…//… Back in 1995, the journalistic “tribe” (as they liked to call themselves) was constituted by state owned agencies, private news agencies, and also a lot of freelancers. Two things they had in common: most of them lived in Hotel Holiday Inn and they all wanted to get a good media story, with action imagesContinuar lendo “News media in Bosnia War”
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New UN Security Council seats.
Congratulations to Norway and Ireland, India and Mexico who won the open seats on the Security Council for the 2021-2022 term, in a highly competitive race among the Western European and Others Group (Weog) and the Asia-Pacific and Latin America-Caribbean regions. The race is still open for the African seat, between Djibouti and Kenya. #peacekeepinginawarzone
What do Peacekeepers do?
The United Nations’ Secretary-General – António Guterres – recently said: “A peacekeeping operation is not an army, or a counter-terrorist force, or a humanitarian agency. It is a tool to create space for a nationally-owned political solution”. This is a very straightforward concept of what the blue helmets do in their field missions. Peacekeepers doContinuar lendo “What do Peacekeepers do?”
UNPROFOR eBook
Should you wish to learn or remember, how was the life of a Peacekeeper in the Bosnia Herzegovina War, check the following eBook. Reviews are rating it as a 5 stars document. Reader’s Reviews – A first-person story, real, raw and free. Because firsthand there I lived intensely some of these episodes at the serviceContinuar lendo “UNPROFOR eBook”
Blue Helmets killed in Mali
On Saturday 13JUN2020, two more peacekeepers were killed in the line of duty, while serving the United Nations in Mali. The two blue helmets were KIA in the northern part of the country in a Jihadist attack to a UN logistical convoy, on the road between Tessalit and Gao.
Afghan Air Museum
Not everybody knows that Afghanistan once had an impressive and proud Air Force. They even had a Cosmonaut (Abdul Ahad Mohmand) and the “Pashto” was the 5th language spoken from space. In Kabul, there’s a (semi-private) air museum (rarely visited) that still exhibit some of Afghan old (Soviet sponsored) Air Power. It is worth visiting
Lições Aprendidas ou Kamikaze?
A cultura de Lições Aprendidas não é compatível com a postura Kamikaze. Nas operações militares, os corajosos não são os temerários mas sim aqueles que sentem o medo e arranjam uma forma de o contornar para continuar a operar. O ponto do menor receio coincide com o ponto de perigo máximo, a partir do qualContinuar lendo “Lições Aprendidas ou Kamikaze?”
Finally, UNPROFOR eBook has been released
My fellow Peacekeepers, I finally present you the link to eBook about my mission in UNPROFOR (Bosnia 95 – Peacekeeping in a War zone). In Kobo – https://www.kobo.com/pt/en/ebook/bosnia-95 or in Amazon I am sure some of you will remember your own experiences in my words. Others will find some of it to be historically incomplete,Continuar lendo “Finally, UNPROFOR eBook has been released”
Afghanistan released 900 Taliban prisoners in one single day
According to the news agency Reuters, the Afghan Government had released 900 Taliban Prisoners on the 26th May 2020. This was accompanied by a plea to the Taliban to extend the ceasefire which is set to expire at midnight on that day. Taliban spokesperson Suahil Shaheen said the prisoner release was “good progress” and theContinuar lendo “Afghanistan released 900 Taliban prisoners in one single day”
Al-Qaeda commander killed in Mali
The leader of Al-Qaeda in Maghreb was killed in Mali. The French Minister of Defense –Florence Parly – announced on 5 June 2020 that Emir Abdelmalek Droukdal and several of his followers, were engaged and killed in combat by the French Army deployed in Mali, on 3 June 2020. The French Forces deployed in theContinuar lendo “Al-Qaeda commander killed in Mali”
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