Poucos se terão dado conta que, nas missões no terreno, existem duas ONUs: A ONU Azul e a ONU Negra. Pelo menos é assim que pensam muitos dos autóctones, nos vários territórios onde a Organização mantém uma presença por esse Mundo fora. A razão dessa diferenciação junto das populações está na caracterização das viaturas daContinuar lendo “UN Azul versus UN Negra”
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Abstract art in flight plans
Back in 1992, during my UN mission in Angola to support the Country first free elections, I had to manage a small fleet of aircraft operating from Luena’s airfield in the Province of Moxico. It was a busy and challenging activity, with lots of constrains and a myriad of solution to overtake the difficulties. OneContinuar lendo “Abstract art in flight plans”
Sarajevo’s old church
There is an Orthodox Christian Temple in town, they said it was the oldest Orthodox Temple in that region of the Balkans, and it was just one kilometer away from the UN Military Observers (UNMO) rented house, close to the historical part of Sarajevo. It was a small temple, but it had the most interestingContinuar lendo “Sarajevo’s old church”
“Tolerate” means “Suffer in Silence”
Being a peacekeeper, especially if one is an UNMO (UN Military Observer) the mantra is: – “Tolerance”; even if most of the time things have bitter taste. Back in 1992-1995, in UNPROFOR (Bosnia), the peacekeepers had tolerated just about everything and everybody on the literal sense. The verb “Tolerate”, in its original Latin form –Continuar lendo ““Tolerate” means “Suffer in Silence””
Ask first; piss after
Back in 1992, during my first UN mission for UNDP, in Angola, I was tasked to manage the UN aircraft fleet deployed at the largest province of the country – Moxico – whose capital was the City of Luena (former Luso, during the Portuguese times). We flow to Luena in a small twin engine KingContinuar lendo “Ask first; piss after”
Peacekeeping for kids
Peace; is a treasure hidden deep inside everyone of us. Each one of us can dig it up and solve conflicts at their start. In most conflict cases, there’s a need for a discussion forum; a place where people meet and exchange points of view in order to solve their problems. That place is (shouldContinuar lendo “Peacekeeping for kids”
Era uma vez
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Era uma vez … Era uma vez um jovem que adorava aviões e tudo o que se relacionava com o mundo aeronáutico. Ninguém estranhou que, quando atingiu a idade e as habilitações académicas necessárias, esse jovem se tenha voluntariado para ingressar na Força Aérea Portuguesa. Cerca de 39 anos depois, com…
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