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Ndjoukou - Préfecture de la Kemo (RCA) - 26 juin 2020 : des casques bleus du contingent burundais assurant l’accompagnement sécurisé des agents électoraux, dans le cadre de l'appui de la MINUSCA à l'organisation des élections de 2020-2021. Objectif : permettre à ces agents électoraux de bien accomplir leur mission sur le terrain. »
Ndjoukou - Kemo Prefecture (CAR) - June 26, 2020: Peacekeepers of the Burundian contingent providing security to electoral agents, as part of MINUSCA support for the organization of the 2020-2021 elections. Objective: enabling the electoral agents to properly accomplish their mission on the ground.
Visite des contingents chinois de la MINUSMA basés à Gao par le Secrétaire général adjoint des Nations Unies aux Opérations de Paix, Jean-Pierre Lacroix.
Photo : MINUSMA/Harandane Dicko
Almost 100 members of the United Kingdom engineering contingent serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have received medals recognizing their commitment and service to the people of the conflict-afflicted country.
The engineers have been serving in Malakal, in the north of the country, since July and will end their tour of duty in two months’ time. During their rotation, the UK troops have carried out significant infrastructural work vital to the Mission, including camp construction, building drainage systems and perimeter security structures as well as helicopter landing sites.
In Bentiu, the contingent is building a new permanent hospital, providing medical care to United Nations personnel, and clinical training to local medical staff at the Bentiu State Hospital. They are also working with colleagues from the Indian engineering battalion on remedial work at Rubkona airfield.
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, David Shearer, awarded the UN Peacekeeping medals to the troops, including their commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Katie Hislop, at a special ceremony in Malakal.
Speaking at the event, he said their work had made a huge contribution to the Mission’s ability to fulfill its mandate of protecting civilians and building durable peace.
“Your efforts and professionalism are highly regarded and you have made a valuable contribution to UNMISS. It is my pleasure to award to you all the United Nations Peacekeeping Medal in recognition of your exemplary and outstanding work in South Sudan,” said David Shearer.
“I hope you wear these medals as proud and worthy ambassadors of your country and of the United Nations.”
The United Kingdom has nearly 700 uniformed personnel deployed within UN missions across the world. Its contribution to the UNMISS is its largest with nearly 400 troops serving in Juba, Bentiu and Malakal. Among the contingent are 41 female personnel, most of whom work at the UK hospital in Bentiu. David Shearer said he appreciated the UK’s recent decision to extend its commitment in South Sudan until 2020.
Speaking at the medal parade, Lt. Colonel Katie Hislop said the contingent appreciated the support and kindness of their fellow Troop Contributing Countries and the mission’s civilian and military staff whom she considered friends. They had built warm and strong relationships that would endure.
She said that the medal ceremony was about providing recognition for the soldiers’ commitment and service, “not just those who are visible and on parade, but those who are in the sangars and behind the scenes covering essential duties to protect and sustain us.”
For many of the contingent, it is their first deployment with the youngest soldier having turned 18 just before being arriving in South Sudan. Others have served their countries for decades before being deployed to Malakal and Bentiu.
“All have trained hard to be here, work hard every day to try and help UNMISS improve infrastructure and security in order to support the mission in protecting civilians,” said Lt. Colonel Hislop. “In addition to this, all our soldiers, have left behind friends and family in the UK – today is about saying thank to you them too.”
Photo: UNMISS/Fran Mold
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Tires burn in the background as trucks park on the Pan American Highway in Arequipa to sit throughthe 72-hour regional strike.
Presidential candidate Pedro Pablo Kuczynski is calling for a 60-day “pause” in the Arequipa conflict, while the government seeks solutions to the region's rejection of the Tia Maria copper project.
Seven police were injured yesterday and one civilian detained, during violent protests on the first day of a 72-hour regional strike called in Arequipa against both the government and Southern Copper's Tia Maria project.
A civilian also died, of a heart attack as he was travelling by bus between Camaná and the city of Arequipa. His brother, director of the Islay health network, said Eloy Vera, 60, suffered a shock due to the violence used by protestors to block the Pan American highway and prevent the bus and other vehicles from continuing their journey.
“The central government has to have a social investment plan so that the population can trust the State,” Kuczynski said, suggesting investment in social impact infrasatructure such as drinking water, roads, hospitals, schools and electricity grids, “that must come before any large project.”
Schools were closed again this week, and the government has ordered a military contingent to remain in the Islay province for a week beyond the original schedule of June 7.
