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Army commander: Latvia’s potential adversary becomes clear – we can only expect cruelty – Baltic News Network
The war in Ukraine has made Latvia’s potential adversary much clearer – we can only expect cruelty from them, said the commander of the Latvian National ... -
“Gallant” Cavalry Corps peacekeeper with a strong sense of duty
Birth: January 8, 1944 Died: February 13, 2022 Pearse McCorley, who died at the age of 77, had a long and distinguished career in the cavalry ... -
US ambassador to UN calls Putin’s peacekeepers ‘nonsense’
United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Linda Thomas GreenfieldLinda Thomas-Greenfield Zelensky rules out ceding territory to Russia in late-night speech to Ukraine US ambassador ... -
UN chief appoints Nigerian army commander to lead UNISFA in Abyei
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres [Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images] JUBA – United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed a Nigerian army commander to head ... -
Lieutenant General Kalita takes over as Commander of the Eastern Army
Kolkata: Lt. Gen. Rana Pratap Kalita assumed his duties as the General Officer Commanding-in-Cig (GOC-in-C) of Indian Army Eastern Command on Tuesday, succeeding Lt. Gen. Manoj ... -
Lt. Gen. Rana Pratap Kalita takes over as Eastern Army Commander
General Kalita is an alumnus of the Defense Services Staff College, Higher Command, National Defense College and served twice with the United Nations as a Military ... -
Former peacekeepers take to Facebook to reconnect with childhood survivors of the Bosnian war
SARAJEVO – Salvador Andres Pelaez always does his best to keep the peace. This month, the former Spanish peacekeeper rekindled old friendships from a foreign war ... -
175th Wing Maryland National Guard welcomes first female wing commander
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jori Robinson became the first woman to lead the 175th Wing when she assumed command during a change of command ceremony ... -
UNIFIL peacekeeper injured in attack in southern Lebanon – Middle East Monitor
A patrol of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was attacked yesterday and its members were robbed in the village of Ramyah, in the ... -
Memorial ceremony in memory of deceased Vietnamese peacekeepers
A memorial service was held for Lt. Col. Do Anh, who died while on a UN peacekeeping mission, on Wednesday at the National Funeral Hall in ... -
UN condemns Kazakhstan for use of peacekeepers by its forces: Reports
The United Nations condemned Kazakhstan after images were released showing its armed forces wearing the distinctive UN peacekeepers during the violence and crackdown on protests last ... -
UN criticizes Kazakhstan for the unauthorized use of a blue helmet peacekeeper
The United Nations has slammed Kazakhstan for photos showing armed personnel wearing the world body’s iconic peacekeepers during last week’s violence and a crackdown on protests ... -
UN urges Lebanon to investigate attack on peacekeepers – Middle East Monitor
A group of unknown perpetrators attacked United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon on Tuesday evening, according to a UN official. The “blue helmets” saw their vehicles ... -
IED explosion kills seven Togolese UN peacekeepers, seriously injures three
Seven UN peacekeepers were killed and three were seriously injured after their vehicle was detonated by an improvised explosive device (IED) in central Mali on Wednesday. ... -
India recalls sacrifice of Indian peacekeeper to UNSC
ANI | Update: 08 Dec. 2021 11:27 STI new York [US], Dec. 8 (NNA): India on Tuesday recalled the sacrifice of Indian peacekeeper Sepoy Johnson Beck ... -
Pakistani UN peacekeeper martyred in CAR (ISPR)
Pakistani peacekeeper Havaldar Muhammad Shafiq in the service of the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) embraced martyrdom, according to a press release ... -
Thousands of demonstrators in Khartoum against the decisions of the army commander
Thousands of Sudanese took to the streets of the capital Al-Khartoum on Saturday to protest the decisions of Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, the army commander, while the ... -
