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Starting on the 1st of May the foreigner forces participating in NATO Mission Resolute Support, will start orderly leaving Afghanistan, aiming to vacate the country on 11 September 2021; 20 years after the twin towers’ terrorist attack. This agreement, achieved by consensus among all NATO leaders on 14APR2021, was made in light of the recognitionContinuar lendo “NATO will start exiting Afghanistan on 1st May 2021”

We honor our fallen comrades. Easter Friday April 2, 2021, the United Nations mission to Mali (MINUSMA) suffered a “complex attack” (direct and indirect fires coordinated in form and in time), which resulted in the death of four blue helmets of the Chad. The latest reports informed that, in addition to the deaths, there areContinuar lendo “UN Mission in Mali suffers new terrorist attack”

Na passada sexta-feira 2 de abril de 2021, a missão das Nações Unidas para o Mali (MINUSMA) sofreu um “ataque complexo” (fogos diretos e indiretos coordenados na forma e no tempo), do qual resultou a morte de quatro capacetes do Chade. Os últimos reportes informam que, para além das mortes, existe também um número deContinuar lendo “Nações Unidas no Mali sofrem novo ataque terrorista”

A Organização do Tratado do Atlântico Norte acaba de divulgar as despesas militares (2020) de cada um dos 29 Aliados. (Em milhões de unidades da moeda nacional) – Albania (Leks) 20,353; Belgium (Euros) 4,755; Bulgaria (Leva) 1,843; Canada (Canadian dollars) 30,815; Croatia (Kunas) 6,700; Czech Republic (Koruny) 74,300; Denmark (Kroner) 32,572; Estonia (Euros) 615; FranceContinuar lendo “A OTAN revela as despesas militares (2020) dos Aliados”

Our Veterans have wonderful stories…this story and illustration comes from one of our program participants from Portugal, Paulo Jorge Machado Dias Gonçalves: “Nowadays, whenever I see children amusingly coming from school and playing on the streets, I smile and think how fortunate they are to live in a peaceful and secure environment. As a peacekeeperContinuar lendo “New Musicals Inc. – working with military veterans”

For several years we´ve been listening people claiming that the UN needs a serious restructuring. Many say that its peacekeeping missions are not actually solving the problems in the intervened territories, and the entire concept is in crisis. But, is it? Peacekeeping is not only about military operations. It also deals with Human Rights; demining;Continuar lendo “The World needs a UN more efficient and effective”

The Portuguese Prime Minister stated that Portugal formally supports the re-application of António Gueterres to the next turn of Secretary-General of the United Nations, starting in January 2022, for five more years. Thus the Portuguese Government will therefore send a letter to the Presidency of the Security Council and the Presidency of the UN GeneralContinuar lendo “Portuguese Government supports António Gueterres’ extention as UN SECGEN”

On February 22, the Italian Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo – Luca Attanasio – his security guard (Carabinieri) – Vittorio Iacovacci – and his driver – Mustapha Milambo – a Congolese contracted locally, were brutally murdered about 20 km from Goma, in the East DRC. The site is within Virunga National Park, onContinuar lendo “Italian ambassador pays the ultimate price for doing humanitarian aid”

No dia 22 de fevereiro o Embaixador Italiano para a República Democrática do Congo – Luca Attanasio – o seu segurança (Carabinieri) – Vittorio Iacovacci – e o seu condutor – Mustapha Milambo – um congolense contratado localmente, foram brutalmente assassinados a cerca de 20kms de Goma, no Leste da RDC. O local está dentroContinuar lendo “Embaixador Italiano paga o último preço em ajuda humanitária”