... Yei region of South Sudan if warring parties agree to allow peacekeepers unfettered access to outlying villages. The Head of the United ... protection and help build durable peace. “If you have more peacekeepers here, you will really have that peace and then we will have ...
https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/un-exploring-establishment-of-new-base-conflict-ridden-yei
... us a bit about the challenges faced and sacrifices made by peacekeepers across the globe? In my opinion, peacekeepers who have given ... knowing if they are coming back. Q: Would you encourage more people to join peacekeeping operations worldwide? Of course, I would. ...
https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/peacekeeper-profile-lucas-santo
... security, and development. Across South Sudan, our peacekeepers are protecting communities in conflict hotspots and reducing ... These developments are commendable, and we look forward to more tangible actions in timely fashion, according to the spirit and the letter ...
... in offices as well as in the accommodations allocated to peacekeepers. The highlight of my work as a UN Volunteer came during 2020, ... colleagues has been impactful. It has enabled them to become more professional and competent; learning electrical skills can economically ...
https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/international-day-of-un-volunteers-eugene-kang-kum-cameroon
... West Commander Brigadier General Andrea Di Stasio and fellow peacekeepers joined the mayor of Qana Mohammed Hassan Kresht, and the ... Between their core peacekeeping duties, UNIFIL peacekeepers regularly carry out various activities like this one in support of ... helped keep calm in the Mission’s area of operation for more than 14 years. Source: ...
https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/italian-contingent-renovates-facility-children-with-disabilities
... partner the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and fellow UN peacekeepers today paid their last respects to a Ghanaian soldier who recently ... spread. Since its establishment in 1978, UNIFIL has lost more than 300 peacekeepers serving for peace in south Lebanon. Of them, 34 were ...
https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/unifil-laf-pay-tributes-to-deceased-ghanaian-peacekeeper
... responded to the crisis in Aburoc by urgently deploying peacekeepers to provide protection so that humanitarian workers could resume ... said people were leaving for Sudan in the hope of finding a more stable and secure environment with better living conditions, particularly ...
https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/rainy-season-creates-new-risks-dire-humanitarian-situation-aburoc
... ground and we adapt to new threats and challenges protecting more people than ever before. Our peacekeepers are actively engaged in protecting civilian populations, helping ...
... commands a force with an authorized strength of 17,000 peacekeepers drawn from 55 different countries. He reports directly to the ... Lieutenant General Kamanzi brings to the position more than 28 years of national and international military experience. Before ...
... citizens and therefore subject to its laws. While UN peacekeepers provide protection to people in the sites who do not feel safe ... “cannot protect them from South Sudanese law.” With more than 32,000 internally displaced people currently living in the Protection ...
