Peacekeeping news

UNIFIL’s Sector East Commander Brigadier General Rafael Colomer Martinez Del Peral last week opened a sports facility in Blida, south-eastern Lebanon, for which equipment were provided by UNIFIL. Brig. Gen. Peral opened the…

A fully refurbished women’s rehabilitation centre has been handed over to a local women’s group in Wau, to help empower them politically and economically. Funded by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) through…

UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No.245

A group of young children visited the UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura, south Lebanon, last week to know about various aspects of the peacekeeping mission’s work. The 45 children, aged between 5 and 12, visited UNIFIL on 8…

« Never leave the desert because the desert purifies the soul. Far from it, you are deaf and blind. "So, speak the Tuareg mothers. » Mano Dayak We are about 160 km away from the Algerian border, and more than 1,800 km away…

As part of UNIFIL’s ongoing cooperation with its strategic partner, the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), the Mission’s Sector East peacekeepers have recently conducted a series of joint trainings with LAF personnel in honing…

A new push to end hostilities between communities in Jonglei and Boma has brought the governors of the two areas to Bor Town, where they resolved to maintain peace in their areas by engaging regularly with each other…

About 300 people mostly women, children and elderly have turned up for a free medical service in Wau. The campaign that targeted returnees at Bazia-Jedid residence in Wau was organized by which is Bangladesh peacekeepers in…

A 300-watt solar panel system funded by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) through its Quick Impact Projects (QIPs) has been handed over to authorities of Gogrial in Kuajok. The system which is valued at 48…

A big crowd of people gathered under a huge tree, dancing and singing peace songs, at a public peace rally in Roc-Roc-Dong County, organized by the Wau area government. The crowd – comprising the Wau area governor, advisors…

MONUSCO plays active part in the restoration of peace to Lodja. Photo MONUSCO/Laurent Sam OUSSOU The territory of Lodja has been facing violence since the end of Governor’s election in the Sankuru Province last month. The…

Youths in Malakal can flaunt new computer savoir thanks to a training made possible by the United Nations Mission is South Sudan (UNMISS). “Learning how to use a keyboard to type my own words has given me more confidence to…