Lieutenant Colonel MD Rofique Rahman is no newcomer to UN Peacekeeping and the difficult situations that peacekeepers must navigate to protect and serve the world’s most vulnerable populations. Having previously served with…
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MINURSO News
On 04 February, MINURSO celebrated Sri Lanka National Day Independence Day by raising the country’s flag at the Mission headquarters in Laayoune next to the UN flag. The Day marks the country’s independence in 1948. It is…
On 11 January 2023, MINURSO SMO, Lt. Col. (Dr) Latifa Rahman (Bangladesh) gave a presentation on the theme: “Facing Health Challenges in the Mission Area”. Over 55 % of female UNMOs attended the virtual presentation including…
On 13 January 2023, the MINURSO Acting Force Commander Major General Chowdhury Md Main Ullah (Bangladesh), Officer-in-Charge of MINURSO, alongside the Mission COS, Nick Birnback, and the DFC, Commodore Faustina Boakyewaa…
On 06 January 2023, SRSG and Head of MINURSO, Alexander Ivanko, presided over a ceremony recognizing the Bangladesh Medial Unit’s service with MINURSO. The event took place at the BMU Clinic in the presence of the Mission…
On Wednesday 21 December 2022, MINURSO held a military parade in honor of the newly arrived Acting Force Commander, Major General Chowdhury Md Main Ullah of Bangladesh, who arrived in Laayoune on 20 th December 2022. On…
On 17 December, MINURSO celebrated Bhutan National Day by raising its flag at the Mission headquarters in Laayoune next to the UN flag. The Day commemorates the coronation of the first Druk Gyalpo (Dragon King) of modern…
On 16 December, MINURSO celebrated Kazakhstan National Day by raising its flag at the Mission headquarters in Laayoune next to the UN flag. Kazakhstan Independence Day marks the day in 1991when the Supreme Soviet of the USSR…
On 11 November, MINURSO celebrated Poland's Independence Day by raising its flag at the Mission headquarters in Laayoune next to the UN flag. Poland is one of the 51 States signatories of the United Nations Charter and by…
On 26 October, MINURSO observed the National Day of Austria by raising its flag at the Mission HQ in Laayoune next to the UN flag. Six months after regaining its full independence with the signing of the State Treaty, Austria…