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UN Photo/Lieutenant Léa Fournel - UNIFIL Force Commander's Reserve UNIFIL Sector East peacekeepers, led by the Kingdom of Spain, last week hosted counterparts from France and Finland in their area of responsibility in south…
Juba, 4 February 2021: Political parties must accelerate efforts to graduate unified forces, form state and county institutions, reconstitute the national legislature and finalize the constitution so that elections can take…
On 2 February 2021, Lieutenant-General Shailesh Tinaikar, UNMISS Force Commander, visited Bunj, Upper Nile state, to assess the security and humanitarian conditions on the ground, following the mission's ongoing efforts to…
The UN chief António Guterres on Wednesday said he continues to be “very concerned” about armed clashes and the threat to civilian life across the Central African Republic, where around 200,000 have been displaced by fighting…
Over the last six months, thousands of internally displaced persons left the bush and returned to Kediba. Now they are lacking food, healthcare and other necessities. Circling above Kediba in the early morning light, those on…
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col today chaired the first Tripartite meeting of 2021, with senior officers from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at a…
Trygve Halvdan Lie Today, 01 February 2021, marks 70 years of electing Trygve Lie as the first UN Secretary-General. Following his recommendation by the Security Council, the General Assembly held a secret ballot, which saw…
UNIFIL Italian peacekeepers recently conducted a training course for members of the Lebanese State Security to improve the overall operational competence, efficiency and readiness by imparting knowledge on static and dynamic…
The newly arrived batch of UNIFIL’s Nepalese peacekeepers, operating in the Mission’s area of operations in south-eastern Lebanon, launched last week an environmental campaign in line with the Mission’s broader “Blue to Green…
Barely a week since holding a memorial ceremony for two of its peacekeepers, MINUSCA personnel gathered at the Mission’s headquarters in Bangui on 26 January 2021 to, once again, mourn the passing of two more blue helmets…
As part of UNMIK’s continued efforts to support municipalities and local communities, the Mission donated four vehicles and office equipment to the Kosovo Islamic Association, the Kosovo Serbian Orthodox Eparchy, and the Hani…
Following workshops conducted with political parties, southern Sudanese refugees as well as community, women and youth leaders, the electoral team in Obo hosted, on 28 January 2021, yet another workshop on the acceptance of…