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UNFICYP bids farewell to Force Commander Major General Cheryl Peace
Today, the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) underwent a transfer of authority ceremony of Force Commander Major General Cheryl Pearce to the Mission’s Chief of Staff Colonel Neil Wright at the completion…
NORD-KIVU: the population are called upon to support the army and MONUSCO in the fight against the common enemy
The mayor of Beni calls on the population to trust the National Army and MONUSCO Forces in their fight against ADF The acting mayor of the city of Beni in the province of North-Kivu called on the population to trust the…
UNAMID DJSR MEETS WITH GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL DARFUR
Photo by Donald Ekwoge, UNAMID. Zalingei, 31 December 2020: On 31st December, UNAMID’s Deputy Joint Special Representative (DJSR) Ms. Anita Kiki Gbeho met in her office in Zalingei with the Wali (Governor) of Central Darfur…
New Year Message from the UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander
In wishing you all a very Happy New Year, let me take this opportunity to thank everyone as well as UNIFIL troop contributing countries and the UN Security Council for ensuring that UNIFIL was able to carry out its mandate as…
UN condemns back-to-back attacks in Central African Republic
The UN mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) condemned, in the strongest terms, succeeding assaults launched by armed groups in Damara on Saturday and Bangassou on Sunday. “There is no doubt that all these attacks…
Seriously injured man receives lifesaving aid from Ghanain peacekeepers
UNMISS peacekeepers from Ghana go beyond the mission's mandate to give emergency life-saving aid to an injured man in Mir Mir and evacuate him to Bentiu for medical attention. “We were on an air patrol to meet with local…
MINUSCA remembers five fallen peacekeepers
MINUSCA paid tribute to peacekeepers from Bangladesh, Burundi and Cameroon who recently lost their lives in the line of duty – during a memorial ceremony held on 5 January 2021 at the Mission’s headquarters in Bangui. The…
Amidst positive steps, challenges in Africa ‘loom large’, UN chief tells Security Council
The United Nations-African Union (AU) partnership has yielded “significant results”, including at the country level, the UN chief told the Security Council on Friday. Addressing a debate on cooperation between the two…
French peacekeepers implement school support initiatives
School support programme in the south-eastern village of Shab'a. UNIFIL’s French peacekeepers, who are a part of the Mission’s Force Commander Reserve (FCR) unit, have recently offered a wide variety of support to schools in…
Indian peacekeepers awarded medals for successful tour of duty in South Sudan
Major Chetna and her fellow Indian peacekeepers receiving UN medals for their service. It is not commonplace for women to be part of India’s infantry, and that goes for the contingent of peacekeepers based in Malakal as well…