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Cantoned forces in Kapoeta receive training on human rights principles ahead of unification of national army
Lots of pieces of information about human rights principles and the revitalized peace agreement were handed out to opposition forces in the Kapoeta area. “We are working day and night to respect and promote human rights in…
Implementing peace deal only path for stabilization in Mali: UN peacekeeping chief
Implementation of the 2015 peace agreement in Mali provides the only pathway for stabilization there, the head of UN peacekeeping told the Security Council on Wednesday. Jean-Pierre Lacroix updated ambassadors on developments…
Joint UN-Congolese strategy needed to address insecurity following deadly attacks
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the UN peacekeeping operation in the country, MONUSCO, are being urged to develop a comprehensive joint strategy to address insecurity in Beni territory, located…
UNIFIL French firefighters train with Lebanese Civil Defense volunteers
UNIFIL French firefighters trained with 16 Lebanese civil defense volunteer firefighters with particular focus on disaster relief management and road rescue in their main base in Dayr Kifa, south Lebanon, last week. During…
Chinese peacekeepers build ‘peace square’
UNIFIL and local officials gathered last week at a public school in a south Lebanese village to mark the completion of a “peace square” built over the past five months by the Mission’s peacekeepers from China. Following…
Italian and Finnish peacekeepers train to enhance interoperability
UNIFIL’s Italian and Finnish peacekeepers conducted a joint training last week with the aim of enhancing interoperability, reactivity and flexibility during joint operations while serving for peace in south Lebanon. From 6 to…
UNIFIL Finnish peacekeepers and LAF in coordinated exercise
Despite heavy rain and freezing temperature, UNIFIL Finnish peacekeepers operating under the Mission’s Force Commander’s Reserve participated in a coordinated exercise with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in the southern…
Independent assessment of MONUSCO’s response to recent attacks against civilians in Béni area, DRC
On 9 December 2019, the Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations asked Lieutenant General Carlos Alberto Dos Santos Cruz to lead an independent assessment of MONUSCO’s response to the high number of attacks against…
Leila Zerrougui: "There are clarified provisions to make MONUSCO more effective".
Leila Zerrougui: "There are clarified provisions to make MONUSCO more effective". Photo MONUSCO/Ascain Zigbia Tayoro Kinshasa, 15 January 2020 - During her first press conference for the year 2020, on Wednesday 15 January in…
Beni: MONUSCO's mandate at the heart of an exchange between MONUSCO Police and community leaders
Beni: MONUSCO's mandate at the heart of an exchange between MONUSCO Police and community leaders. Photo MONUSCO/UNPOL A Beni-based MONUSCO Police (UNPOL) team met on Tuesday 14 January 2020 with leaders of the Mulekera and…