In the meantime, the Finance Ministry has placed an embargo on the bank accounts of four municipal governments —Islay, Punta del Bombón, Dean Valdivia and Cocachacra — at the request of the Comptroller General to prevent misuse of funds to back the protests.
This followed a statement made by environmental lawyer Jesus Gomez in Arequipa, working with Southern Copper, saying that he taped a conversation with the president of the Valle del Tambo Defense Front, Pepe Julio Gutierrez, in which the latter said that if they came to an agreement “the lentils must be in cash.”
President Ollanta Humala on Saturday authorized the military to intervene in the southern province of Islay, to help police restore order after struggling to contain increasingly violent protests that resurged in April against the large Tia Maria project in the mountains above the Tambo Valley. Defense Minister Jakke Valakivi told state news agency Andina that some 2,000 soldiers were being sent.
The Interior Ministry, which oversees the National Police, issued a press release saying that the police were responsible for ensuring order, and that the Armed Forces would support the police by guarding strategic sites, preventing damage to public services and ensuring highways are not blocked. In a statement the Ministry said the decision to bring in the military did not constitute a State of Emergency.
The move is a major escalation of the conflict, which had already resulted in the deaths of two protesters and one police officer, and several police seriously injured. The police officer was confirmed dead on Saturday, from severe injuries during clashes with protesters in earlier days.
“We can't tolerate this situation any more,” said Justice Minister Gustavo Adrianzen. “His death won't be forgotten.”
The protests have been going on since March 23 when residents in Islay took to the streets to oppose Southern Copper's $1.4 billion Tia Maria mine. The government has already approved the project's revised environmental impact study — in 2009, UNOPS made 138 observations to the initial study— but local mayors and farmers in Islay want the project to be canceled over its environmental impact in the agricultural Tambo valley.
Originally the concerns were over its impact on the water supply. In response, Southern Copper said it would desalinate water from the Pacific Ocean for its operation. However, residents remain steadfast in their opposition over other issues, including air and soil contamination of farmer's crops.
According to political analyst Nicolas Lynch, during a debate on Canal N with business consultant Pablo Bustamante, four main issues concern the farmers of which oneis that the open pit mine will will be about 1.5km and 1km deep, digging into the water table on which the Tambo valley depends.
Successive Peruvian governments have struggled with social conflicts in the country's vast natural resource sectors.
In 2009, over 30 people were killed, including more than two dozen police officers, during clashes in a remote jungle region of Bagua over former President Alan Garcia's plans to open up the Amazon rainforest to private investors.
President Humala's political agenda was hijacked in 2011, shortly after taking office, by large rallies against the massive Minas Conga copper-gold project. That project was eventually put on the back burner after months of protests that resulted in deaths.
Humala's government is now determined to prevent Tia Maria from following the same path as Minas Conga. Canceling another mine project would have a major impact on the investment climate in Peru as the government is trying to revitalize a once red-hot economy with stimulus packages.
Peru is a top global producer of copper, gold, silver, zinc and lead. The minerals account for about half of its total exports.
Photos from the Sept 21, 2014 Peoples Climate March, primarily Unitarian Universalist and larger faith contingent.
Media & Other Use: Permission granted to media, bloggers and Unitarian Universalists everywhere to use with photo credit: © Peter Bowden.
To celebrate this weekend’s Manchester Pride festival, the city’s annual celebration of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender life, we have put together a gallery of images from our archives featuring police participation in the Manchester Pride Parade dating back to 2003.
A police contingent, made up of officers and staff from Greater Manchester Police’s Pride Network, members of police forces from around the country plus friends and supporters, will once again join the spectacular event in the city. They will be marching under the ‘Policing With Pride’ banner.
The annual festival, sees thousands of people flock to the city to take part in events ranging from the parade, to theatre, comedy and music.
The festival culminates with the HIV Candlelit Vigil in memory of those lost to the virus.
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The Bromley Contingent is a label invented by journalist Caroline Coon[1] about a group of followers and fans of the Sex Pistols. They owed their name to Bromley, a suburb of London, where some of them lived. They helped popularize the fashion of the early UK punk movement. Most of them were fans of David Bowie.
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Bria (Est de la RCA), 16 juillet 2021 : 540 casques bleus du contingent rwandais de la MINUSCA recevant la Médaille des Nations Unies, pour leur contribution importante au retour de la paix en RCA lors d’une cérémonie présidée par le Commandant de la Force, le Général Sidiki Traoré. Outre la sécurisation, le contingent est en charge de la gestion d’un hôpital de niveau 2, compétent pour réaliser des chirurgies d’urgence, des services post-opératoires, des réanimations en soins intensifs, à l’intention du personnel de l’ONU et des humanitaires.
