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UNIFIL Head of Mission Major General Beary meets with Foreign Minister Bassil
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Michael Beary today met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of the Republic of Lebanon, Gebran Bassil, in Beirut. The UNIFIL Head of Mission expressed…
Dramatic boarding exercise with the Lebanese Navy and UNIFIL MTF
During the training exercise LAF Navy soldiers apprehend sailors of the intercepted boat. Out at sea a crackle comes over the radio: “Motor Vessel Sam, this is the Lebanese Navy. You cannot enter the Lebanese territorial…
UNIFIL-supported wall paintings inaugurated in Chaqra
UNIFIL’s Nepalese Battalion (NEPBATT) Commander and the Mayor of Chaqra inaugurated a series of wall paintings by local students in the south-eastern Lebanese village earlier this week. The paintings depicting Lebanese…
MONUSCO continues to support and protect Dr. Mukwege
Kinshasa, 15 May 2017: Following the statement made at its press conference on 10 May regarding the protection of Dr Mukwege, MONUSCO wishes to clarify that it does not provide 24H protection to Panzi hospital and that this…
International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
Mechanical ground preparation for clearance using a minewolf in Abyei On 8 December 2005, the UN General Assembly declared 4 April of each year as the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. In a…
Cooperation between UN and local police in Wau reducing crime in protection sites
Cooperation between UN and local police in Wau reducing crime in protection sites A new system of cooperation between United Nations and local police in the northeastern town of Wau is helping reduce crime and keep the…
South Sudan's leaders bear 'direct responsibility' for conflict, UN Security Council told
A senior United Nations peacekeeping official today called on the leaders of South Sudan to show genuine political will to achieve sustainable peace in the strife-riven country, stressing that those whose long-time rivalry…
Opening remarks at a press conference in Goma, DRC by UN Human Rights Office Field Operations Director Georgette Gagnon
Georgette Gagnon, UN Human Rights Office Field Operations Director. Photo UN 25 August 2017 Good morning and thank you for joining us today. Over the past week, I visited Kinshasa and Kananga before arriving yesterday morning…
On first visit to Somalia since elections, UN political chief lauds progress
The head of the United Nations political office visited Somalia this week, where he praised the “real forward momentum” in the country's political development, and reiterated UN support as the Horn of Africa country tackles…
Ten UNMIL Police Officers Awarded with UN Medal
Monrovia –For their remarkable service to peacekeeping mission in Liberia, 10 UNMIL Police Officers were awarded with UN medals today at UNMIL HQ. Speaking at the award ceremony, UNMIL Police Commissioner Simon Blatchly…