Media briefing by the Minister of Police and the Acting National Commissioner of the SAPS regarding countrywide Safer Festive season operations: 12 January 2017: The Minister of Police, Mr Nkosinathi Nhleko cordially invites members of the news media to attend a media briefing on Thursday, 12 January 2017 at 11:00 at GCIS in Pretoria. During the briefing, Minister Nhleko and … [Read more...] about Media briefing by the Minister of Police and the Acting National Commissioner of the SAPS regarding countrywide Safer Festive season operations: 12 January 2017
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African Union begins drafting appropriate plans and procedures in readiness for operations of Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (AfricaCDC)
African Union begins drafting appropriate plans and procedures in readiness for operations of Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (AfricaCDC): As Africa prepares to launch the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (AfricaCDC) in January 2017, directors and other senior staff members of the African Union (AU) are meeting in Zanzibar from 21 to 23 … [Read more...] about African Union begins drafting appropriate plans and procedures in readiness for operations of Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (AfricaCDC)
UNAMID expresses serious concern over attempts to disrupt operations by former staff
UNAMID expresses serious concern over attempts to disrupt operations by former staff: The African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) expresses serious concern over recent repeated attempts by a number of former staff members to disrupt its operations. They have on a number of occasions forcefully blocked movement in and out of UNAMID camps and obstructed … [Read more...] about UNAMID expresses serious concern over attempts to disrupt operations by former staff
UNOWAS supports a training on peace operations co-organized by the Senegalese Ministry of Armed Forces and the Austrian Ministry of Defense
UNOWAS supports a training on peace operations co-organized by the Senegalese Ministry of Armed Forces and the Austrian Ministry of Defense: The Ministry of the Armed Forces of Senegal and the Ministry of Defense and Sports of Austria, with the support of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), organized, from 28 November to 02 December 2016, a … [Read more...] about UNOWAS supports a training on peace operations co-organized by the Senegalese Ministry of Armed Forces and the Austrian Ministry of Defense
New environmental strategy on United Nations peace operations
New environmental strategy on United Nations peace operations: Under-Secretary-General for Field Support, Atul Khare, presented the new strategy on United Nations peace operations and the environment at Columbia University on 29 November. The Under-Secretary-General set out the Department's vision for responsible missions that "operate at maximum efficiency in their … [Read more...] about New environmental strategy on United Nations peace operations