At the start of 1990 decade, Yugoslavia imploded in a fratricide war. It was a horrible war that took the life, or disappeared with, of about a quarter of a million people. Furthermore, it was estimated that approximately one million people lost their houses, becoming displaced from their original region, living in very poor conditions,Continuar lendo “UN Mission in ex-Yugoslavia – UNPROFOR (1992/95)”
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Sarajevo Tunnel
During the Bosnian conflict (1992/95), Sarajevo was a besieged City, with Serbian forces (VRS) dominating al the surrounding hill tops around the City. All but one: – Mount Igman. Like all other hilltops, Mount Igman had also been under Serb domination, but during the conflict it changed hands to become a Muslin (ABiH) stronghold. TheContinuar lendo “Sarajevo Tunnel”
Estórias de missão – Boutrus Ghali impõem respeito à ONU (Bósnia 1995)
Um dia, no ano de 1995, durante a missão das Nações Unidas na Bósnia Herzegovina – UNPROFOR – ocorreu um episódio numa equipa de Observadores Militares da ONU (UNMO) o qual, para além de estranho, era no mínimo anedótico. Contudo, quem o contava jurava que tinha realmente acontecido. Numa das zonas Sérvias da Croácia –Continuar lendo “Estórias de missão – Boutrus Ghali impõem respeito à ONU (Bósnia 1995)”
Maybe Airlines
Upon arriving to Pleso Airport to catch my inaugural flight to Sarajevo, I saw myself sanding in a line with other UNPROFOR fellow soldiers, in the open, next to a counter with a gate-barrier operated by a CIVPOL policewoman. Beyond the gate-barrier, standing alone in the middle of the snowy apron, there was an oldContinuar lendo “Maybe Airlines”
Bombas Porco (Bósnia Sarajevo 1995)
No dia 26 de Agosto de 1995, enquanto conduzia em direcção ao Quartel-General das Nações Unidas (UNPROFOR) na Bósnia, a Cidade de Sarajevo foi atacada por uma arma que eu nunca tinha visto, ou ouvido falar, anteriormente: – Bombas Porco (Pig Bombs). As Pig Bombs (Krme Bomba, em servo-croata) eram ataques aéreos improvisados, sem recursoContinuar lendo “Bombas Porco (Bósnia Sarajevo 1995)”
Sarajevo (3D) hand made Map (1995)
Legend (this drawling is, obviously, not to scale): 1 –Hotel Holiday Inn (international media HQ); 2 – PTT building and UNPROFOR HQ for Sector Sarajevo; 3 Mount Igman’s descent road; 4 – Serbian area of Dobrinja; 5 – Sniper Alley; 6 – UNPROFOR HQ for Bosnia-Herzegovina; 7 – UN Compound in Zetra; 8 – SerbianContinuar lendo “Sarajevo (3D) hand made Map (1995)”
EU Operation Althea – Bosnia Liaison & Observation Teams
After the establishment of Dayton’s Agreements (December 1995) to end the conflict in Bosnia Herzegovina, the UN (UNPROFOR) handed over to NATO ‘s Implementation Force (IFOR) the task of supervising the implementation of the Agreement. IFOR had approximately 60.000 soldiers in its Area of Responsibility (AOR). One year after that, IFOR had successfully finished itsContinuar lendo “EU Operation Althea – Bosnia Liaison & Observation Teams”
O Léxico da ONU
O léxico da ONU
The UN Lexicon
In January 1995, the UN mission for the Yugoslav conflict(s) – UNPROFOR – had 38.599 military personnel from 37 Troop Contributing Nations(TCN): Argentina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Ghana, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Kenya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Nepal, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, the Russian Federation, SlovakContinuar lendo “The UN Lexicon”
Sarajevo Landing
During UNPROFOR Times, the final approach procedure to Sarajevo’s airport was considered the aeronautic ex libris of the mission. So much so that it got the designation of: – “Sarajevo Landing”. Due to the permanent threat of small arms fire onto the landing aircraft, when the pilots got closer to the ground, they performed aContinuar lendo “Sarajevo Landing”
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