there is a distinct and rather pleasant whiff in the…
A tale of three UN medal recipients from India
A badminton champion. A talented chef. A first-time parade commander. These men, serving with the Indian Horizontal and Mechanical Engineering Company (HMEC), received medals of honor for their service in the United Nations…
Heat of justice overwhelmed families of accused and victims at Malakal mobile court
Mobile court session in Malakal. The proceedings attracted hundreds of spectators. Amongst her siblings the 4-year-old girl has been playing and sharing smiles as usual, yet something is terribly wrong. Had that not been the…
Promoting and Protecting the Rights of Victims of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
For the first time since their designation in late 2017 as Field Victims’ Rights Advocates (FVRAs) to serve in the four countries from which most allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse had been reported – Central…
MINUSCA publishes the results of its investigations into the 15 november 2018 attack on an IDP camp in Alindao
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), published today its report on the attack against an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Alindao, Basse…
Striving for harmony: A peacekeeping tale on the importance of timely information
To implement a peace agreement one needs to know what exactly has been agreed. Opposition forces in Eastern Equatoria are being informed. The signing of the revitalized peace agreement has not led to the immediate…
SRSG TANIN MEETS WITH HEAD OF OFFICE OF THE P.R. OF CHINA
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Mr. Zahir Tanin, welcomed the Head of Office of the P.R of China in Pristina, Ms. Li Yujie, at UNMIK Headquarters on 28 February 2019. The SRSG and Ms. Li…
Service and Sacrifice: For Ghana, UN peacekeeping is a ‘noble opportunity to serve humanity’
Ghanaian men and women have served as United Nations peacekeepers since the early 1970s, participating in operations that stretched from the Sinai to the African continent. The West African Nations is now among the top 10…
Conclusions of the Principal-meeting on the Central African Republic Peace Agreement | Summary of the Co-chairs
New York, 22 February 2019 On 22 February 2019, a Principal-level meeting on the Central African Republic Peace Agreement was held at United Nations Headquarters, co-chaired by the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for…
Lebanese olive farmers benefit from Spanish experts
In a major support to the olive-growing farmers of south-eastern Lebanon, UNIFIL’s Spanish peacekeepers brought in this week a team of agricultural experts from Spanish universities – for a second time in five months – to…