Former peacekeeper remembers Canada’s ‘forgotten battle’ in the former Yugoslavia
A British Columbia veteran looks back on what for many years was one of Canada’s forgotten battles. Tony Spiess is a retired Canadian peacekeeper who served ... -
Former peacekeeper proud to shift gears and add diploma to his toolbox – Saanich News
Ken Himes was raised in a military family, so it’s no surprise to him that he himself entered the military when he was young. He trained ... -
Former peacekeeper proud to shift gears and add diploma to his toolbox – Vancouver Island Free Daily
Ken Himes was raised in a military family, so it’s no surprise to him that he himself entered the military when he was young. He trained ... -
Ex-peacekeeper proud to switch gears and add a degree to his toolbox – Victoria News
Ken Himes was raised in an army family, so it was no surprise that he himself joined the army as a young man. He trained at ... -
PNP chief was a UN peacekeeper
Lieutenant General of Police Dionardo Carlos. INQUIRER.net photo file / Noy Morcoso MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday appointed a former UN peacekeeper as ... -
Nepali peacekeeper receives UN award – The Himalayan Times – Nepal’s No.1 English Daily Newspaper
KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 8 The United Nations Department of Peace Operations has announced that Superintendent of Police Sangya Malla of Nepal, currently serving with the United Nations ... -
Nepalese peacekeeper named UN Police Officer of the Year 2021
The United Nations: A Nepalese female peacekeeper serving in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been named the recipient of the 2021 UN Female Police ... -
Tanya Bellehumeur-Allatt on being the daughter of a Peacekeeper
By Gordon Lambie In some ways, Tanya Bellehumeur-Allatt’s new memoir, Peacekeeper’s Daughter, is a lifelong work.“I have been working on this book for 20 years,†said ... -
Peacekeeper killed in attack in Mali
PERSISTENT INSURGENCE: The bombing, which claimed the life of an Egyptian peacekeeper in the deadliest UN mission, follows an attack that killed four Canadians in April ... -
UN says peacekeeper killed, 4 wounded in Mali bombing
The UN says a UN convoy in Mali’s northern Kidal region was attacked by improvised explosive devices that killed an Egyptian peacekeeper and seriously injured four ... -
UN peacekeeper killed in IED attack in northern Mali
Published on: 10/03/2021 – 05:16Amended: 10/03/2021 – 05:14 Bamako (AFP) An Egyptian peacekeeper was killed and four of his colleagues were seriously injured in improvised explosive ... -
UN peacekeepers killed in explosion in northern Mali | New
Four other members of the UN mission are injured in the attack that took place near the country’s border with Algeria. A peacekeeper died and four ... -
New Zealand – Peacekeeper on the last frontier?
Thursday, September 30, 2021, 7:44 a.m.Press release: Auckland Peace Action New Zealand peace and disarmament researchers say government should take a global leadership role to protect ... -
Fighter plane escorts planes that entered restricted airspace at UN rally
© Getty Images Fighter plane escorts planes that entered restricted airspace at UN rally A fighter plane escorted a plane that entered restricted airspace during the ... -
Fighter plane escorts West Point training flight after entering restricted New York airspace – NBC New York
A plane from a West Point Military Academy training flight entered restricted airspace during the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday afternoon, forcing a US fighter ... -
The grim history of the sexual abuse scandals of UN peacekeepers
By AFP As the United Nations returns 450 Gabonese peacekeepers home from the Central African Republic after new allegations of sexual assault and exploitation, we examine ... -
Pakistani UN peacekeeper martyred in western Sudan
RAWALPINDI – A Pakistani peacekeeper serving in the United Nations Mission in Darfur, Sudan embraced martyrdom while on duty, a press release from the media wing ... -
Pakistani UN peacekeeper martyred in Darfur
Pakistani peacekeeper Lance Naik Adil Jan, serving with the United Nations Mission in Darfur, Sudan, embraced martyrdom while on duty, according to a press release released ... -
As the daughter of a peacekeeper I learned the power of words over guns
