UN Secretary-General – António Guterres – announced the first two Blue Helmet fatal casualties of COVID 19. At the present date, among the 100.000 blue Helmets in 14 missions all over the world, there are 137 cases of CVID 19 among the peacekeepers. MINUSMA (Mali) 90 infected, 53 recovered, 2 dead MONUSCO (D.R. Congo) 21Continuar lendo “Blue Helmets casualties of COVID 19”
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Peacekeeping in a War zone
The year was 1995 and the UN mission was UNPROFOR – United Nations Protection Force – for the Former Yugoslav conflicts. At that time, it was the most complex, most dangerous, and most expensive UN mission ever done, with a budget of 1.6 trillion US Dollars, and the task of: “… interim arrangement to createContinuar lendo “Peacekeeping in a War zone”
Bosnia 95 – Peacekeeping in a War Zone (extracts)
When analyzing the war in the former Yugoslavia, there’s a point that always comes highlighted: There were weapons everywhere, some of it of a highly sophistication. One can’t help asking, where did all those weapons come from?! Marshal Tito had created the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY), under the spectrum of the Cold War.Continuar lendo “Bosnia 95 – Peacekeeping in a War Zone (extracts)”
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Peacekeepers day (29May) Dia dos Capacetes Azuis
72 years ago, on the 29th May 1948, the United Nations Security Council approved the deployment of a Group of Military Observers (UNMO) to Middle East, tasked to observe and maintain the ceasefire during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. In 2003, the UN General Assembly decided that this date (29 May) should be considered the “InternationalContinuar lendo “Peacekeepers day (29May) Dia dos Capacetes Azuis”
Bosnia Dec95 – Handover from UN to NATO
Back in 1995, when the United States finally managed to bring the three Bosnian belligerents to the Peace Agreement table, in Dayton, it was decided that the UN contingents would be substituted by a NATO lead force, starting in December 1995. The new Allied Force would have more vigorous Rules of Engagement, and more fireContinuar lendo “Bosnia Dec95 – Handover from UN to NATO”
National Balance in UN expert matters’ Teams
UN Military Observers (UNMO or MILOBS) and Military Advisors (MILAD) teams excel for their national heterogeneity. All UNMO/MILAD teams had that characteristic. In fact, when the mission HQ department of human resources decides where to post the newcomers, they always look for a “National Balance” among each team. The goal is to avoid repeating theContinuar lendo “National Balance in UN expert matters’ Teams”
Terrorists kill 14 in a maternity hospital in Kabul
António Guterres – UN Secretary-General – strongly condemned the horrific attacks that devastated several locations in Afghanistan on the 12th May 2020. The most horrific (suicide) attack occurred in a Kabul Maternity Hospital Attacked, killing 14 and wounded 15 people, including women and children. Two newborn babies were among those killed. Authorities reported 4 moreContinuar lendo “Terrorists kill 14 in a maternity hospital in Kabul”
“Atrás das linhas do inimigo” – a história real
O quente mês de junho de 1995 chegou a uma quinta-feira, enquanto me encontrava de turno nocturno na consola radar do Centro de Controlo Aéreo de Belgrado, vigilando a Zona de Exclusão Aérea (No Fly Zone) da Bósnia Herzegovina. A NATO tinha feito “air stricks” recentemente sobre as posições Sérvias que sitiavam Srebrenica, e oContinuar lendo ““Atrás das linhas do inimigo” – a história real”
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