Bria (Eastern CAR), 16 July 2021: 540 MINUSCA peacekeepers from Rwanda receive the UN Medal for their contribution to peace in the Central African Republic during a ceremony presided over by the Force Commander, General Sidiki Traoré. In addition to the protection of civilians, the contingent was recognized for
providing essential medical care for UN and humanitarian personnel at the Mission’s Level II Hospital.
Photo: MINUSCA/Herve Cyriaque Serefio
Contingent of Philadelphia Police officers paying respects as the names of fallen officers from the state of Pennsylvania were read aloud during the 32nd Annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service.
Washington, DC / May 15, 2013
Contingent Commander, Ehide and other members of the Formed Police Unit in Mogadishu welcome some of the seventy officers on arrival in Mogadishu on 6th January 2014. The seventy officers arrived to replace seventy officers who were leaving Mogadishu after completing their rotation. The AMISOM Police which comprises Ugandan, Nigerian, Ghanaian, Sierra Leoneian police,has the mandate to provide mentoring and advisory support to SPF on basic police duties, such as human rights observation, crime prevention strategies, community policing, search procedures and investigations. AU UN IST PHOTO / David Mutua
The Guinean contingent of MINUSMA composed of 850 soldiers, including 16 women, they are based in Kidal in the extreme north of Mali. They ensure the security of the MINUSMA camp, through the occupation of strategic points around the city of Kidal called Galaxies. In addition, the Guinean contingent conducts mine search and improvised explosive device activities on the roads used by MINUSMA vehicles. This contingent also ensures the safety of the civilian population, thanks to the control of the vehicles which return which by the checkpoints of the city of Kidal.
Photo: MINUSMA/Harandane Dicko
The Guinean contingent of MINUSMA composed of 850 soldiers, including 16 women, they are based in Kidal in the extreme north of Mali. They ensure the security of the MINUSMA camp, through the occupation of strategic points around the city of Kidal called Galaxies. In addition, the Guinean contingent conducts mine search and improvised explosive device activities on the roads used by MINUSMA vehicles. This contingent also ensures the safety of the civilian population, thanks to the control of the vehicles which return which by the checkpoints of the city of Kidal.
Photo: MINUSMA/Harandane Dicko
District de l’Ituri, Province Orientale, RD Congo : Le 12ème contingent aérien bangladais démontre aux invités, au cours d’une cérémonie de remise des médailles, la qualité de sa capacité d’intervention en conduisant sous une pluie battante des exercices de vols héliportés de sécurisation de zone et d’évacuation de blessés. Photo MONUSCO/Anne Herrmann
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District of Ituri, Eastern Province, DR Congo: 12th Bangladeshi air contingent, during a medal award ceremony, demonstrating its high quality intervention capacity in an airborne flight simulation drill aimed to ensure the security of the zone and evacuate the injured, under a heavy rain. Photo MONUSCO/Anne Herrmann
Contingent Civil Military Component (CIMIC) officer, Major Simba hands sacks of food to a civilian at Siliga Amerikanka Camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) on 8th April 2014. The donation included 50 bags of rice, 54 bags of beans and 7 cartons of salt that the Nigerian Formed Police Unit gave to the families at the camp. AU/UN-IST PHOTO / David Mutua
Lingüista, filósofo y activista estadounidense. Es profesor emérito de Lingüística en el MIT (Instituto Tecnológico de Massachusetts) y una de las figuras más destacadas de la lingüística del siglo XX, gracias a sus trabajos en teoría lingüística y ciencia cognitiva. Es, asimismo, reconocido por su activismo político, caracterizado por una fuerte crítica del capitalismo contemporáneo y de la política exterior de los Estados Unidos. Se ha definido políticamente a sí mismo como un anarquista4 5 o socialista libertario.6 Ha sido señalado por el New York Times como "el más importante de los pensadores contemporáneos"
Propuso la gramática generativa, disciplina que situó la sintaxis en el centro de la investigación lingüística. Con esta cambió la perspectiva, los programas y métodos de investigación en el estudio del lenguaje. Su lingüística es una teoría de la adquisición individual del lenguaje e intenta ser una explicación de las estructuras y principios más profundos del lenguaje. Postuló un aspecto bien definido de innatismo a propósito de la adquisición del lenguaje y la autonomía de la gramática (sobre los otros sistemas cognitivos), así como la existencia de un «órgano del lenguaje» y de una gramática universal. Se opuso con dureza al empirismo filosófico y científico y al funcionalismo, en favor del racionalismo cartesiano. Todas estas ideas chocaban frontalmente con las sostenidas tradicionalmente por las ciencias humanas, lo que concitó múltiples adhesiones, críticas y polémicas que le han acabado convirtiendo en uno de los autores más citados.8
Destaca su contribución al establecimiento de las ciencias cognitivas a partir de su crítica del conductismo de Skinner y de las gramáticas de estados finitos, que puso en tela de juicio el método basado en el comportamiento del estudio de la mente y el lenguaje que dominaba en los años cincuenta. Su enfoque naturalista en el estudio del lenguaje ha influenciado la filosofía del lenguaje y de la mente (ver a Harman y a Fodor). Es el creador de la jerarquía de Chomsky, una clasificación de lenguajes formales de gran importancia en teoría de la computación.