I had two young children and I was pregnant with the third when my husband called to tell me that a Boeing 767 had crashed into ... -
Foreign Minister visits Bangladeshi peacekeepers contingents in South Sudan
Numerical Star Ratio Sat Aug 21, 2021 2:20 PM Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs “> Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen ... -
New Zealand’s first Resident High Commissioner pays courtesy visit to Army Commander
New Zealand’s first newly appointed Resident High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, His Excellency Michael Appleton August (13) paid a courtesy visit to the Chief of the ... -
UNIFIL and the FAL pay tribute to the French peacekeepers who fell in combat
UNIFIL and the Lebanese Armed Forces (FAL) today paid tribute to a fallen French peacekeeper, who died on Saturday from health problems, in a solemn ceremony ... -
Eastern Army Commander visits Gajraj’s corps to review security situation and monitor training
Eastern Army Commander Lt. Gen. Manoj Pande visited Gajraj Corps headquarters on Monday to review the security situation and monitor various ongoing training activities to build ... -
RTL Today – “All forces present”: UN calls on CAfrica to guarantee peacekeepers’ safety
The UN Security Council on Monday called on the Central African Republic and “all forces present” in the conflict-torn country to ensure the safety of its ... -
UN calls on CAfrica to guarantee the safety of peacekeepers
Published on: 07/06/2021 – 21:24Amended: 07/06/2021 – 21:22 United Nations (United States) (AFP) The UN Security Council on Monday called on the Central African Republic and ... -
The fallen peacekeeper returns home
It was difficult, given the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated complications inherent in traveling in these uncertain times. The coffin of the ... -
NZDF Help Bring Back Fallen Peacekeeper WO1 Vatoga Home
WO1 Vatoga will be entitled to a COVID-19 compliant military funeral tomorrow in his village of Togobula, Nadroga. The coffin of the late WO1 Vatoga carried ... -
Kenya peacekeeper defends ideals of women, peace and security
Armed conflict, Featured, Global governance, Headlines, Human rights, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, Peace, Sustainability, TerraViva United Nations Peace Major Steplyne Buyaki Nyaboga of Kenya has ... -
UN condemns attacks by peacekeepers, urges prosecution and security
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Security Council condemned the killings and attacks on UN peacekeepers in the strongest terms on Monday and called for swift prosecutions ... -
Kenya: Blue Helmet Steplyne Nyaboga wins UN Gender Advocate Award
A Kenyan peacekeeper won the 2020 United Nations Military Gender Advocate Award. Major Steplyne Nyaboga, 32, who served in the recently concluded United Nations and African ... -
British UN peacekeepers remain on “A-game” to ensure Malians’ safety
BAMAKO – A young UK soldier says he must stay on his “A-game” on patrol with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali, to ensure his ... -
UN condemns attacks by peacekeepers, calls for prosecution, security
Security Council condemns killings and attacks on UN peacekeepers in the strongest terms and calls for swift prosecution of those responsible Through EDITH M. LEDERER Associated ... -
Malawi government welcomes death of DRC peacekeeper as body returns home
FILE PHOTO: President of Malawi Lazarus Chakwera. / AFP FILE PHOTO: President of Malawi Lazarus Chakwera. / AFP The government of Malawi on Saturday received the ... -
Kenyan female peacekeeper shortlisted for UN Military Gender Advocacy Award
Major Steplyne Nyaboga, 32, a Kenyan peacekeeper, who recently completed her mission in Darfur, Sudan and was shortlisted to receive the 2020 United Nations Military Gender ... -
Malawi government greets slain DRC peacekeeper as body returns home
[UNVERIFIED CONTENT] These weapons filled a shipping container at MONUSCO’s DDRRR camp in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo. For years, the DDRRR unit has worked ... -
Indian peacekeepers help evacuate UN personnel from Goma
NEW DELHI : Indian peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo played a crucial role in the evacuation of civilians and United Nations personnel from Goma, ... -
