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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.

30 Sep 2022

British Peacekeepers celebrate Eid al-Adha with community in Gao

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 important festivities of the Muslim calendar.

22 Sep 2022

Poupla Paul YOUL : Peacekeeper and artist at the service of Peace

Poupla Paul YOUL is an intelligence executive at the Research and Information Processing Center of the National Gendarmerie of Burkina Faso (CRTI/GN).

21 Sep 2022

Chief Warrant Officer Jeanne d'Arc KOHOU or the needle of solidarity

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.

21 Sep 2022

140 peacekeepers from the8th detachment of the Cambodian demining contingent receive the United Nations Medal

A united Nations peace medal ceremony for elements of the8th detachment of the Cambodian Explosive Ordnance Disposal Contingent (EOD Team) took place on 10 September 2022 at the MINUSMA camp in Gao.

14 Sep 2022

Elite peacekeeping force protects communities in Gao, Mali in the wake of terrorist attacks

It was a warm summer night in Gao, Northern Mali, when people suddenly woke up to the cries of women, men and children.

13 Sep 2022

Rotation of Nigeria's formed police unit: joy for those leaving, determination for those arriving

After spending 20 months on Malian soil, elements of the formed police unit of the Federal Republic of Nigeria deployed to the United Nations Police (UNPOL/MINUSMA) in Timbuktu, are returning home.

13 Sep 2022

MINUSMA Loses a Peacekeeper Following the Explosion of an Improvised Explosive Device in Kidal

Bamako, 19 June 2022 – A peacekeeper on a MINUSMA Force security patrol died today in Kidal after being seriously injured by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion while conducting a search and detect operation.

19 Jun 2022

MESSAGE ON WORLD REFUGEE DAY - 20 JUNE 2022

On World Refugee Day, we reflect on the courage and resilience of those fleeing war, violence, and persecution – and we recognize the compassion of those who welcome them.

17 Jun 2022

MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR COUNTERING HATE SPEECH - New York, 18 June 2022

Hate speech incites violence, undermines diversity and social cohesion, and threatens the common values and principles that bind us together.

17 Jun 2022

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