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On 7 October 2022 in Gao, Northern Mali, 525 peacekeepers of the 5th detachment of the Egyptian contingent were awarded the United Nations medal in recognition of the utmost dedication, professionalism and commitment shown in…

Amidst ongoing troop rotations in Mopti, women peacekeepers serving with the Pakistani contingent reflect back on their multiple achievements with pride. Pakistan is one of the longest-serving and largest troops and police…

This is the story of 24 hours in the life of peacekeepers, man and women, facing threats and bad weather, to reach the temporary base, to replace colleagues and ensure the communities in Ogossagou can live in peace. A…

NEW YORK - The Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan, Markus Potzel, today briefed the Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan. Read the Security Council briefing by DSRSG Potzel Read the…

KABUL - The UN Security Council is scheduled to hold a session on Afghanistan tomorrow, 27 September, at 10:00 hours New York local time (18:30 hours Kabul local) and can be followed at https://bit.ly/3AysOqA The session will…

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…

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…

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…

Kismayo – Humanitarian, security and political developments, including the formation of district councils, were among the issues covered in discussions today by top United Nations officials in Somalia on their visit to…

A united Nations peace medal ceremony for elements of the 8th detachment of the Cambodian Explosive Ordnance Disposal Contingent (EOD Team) took place on 10 September 2022 at the MINUSMA camp in Gao. Intended to salute the…