Es también conocido por su activismo político y por sus críticas a la política exterior de EE.UU. y de otros países, como Israel. Chomsky, que desvincula completamente su actividad científica de su activismo político, se describe a sí mismo simpatizante del anarcosindicalismo (es miembro del sindicato IWW). Chomsky es considerado una figura influyente en su país de origen y el mundo.
Su activismo político arranca de la movilización popular contra la Guerra del Vietnam. Esta participación lo llevó a analizar el papel del mundo académico en la implicación de Estados Unidos en esta guerra. Fruto de este esfuerzo fueron varios artículos compilados en el libro American Power and the New Mandarins (El poder estadounidense y los nuevos mandarines) 1969, de entre los cuales destaca La responsabilidad de los intelectuales 1967. Desde entonces ha sido muy conocido por sus ideas políticas de izquierda, las cuales se centran en la lucha por superar el déficit democrático existente de Estados Unidos --es decir la gran distancia entre las decisiones políticas y la opinión pública--, y en denunciar las ambiciones imperiales del gobierno de este país en el mundo.
Se define a sí mismo como partidario de la tradición anarquista, especialmente de la corriente de orientación laboral del anarquismo, el anarcosindicalismo, y es miembro del célebre sindicato revolucionario estadounidense IWW. Pese a ello, no se opone totalmente a la política electoral, al menos en el ámbito de la estrategia: su postura en las elecciones de Estados Unidos es que los ciudadanos deberían votar por los demócratas locales si con ello se consigue sacar del poder a los republicanos, mientras que en las situaciones donde las victorias republicana o demócrata están claras ha pedido el voto para candidaturas más a la izquierda, como las del Partido Verde. Es uno de los más importantes colaboradores del grupo mediático independiente Z Communications. Esta actuación se inscribe claramente dentro de la tradicional táctica anarcosindicalista de impulsar movilizaciones populares que coaccionen la acción de los poderes públicos y fácticos hasta conseguir cambios concretos y reales (véase el prefacio de Chomsky al libro de Rudolf Rocker, Anarcho-Syndicalism: Theory and Practice, 1989)
Desde un punto de vista más personal, y precisando sus puntos de vista más filosóficos, también ha indicado que se considera un conservador de la variante liberal clásica (Chomsky's Politics, pp. 188) y se ha definido como un sionista; aunque observa que su definición de sionismo es considerada por la mayoría como antisionista, como resultado de lo que él percibe un cambio, desde la década de 1940, en el significado del sionismo. (Chomsky Reader) Dentro de esta línea y rescatando su contenido libertario, Chomsky ha declarado su admiración y adhesión al kibbutz como forma social alternativa.
Con el tiempo, se ha convertido en una de las principales figuras de la política radical estadounidense. Junto a José Saramago o Leonardo Boff, entre otros, es uno de los principales intelectuales de la izquierda en el mundo, pese a lo cual, a diferencia de su actividad científica, su aportación teórica en el ámbito político no es demasiado relevante. Nunca se ha considerado un teórico en política, sino simplemente un ciudadano informado que mantiene una actitud muy crítica hacia la ideología dominante. Chomsky cree que, mientras la actividad científica no está al alcance de cualquiera (ya que exige una formación y una abstracción conceptual muy elevada), para la actividad de crítica política basta una cierta apertura de espíritu. Ha reiterado a menudo que la política debería ser cosa de todos y no dejarse en manos de la intelligentsia, ni mucho menos aceptar que sólo los profesionales de la política (sean periodistas, intelectuales o políticos) sean los únicos capacitados para opinar sobre política.
