These are the 20 Portuguese military personnel that have paid, with their own blood, the ultimate price serving in Peace Support Operations. They shall not be forgotten! Estes são os 20 militares Portugueses que pagaram, com o seu próprio sangue, o preço derradeiro ao serviço das Operações de Apoio à Paz. Eles não serão esquecidos!Continuar lendo “They shall not be forgotten Eles não serão esquecidos”
Arquivos da tag:UN
Aguardente expresso
Durante as missões da ONU acontecem inúmeras situações anedóticas dignas de registo. As missões da Força Aérea não são exceção … muitíssimo pelo contrário. Recordo uma certa manhã, na missão da ONU em Angola (1992) para apoiar com meios aéreos as Primeiras Eleições Livres, após as aeronaves terem partido como um bando de pássaros doContinuar lendo “Aguardente expresso”
O Sarampo do Tijolo
Em 1992, quando a ONU organizou a campanha aérea para as “primeiras eleições livres angolanas”, um grupo de 10 oficiais da Força Aérea Portuguesa foi destacado para Angola. A sua missão era gerir a actividade aérea da ONU. Coube-me a Província do Moxico, com capital em Luena (antigo Luso). A Guerra Civil Angolana tinha causadoContinuar lendo “O Sarampo do Tijolo”
Portuguese Air Force deploys to Mali
The Portuguese Defense Minister meets the Portuguese Air Force personnel about to deploy to the UN mission in Mali. The Portuguese Air Force will be deploying this month of June one C-295M aircraft and 63 air and ground crew military personnel. MINUSMA – United Nations Multinational Integrated Stabilization Mission – is a peacekeeping mission createdContinuar lendo “Portuguese Air Force deploys to Mali”
Dia dos Capacetes Azuis 2020
#Peacekeepinginawarzone
BOSNIA 95 – Peacekeeping in a War Zone
eBook about UNPROFOR
Peacekeepers day (29May) Dia dos Capacetes Azuis
72 years ago, on the 29th May 1948, the United Nations Security Council approved the deployment of a Group of Military Observers (UNMO) to Middle East, tasked to observe and maintain the ceasefire during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. In 2003, the UN General Assembly decided that this date (29 May) should be considered the “InternationalContinuar lendo “Peacekeepers day (29May) Dia dos Capacetes Azuis”
Bosnia Dec95 – Handover from UN to NATO
Back in 1995, when the United States finally managed to bring the three Bosnian belligerents to the Peace Agreement table, in Dayton, it was decided that the UN contingents would be substituted by a NATO lead force, starting in December 1995. The new Allied Force would have more vigorous Rules of Engagement, and more fireContinuar lendo “Bosnia Dec95 – Handover from UN to NATO”
National Balance in UN expert matters’ Teams
UN Military Observers (UNMO or MILOBS) and Military Advisors (MILAD) teams excel for their national heterogeneity. All UNMO/MILAD teams had that characteristic. In fact, when the mission HQ department of human resources decides where to post the newcomers, they always look for a “National Balance” among each team. The goal is to avoid repeating theContinuar lendo “National Balance in UN expert matters’ Teams”
Terrorists kill 14 in a maternity hospital in Kabul
António Guterres – UN Secretary-General – strongly condemned the horrific attacks that devastated several locations in Afghanistan on the 12th May 2020. The most horrific (suicide) attack occurred in a Kabul Maternity Hospital Attacked, killing 14 and wounded 15 people, including women and children. Two newborn babies were among those killed. Authorities reported 4 moreContinuar lendo “Terrorists kill 14 in a maternity hospital in Kabul”
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