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FARDC and MONUSCO repel ADF attack in Mbau. Photo MONUSCO Michael Ali The populations of the district of Mbau, in the territory of Beni, resumed their daily activities this Wednesday, February 12, reassured by a strong…
UNMISS Head of Field Office Deborah Schein hands over generator keys to acting director of orphanage “One hand cannot make a clap. Before God, I am so happy to see the world supporting us,” said Alier Wal who lost both…
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col started a major afforestation campaign in the Mission’s area of operation in south-eastern Lebanon yesterday. The plantation campaign, to be implemented…
Female Engagement Team of MONUSCO’s Indian Battalion exchanges with the Lac Vert community in Goma. Photo MONUSCO/Kevin Jordan A part of its mandate of protection of civilians, a team from the MONUSCO Force Indian Battalion…
On 6 February 2020, Kaga Bandoro leaders including members of civil society, local associations, MINUSCA, CTS and CMOP delegates, and representatives of armed groups: UPC, MPC, FPRC, MLCJ, Anti-Balaka (Mokom and Ngaissona…
Bunia, 10 February 2020- A four-week basic computer training session for Ituri’s youths organized by the MONUSCO Bangladeshi contingent, in coordination with the local government took place this month. A graduation ceremony…
The sentencing of 28 militia members on Friday in the Central African Republic (CAR) for an array of violent crimes, including the murder of civilians as well as 10 UN peacekeepers, has been hailed as a major step forward in…
Thousands of children have suffered at the hands of armed groups during South Sudan’s civil war. They have been killed, maimed, abducted, separated from their families and denied access to education and healthcare. Dozens of…
UNIFIL Spanish peacekeepers held a memorial service last week in honour of Lance Corporal Francisco Javier Soria Toledo of the Spanish Army, who died in the line of duty five years ago while serving for peace in south-eastern…
On 6 February 2020, Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, met Ms. Natacha Gomes, the Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the Embassy of Luxembourg, at UNMIK Headquarters. They discussed the…
“Women and men have equal rights and if we are given that opportunity, I think we will be able to participate fully in governance, and we can do anything that a man can do.” That was the view of Abuk Monykuer a participant at…
Senior officers from opposition forces living in cantonment sites in the Eastern Equatorian region of South Sudan have received training to help them better understand the laws that protect children caught up in armed…