Memorial ceremony in Beirut to honor fallen Nepalese peacekeepers
UNIFIL Chief of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col today led a commemorative ceremony at Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut, paying tribute ... -
Islamist militia kills Malawian peacekeeper in eastern Congo – UN
BENI, Democratic Republic of the Congo, May 10 (Reuters) – A female peacekeeper from Malawi was killed on Monday morning in an attack by an Islamist ... -
Indian peacekeeper, who died in the line of duty last year, honored at UN memorial ceremony
ANI | Update: May 07, 2021 12:57 AM STI new York [US], May 7 (ANI): Indian UN peacekeeper Yuvraj Singh, who died in the line of ... -
China helps create UN peacekeepers support group
Chinese peacekeepers clean up the ruins of the explosions in the port of Beirut, Lebanon, September 30, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua] A support group for United Nations peacekeepers ... -
Dead Fijian peacekeeper had Covid-19: UN mission
The United Nations Peacekeeping Mission said a Fijian soldier who died of a heart attack in Iraq last week tested positive for Covid-19. The UN mission ... -
Junta escorts international media team through Yangon, urges police to show restraint
As the Telenor Group pushes for the sale of its Burmese subsidiary to a consortium linked to the army, Burma and Norway are increasingly concerned that ... -
Pakistani peacekeeper dies in crash in Sudan – Pakistan
WASHINGTON: Pakistani soldier Lance Naik Tahir Ikram died in Sudan on Saturday when his truck crashed in the South Darfur region, the Pakistani United Nations mission ... -
1 Togolese peacekeeper killed, 27 injured in an attack in central Mali
A Togolese peacekeeper from the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), injured in Wednesday’s attack on a temporary MINUSMA base in central Mali, ... -
The remains of a Rwandan peacekeeper killed in CAR returnees | New times
The Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF) confirmed receiving the coffin containing the remains of the deceased Rwandan peacekeeper, Sergeant Jean d’Amour Nsabimana, who arrived in Rwanda from ... -
Ukrainian peacekeeper killed in Congo – KyivPost
Senior Lieutenant Oleksandr Mulyavka, a member of the Ukrainian United Nations peacekeeping force deployed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was “tragically killed” on January ... -
UN peacekeepers killed, two others injured in CAR ambush | Conflict News
A peacekeeper has been killed in a rebel ambush near the Central African Republic (CAR) town of Grimari, as deadly violence continues after contested elections last ... -
Another UN peacekeeper killed in Mali, marking 5th in one week – National
An Egyptian United Nations peacekeeper was killed on Friday in the Kidal region of northern Mali and another was seriously injured after their vehicle struck an ... -
Fourth Ivorian UN peacekeeper dead in attack in Mali
The death toll from an attack on UN peacekeepers in Mali has risen to four after another soldier died from his wounds, the United Nations said ... -
Fourth UN peacekeeper dead after attack in northern Mali
UNITED NATIONS (PA) – A fourth UN peacekeeper from Côte d’Ivoire has died of injuries inflicted by an improvised explosive device … UNITED NATIONS (PA) – ... -
Rwandan peacekeeper woman talks about protection duties of VIPs in CAR and life in the army | New times
When you first see Lieutenant Scovia Gwizimpundu wearing her favorite jeans or high waisted pants, you can easily mistake her for any stylish professional but a ... -
Death of a Cameroonian peacekeeper, four others injured in a car accident in CAR
FILE PHOTO: UN peacekeepers on patrol in the Central African Republic. (Photo via Getty Images / AFP / I. Sonogo) FILE PHOTO: UN peacekeepers on patrol ... -
Crowd seizes UN peacekeeping equipment in southern Lebanon – Naharnet
through Naharnet press office 06 December 2020, 12:29 A crowd seized equipment from a UNIFIL convoy in southern Lebanon after blocking its route, the UN peacekeeping ... -
Crowd seizes UN peacekeeping equipment in southern Lebanon, World News
A mob seized equipment from a UNIFIL convoy in southern Lebanon after blocking its route, the UN peacekeeping force said. Saturday’s incident, which required the intervention ... -
