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Disarmament, Demobilization and Community Reintegration: Life After Fighting. Photo MONUSCO/DDR Moussa Abdula was 20 years old when he joined a Mai-Mai self-defense group, before being recruited by the M23 rebel group in…

Just about everyone with a say in the South Sudanese peace process was present when International Peace Day was celebrated in Juba. Photo: Isaac Billy/UNMISS In South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation and a place where the…

A Long Range Reconnaissance Group (LRRG) from the United Kingdom deployed on patrol in the north of Mali to protect civilians were warmly welcomed by the local population and ended up celebrating with them one of the most…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of UNMIK, Ms. Caroline Ziadeh, visited Novo Brdo/Novobërdë municipality and met with the Mayor, Mr. Saša Milošević on 21 September. They discussed…

Since 2006, UNIFIL has had a sizable presence with its, on average, more than 11,000 peacekeepers in southern Lebanon. A large portion of the Mission’s daily operational activities has been and continues to be patrolling…

Community Liaison Assistants (CLA) from the Civil Affairs section build the capacity of local partners to participate and be directly involved in the protection of their communities / Photos MONUSCO “Thanks to MONUSCO…

On 21 September, Slovak peacekeepers assembled in Camp of General Stefanik in Famagusta to mark International Day of Peace. At the ceremony, First Lieutenant Mário Hnát read a message from UNFICY’s Force Commander, Major…

MINURSO celebrates the International Day of Peace On 21 September, MINURSO celebrated the International Day of Peace under this year theme: “End Racism, Build Peace”. The International Day of Peace was established in 1981 by…

Poupla Paul YOUL is an intelligence executive at the Research and Information Processing Center of the National Gendarmerie of Burkina Faso (CRTI/GN). The purpose of his mission was to collect general information, to exploit…

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) held on 21 September 2022 a ceremony to commemorate the International Day of Peace at its headquarters in Naqoura, South Lebanon. Peacekeepers representing the current 48…

Chief Warrant Officer Jeanne d'Arc KOHOU is a regular at UN peace operations. Her first mission was to Haiti, from 2011 to 2013, where she oversaw gender issues in a police station within the capital, Port-au-Prince. Her…

The children recovered by CPS/MONUSCO are made available to UNICEF for their care, reunification and reintegration into the community. / Photos MONUSCO The Mission’s Child Protection Section (CPS) in the DRC announced on…