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MONUSCO provides English and Computer skills to FARDC
MONUSCO provides English and Computer skills to FARDC MONUSCO North Kivu Brigade Commander General HARI B PILLAI and Colonel BAZIL KANUMA of the Operation Sokola 2, have inaugurated, on the 20 September 2017, the first 8…
Ensuring the protection of populations who are victims of conflicts in North Kivu, DRC
Indian battalion units ensure the safe escort of members of civilian Mission units; here, UN Volunteer Jeanne Warnet. (MONUSCO/Force, 2017) Civilian populations in this region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo suffer…
International Day of Peace 21 September
Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and…
Lebanese security officers train with Italian peacekeepers on precision shooting
UNIFIL’s Italian Paratroppers “Folgore” Brigade trained last week with 16 officers from the Lebanese General Directorate of State Security (GDSS) in precision shooting over long distances. The “sharpshooter skills” course…
With new leadership committed to reforms, Somalis must make 2018 ‘year of implementation’ – UN envoy
Grappling with turbulent politics, persisting terrorism and the risk of famine, Somalia must make 2018 a year of carrying out reforms, a senior United Nations official said Wednesday, urging more international financial and…
Service and Sacrifice: Chadian peacekeepers on a UN mission for peace in Mali
As Tahir and his fellow Chadian peacekeepers set out on their daily patrol through the dusty streets of Kidal, in northern Mali, the question he faces is always the same – will he and his team return safely to the United…
Graduates of training programme look forward to a brighter future in South Sudan
Graduates of training programme look forward to a brighter future in South Sudan After fleeing violence and spending years sheltering in a United Nations protection camp, Nyapac Orach never imagined that she would graduate…
Children are the seeds of peace not war
Children are the seeds of peace not war Members of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) have renewed their commitment to protect vulnerable children in South Sudan. In a two-day workshop organised by UNMISS’ Child…
Near Verbatim Transcript: Media Briefing by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan Mr. David Shearer
Near Verbatim Transcript of Media Briefing by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan Mr. David Shearer
UNMISS announces extension of peacekeeping presence to new locations in South Sudan
A new “light” peacekeeping presence is being deployed to the remote town of Akobo in the north-east of South Sudan to protect civilians and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to people in need. The town is deep in…