Where and when Russia acted as a peacekeeper
Croatia (1992-1995) Russia’s first experience of participating in peacekeeping missions took place during the war in Croatia in the early 1990s. The Croats’ desire to separate ... -
French peacekeeper dies with six colleagues in Sinai helicopter crash
Published on: 11/13/2020 – 14:17 Seven international observers were killed Thursday in a helicopter crash in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. Among the people on board, a French ... -
Review: A Peacekeeper in Africa by Alan Doss
ALan Doss’ career at the United Nations has taken him to some of Africa’s most complex conflict zones as a peacekeeper – Sierra Leone, Côte d’Ivoire, ... -
UN peacekeeper killed in Mali as officials criticize “selective” hostage release
Published on: 10/15/2020 – 20:13 A UN peacekeeper was killed in northern Mali and another seriously injured after their vehicle struck a roadside bomb on Thursday, ... -
IDF chief says Hezbollah blocks inspections of UN peacekeepers
Israel Defense Forces chief Aviv Kohavi on Tuesday accused the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah of preventing UN peacekeepers from performing their duties along Israel’s northern border. ... -
US threatens to veto UN peacekeeping mandate in southern Lebanon – report
The United States warns it could veto a United Nations resolution extending the tenure of UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon and disbanding the force, unless changes ... -
Fallen RDF peacekeeper to be laid to rest on Friday – KT PRESS
President Faustin-Archange Touadéra of the Central African Republic, accompanied by senior MINUSCA officials, paid tribute to the late RDF peacekeeper A Rwandan peacekeeper recently killed in ... -
Death of Indonesian peacekeeper highlights dangers of operations on the ground – Reuters
Dian Septiari (Jakarta Post) Jakarta ● Thu, June 25, 2020 2020-06-25 18:42 571 6657ac82168da9fa101c8a40661a7c94 1 World security, safety, diplomacy, peace, UN-peacekeeping, MONUSCO, death, UNSC, DR-Congo, Indonesia, ... -
Indonesian peacekeeper killed in eastern DR Congo
Press (Agence France-Presse) Beni, DR Congo ● Tue, June 23, 2020 2020-06-23 19:37 583 6657ac82168da9fa101c8a406610bf41 2 World Peacekeeping force in Indonesia, DR-Congo, MONUSCO To free An ... -
UN condemns killing of Indonesian peacekeeper in DR Congo |
The so-called Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) attack in eastern DRC took place near the town of Beni on Monday when a MONUSCO patrol came under fire. ... -
UN honors Indian peacekeeper who served in South Sudan | Latest India News
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane hailed the achievements of a female Indian army officer who was awarded the title ... -
Major Suman Gawani, first Indian peacekeeper to win UN Military Gender Award
A female peacekeeper and Indian Army officer, Major Suman Gawani has been shortlisted for the prestigious United Nations Gender Legal Officer of the Year Award (2019). ... -
Indian peacekeeper Suman Gawani wins UN Military Gender Award
Major Suman Gawani; Photo caption: UN.org Major Suman Gawani Mentored over 230 United Nations Military Observers in South Sudan. Follow @ambazaarmag For the first time, a ... -
Indian peacekeeper wins prestigious UN award
An Indian peacekeeper, who recently completed her mission in South Sudan, and a Brazilian peacekeeper serving in the Central African Republic have been selected to receive ... -
Indian peacekeeper Suman Gawani to receive UN Gender Advocate Award : The Tribune India
United Nations, May 25 An Indian army officer and female peacekeeper, who served with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), and a female commander ... -
UNIFIL and ALF pay tribute to deceased Ghanaian peacekeeper
UNIFIL, its strategic partner the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and fellow UN peacekeepers today paid their last respects to a Ghanaian soldier who recently succumbed to ... -
UN investigating whether DR Congo peacekeeper killed protester in Beni
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in DR Congo said on Wednesday it was launching an investigation after obtaining evidence that one of its soldiers had killed ...
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