UN
United Nations Peacekeeping
Few civilians would know it, but there is a lot more to a medal parade ceremony, a frequent occurrence in any peacekeeping mission, than the handing out of pieces of suitably engraved metal.
News
Hundreds of Indian peacekeepers in Upper Nile have received UN medals for their outstanding service.
Some 150 Nepalese peacekeepers belonging to its High Readiness Company have received UN medals for their distinguished service in South Sudan.
Portugal has just sent its first contingent of police officers to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan.
Senior South Sudanese prison officers received certificates after a week-long training on human rights, sexual gender-based violence and community policing.
Last month more than 200 child soldiers were released in Pibor. SPLA has recommitted to make its army child-free.
Hundreds of colleagues and friends bid a final farewell to Lieutenant Commander Ashraf Siddiqui, a Bangladeshi peacekeeper killed in an ambush earlier this week.
Some 140 British peacekeepers have received UN medals for their dedicated work in South Sudan.
On Wednesday 27 June, a Rwandan Formed Police Unit consisting of 50 per cent women arrived in Juba.
