Empowering Women for Sustainable Peace in Rural Indonesia: Stories from Two Field Volunteers
Baku: The WE NEXUS project, implemented by UN Women with support from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), has made significant strides in empowering women in rural Indonesia. Untung Nomleni and Maria S. Daros have played crucial roles …
Germany’s Defense Minister Pistorius Advocates for Middle Power Alliances in Asia
Canberra: Defense Minister Boris Pistorius just concluded a whirlwind tour of Japan, Singapore, and Australia as Germany aims to build ties with middle powers in the Asia Pacific while warning the global order is coming apart. During his eight-day tou…
UN Peacekeepers Killed Amid Escalating Israel-Hezbollah Clashes
Beirut: Further attacks have been reported across the Middle East as the war enters a second month, with two more Indonesian peacekeepers killed in Southern Lebanon on Monday, following the death of a fellow blue helmet a day earlier. On the diplomati…
Two UN Peacekeepers Killed in Second Deadly Blast in South Lebanon
Beirut: The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon reported the death of two of its personnel in the country’s south, marking the second fatal incident in just 24 hours amidst Israel’s ongoing ground invasion. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (…
UN Condemns Killing of Peacekeepers Amid Rising Tensions in Lebanon
New York: The United Nations has condemned two consecutive days of deadly attacks on peacekeepers serving with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), amid rising hostilities between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants. Two Indonesian peacekeeper…