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UNIFIL naval peacekeepers from Bangladesh remain committed amid disaster
The huge explosion that rocked Beirut Port on Tuesday evening (4 August) resulted in several UNIFIL naval peacekeepers from Bangladesh being injured, some of them seriously. The ship was docked at the Port as part of the…
UNMISS engineering troops battling flooding in Bor and beyond as 135,000 people are displaced
UNMISS engineering troops and local youth are battling rising water levels to prevent parts of Bor to be submerged. Engineering troops serving with the UN Mission in South Sudan are engaged in an ongoing battle against…
Local communities in Tambura benefit from a week of COVID-19 sensitization by UNMISS, I Can South Sudan
UNMISS partnered with I Can South Sudan to organise a seven-day COVID-19 awareness raising campaign in Tambura. Tricycles and motorbikes with loudspeakers broadcast WHO-approved preventative measures in local languages. Since…
Eastern Equatoria Governor visits near-inaccessible areas on UNMISS helicopter, urges communities to embrace peace
A women's representative from the Toposa community in Eastern Equatoria speaks to Governor Louis Lojore during a recent UNMISS-facilitated visit to remote areas on the state's easternmost border. Every year, without fail, the…
South-Kivu: Uvira's women leaders renew their confidence in MONUSCO
South-Kivu: Uvira's women leaders renew their confidence in MONUSCO. Photo MONUSCO/Jean-Tobie Okala During a working session with MONUSO’s substantive sections in Uvira, South Kivu Province, on 6th August, some 20 women…
Brazilian naval peacekeepers conclude UNIFIL mission after a decade
After almost a decade-long service with UNIFIL’s Maritime Task Force (MTF), assisting Lebanese Navy in securing the country’s vast territorial waters, the Mission’s Brazilian peacekeepers concluded their mission with UNIFIL…
Political parties in Aweil reiterate commitment to jointly implement revitalized peace agreement
Representatives from twelve political parties gathered in Aweil to discuss how to promote cooperation, social cohesion and national identity. Representatives from twelve different political parties in Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal…
The role of female peacekeepers in law enforcement
Anna Khodos UNFICYP Staff Officer-Personnel, UNPOL Headquarters The need to recruit, train and promote more female police officers is receiving far more attention than ever before. Women are having a positive impact on law…
“Until all of us are free, none of us are”: The story of peacekeeper Stephanie Palfrey Sneddon
Despite the pressures of her duties serving in the UNMISS Joint Operations Centre in Juba, Captain Stephanie Palfrey-Sneddon, an Australian peacekeeper, is using her rare spare time to lead a project to help local children…
Elections 2020/2021: Ballot boxes, voter cards and voting booths arrive in Bangui
Electoral materials including ballot boxes, voting booths and electoral kits, part of a batch of electoral equipment donated by the Republic of South Africa to support the democratic process in the Central African Republic…