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The village of Ogossagou is located 144 kilometres from the town of Sévaré in the Mopti region of central Mali. Ogossagou has been the site of two massacres between local ethnic groups in the space of two years, resulting in numerous casualties. For the last two years peacekeepers from Senegal serving with the Quick Reaction Force (QRF) of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has secured a temporary operational base (TOB) in the village. The village of Ogossagou is difficult to access by land due to the security situation, terrorist attacks and Improvised Explosive Device (IED), and to the isolation of the village. Recently calm has returned to Ogossagou with the signing of local agreements between the two communities.

A helicopter flies over the village of Ogossagou in central Mali..

Josh Jorgensen (at podium) from Centre for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC), briefs reporters on "A Call to Action for International Humanitarian Law and the Protection of Civilians".

At left is Lisa Doughten, Director of Financing and Partnerships Division of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and at right is Andrea Canepa from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).

Standing at the press briefing area are 75-year-old chairs symbolizing “the seat of duty”. The gesture emphasizes the Security Council’s unique role as custodian of international peace and security, responsible for upholding and promoting international humanitarian law and responsible to protect vulnerable groups. Each chair portrays one letter of the message “War has limits” and symbolizes the collective responsibility to uphold international humanitarian law. Empty chairs symbolize the courageous presence of humanitarian workers at the front line, often risking their own safety to provide aid and protection. International humanitarian law is crystal clear: We must protect and respect UN and humanitarian personnel.

Sergiy Kyslytsya, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations, attends the Security Council meeting on maintenance of international peace and security.

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Some 18,000 soldiers from twenty-two countries are on duty with the United Nations Force in the Congo, helping to restore order and calm in the country.
A Congolese child is seen in the arms of an Ethiopian soldier, listening over a field telephone. March 1963.

British Commando units attached to the United Nations forces in Korea have made several daring raids deep into enemy territory. During one such raid, Commandos of the 41st Royal British Marines swarm ashore from amtracks 8 miles south of Songjin, North Korea, where they destroyed a stretch of railroad track breaking an important enemy supply line.

A street scene in Wonsan City, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
The photo was taken during Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos’ five-day mission in the country to assess food aid needs.

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Headline Truce in Korea

Caption Description The last preliminary to the cease-fire in the bitter Korean fighting which began on 25 June 1950 was brief. In a wooden arid thatched roof building built especially for the occasion in Pan Mun Jom, the representatives of the United Nations and of the Korean People's Army and the Chinese People's Volunteers each signed six copies in the Korean, English and Chinese language versions. The signing, on green cloth-covered tables took ten minutes. The agreements were later signed by General Mark Clark, for the United Nations Command, and Marshal Kim Il Sung for North Korea and General Peng Teh-huai for the Chinese. This photograph shows an aspect of the signing ceremony at Pan Mun Jom. At left is a representative of the United Nations, and at right a representative of North Korea and Chinese People's Volunteers.

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NICA ID 188574

Production Date 07/27/1953 6:00:48 PM

Country Korea

Credit UN Photo

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