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Speed and agility are some of the defining characteristics of Taekwondo, the Korean national martial art. And it was with lightning speed that over 100 people applied for the free Taekwondo classes when peacekeepers from…
The Secretary General is deeply concerned by the resumption of hostilities, since 20 October, between the Congolese armed forces (FARDC) and the 23 March Movement (M23), which resulted in civilian casualties, massive…
UN Day 2022 celebration with Kosovo Down Syndrome Association Video of UN Day 2022 celebration with Kosovo Down Syndrome Association Medina Surdulli is an accomplished pianist; she loves to Zumba and she works as a…
Abyei, 31 October 2022 – In marking the anniversary of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security UNISFA Acting Head of Mission and Force Commander, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Olufemi Sawyerr, has…
Abyei, 31 October 2022 – In marking the anniversary of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security UNISFA Acting Head of Mission and Force Commander, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Olufemi Sawyerr, has…
France is one of UNIFIL’s oldest troop-contributing nations and their last deployment included members of the Paris Fire Brigade or Brigade des Sapeurs-Pompiers de Paris. The pompiers de Paris is a French army unit which…
Women’s meaningful participation in peace and political processes and dedicated funding to ensure that is a key condition to achieving sustainable peace. But when conflicts and humanitarian crises intensify, gender equality…
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Caroline Ziadeh welcomed the new Commander of KFOR Major General Angelo Ristuccia at UNMIK Headquarters on 28 October. SRSG Ziadeh and Major General…
Members of the Cambodian civil engineering company serving with MINUSMA in Kidal were awarded the United Nations medal of honor on October 7, 2022. The 150 peacekeepers in this company are part of the eight detachments of the…
Here is a story of hope, of impact, of care and of kindness - the UN Country Team in South Sudan teams up with UNMISS peacekeepers from Bangladesh and China to hand over much-needed items to the under-funded Agok Leprosy…
On 26 October, MINURSO observed the National Day of Austria by raising its flag at the Mission HQ in Laayoune next to the UN flag. Six months after regaining its full independence with the signing of the State Treaty, Austria…
UNIFIL’s Nepalese Battalion (NEPBATT) steps in to help a High School in need. After a long summer vacation about 250 students returned to the Mohammad Falha High School in the town of Meiss El Jebel to find that there was no…