According to the French news agency “France 24”, several UN Troops were killed after hitting an Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) in Mali. On Sunday 10May2020, three UN troops were killed and four wounded after their convoy hit a roadside bomb. “We will have to make every effort to identify and apprehend those responsible for theseContinuar lendo “UN casualties in Mali”
Arquivos mensais:maio 2020
Cessar-Fogo Mundial por causa do COVID.
António Guterres tentou; muitos acharam impossível mas a coisa pegou. Gradualmente, 16 zonas de conflito estavam a alinhar no projecto e vários Países do Security Council da ONU elaboraram projectos de uma Resolução nesse sentido. De repente, no dia em que se comemorava o fim da II WW, os Russos disseram que necessitavam de maisContinuar lendo “Cessar-Fogo Mundial por causa do COVID.”
O Carro Chetnik
Quando se cumpre uma missão da ONU em teatros de operação distantes, vivem-se situações indeléveis que balizam as nossas memórias. Algumas experiências são mais marcantes do que outras, mas todas dignas de registo. Recordo uma patrulha no bairro de Ilidza em Sarajevo – 1995 – quando nos cruzamos com um ícone do Cerco a SarajevoContinuar lendo “O Carro Chetnik”
Ilidza’s Chetnik Car (Bosnia 1995)
In October 1995, during the days when the Dayton Agreements were being discussed, I was driving through Sarajevo’s Serb neighborhood of Ilidza, providing situation awareness to a recently arrived UN Military Observer (UNMO), when we saw something simultaneously danger and unique – “The Chetnik Car”. That was something not all UNPROFOR staff had the chanceContinuar lendo “Ilidza’s Chetnik Car (Bosnia 1995)”
The path to Dayton’s Agreements (Bosnia 1995)
In the beginning of October 1995, it was common knowledge that the US Administration’s Representative for the Balkans – Richard Holbrooke – was negotiating a definitive Cease Fire Agreement, which could lead to a permanent Peace Agreement. People remained sceptical, because it would probably be just another cease fire agreement, like many others before; someContinuar lendo “The path to Dayton’s Agreements (Bosnia 1995)”
Field mission Lessons Learned: – Group Work versus Team Work
Military personnel deployed in the Theater of Operations should take into account the differences between Group Work and Team Work. Both cases of cooperative work are necessary but they are different and should be applied in different contexts. The differentiating factor is the TASK. In the first case (Group Work) everybody has approximately the sameContinuar lendo “Field mission Lessons Learned: – Group Work versus Team Work”
Plano de evacuação da ONU (Eleições Angolas 1992)
Durante as Primeiras Eleições Livres Angolanas, que decorreram nos dias 29 e 30 de Setembro de 1992, os Angolanos votaram em massa, ultrapassando as previsões mais optimistas, com 92% dos eleitores inscritos (4 milhões e 400 mil pessoas) a exercerem pela primeira vez o dever/direito de voto. O número surpreendeu, já que se admitia umaContinuar lendo “Plano de evacuação da ONU (Eleições Angolas 1992)”
Field mission Lessons Learned – “Runaway Bags”
In a UN mission, when one person less expects, he/she will/may have to stay away from the main Unit, sometimes for several days. In a conflict zone, the peacekeeper should not only plan to have his/her gear prepared for an unexpected stay, but also for an unexpected evacuation of the UN compound. That brings aboutContinuar lendo “Field mission Lessons Learned – “Runaway Bags””
UN battlefield negotiations – UNPROFOR 1995
As prescribed on their “job description”, United Nations’ Military Observers have to negotiate compromised solutions between the warring factions. Those negotiations are normally conducted in meetings, with people that barely know each other; or even hate one another. Making arrangements with only one of the belligerents tend to be easier, but not necessarily more relaxed.Continuar lendo “UN battlefield negotiations – UNPROFOR 1995”
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