Uno de sus principales aportes intelectuales ha sido el análisis de los medios de comunicación. En sus estudios sobre el tema se ha ocupado de los enfoques sesgados, o incluso engaños, que hay detrás de la supuesta neutralidad de los medios más prestigiosos. Se trata de un trabajo de «contrainformación» que ha obtenido gran difusión y que muchos otros han continuado. Fruto de este esfuerzo es el libro Los guardianes de la libertad escrito junto con Edward S. Herman, profesor de la Universidad de Pensilvania.
Su denuncia de la política exterior de Estados Unidos, de las deficiencias democráticas de su maquinaria política, y de los engaños de los grandes medios de comunicación en este país, supone poner en duda tres de los pilares del nacionalismo estadounidense. Por otro lado, su visión sobre la política del estado israelí en Oriente Medio es parte de su crítica a la política exterior de Estados Unidos. Chomsky señala que desde hace años la maquinaria militar israelí depende enormemente del apoyo material y diplomático de Estados Unidos, y que ambos estados realizan sistemáticamente acciones violentas al margen de las leyes internacionales. Esta última circunstancia ha motivado que Chomsky declare que según los criterios internacionales actuales, ambos estados ejercen el terrorismo. En concreto en su libro 11/09/2001, afirma que los Estados Unidos es «uno de los principales estados terroristas» («a leading terrorist state»). Noam Chomsky lo publicó en diciembre del 2001, tres meses después de lo sucedido en Nueva York. Es un ensayo sobre los hechos y las consecuencias de los atentados del 11 de septiembre. Se basa en una estructura de siete largas entrevistas de periodistas extranjeros durante el primer mes y medio posterior a los ataques al World Trade Center y al Pentágono. No analiza únicamente las causas, las consecuencias de los atentados y la reacción del pueblo norteamericano, sino que cuestiona las razones de la guerra y los bombardeos. En este libro Chomsky refleja de nuevo su visión crítica con el poder y la industria militar.
A raíz de estas denuncias, varios detractores de Chomsky lo han tildado de antiestadounidense. Algunos incluso han comprendido sus críticas como una supuesta obsesión antiestadounidense y antisionista. Especialmente controvertida para algunos nacionalistas, por tratarse de una persona de origen judío, es su crítica a la política del gobierno de Israel. Ha sido también polémico su apoyo a la libertad de expresión en los que se conoce como el escándalo Faurisson. En la década de 1970, Robert Faurisson realizaría un estudio y escribiría un libro en el cual concluye que muchos de los acontecimientos en el holocausto no existieron realmente, tal como las cámaras de gas. Chomsky firmaría una petición para garantizar a las autoridades la libertad de expresión, aclarando que él mismo no compartía el punto de vista negacionista, pero que no reconocía expresiones antisemitas en el trabajo de Faurisson. Chomsky califica al holocausto como la peor muestra de locura colectiva en la historia de la humanidad, pero considera fundamental garantizar la defensa de la libertad de expresión, aún para aquellas ideas popularmente mal vistas. Por último, es destacable la crítica que hace de la izquierda posmoderna y de su entusiasmo por el relativismo cultural que, al deconstruir la noción de verdad, ha invalidado también la posibilidad de la crítica.
[editar]Antiglobalización económica de Chomsky
Chomsky es uno de los detractores de la globalización, y esto se debe a su forma de entender la hegemonía del capitalismo moderno. Para Chomsky, Estados Unidos no cree en el libre comercio sino que lo utiliza como un método mediante el que los países más fuertes imponen a los países pobres la obligación de cumplir con unas normas coercitivas y rígidas (la ley del embudo). El objetivo básico de la globalización económica es globalizar toda la economía mundial, y Estados Unidos controlaría la economía mundial con el apoyo de los organismos satélites (Fondo Monetario, Banco Mundial, Organización Mundial del Comercio). El argumento habitual a favor del libre comercio liberalizado es que éste conducirá a un aumento generalizado de los niveles de vida. La experiencia ha demostrado que, con la apertura de los mercados comerciales y financieros, los inversores y empresarios han ganado mucho más dinero, pero gran parte de los países más pobres han sido las víctimas de un descenso pronunciado de sus niveles de vida.
Según precisa Noam Chomsky:
«Para la mayor parte de la población, incluso en un país tan rico como los EE.UU., los sueldos se han ido estancando o han descendido a lo largo de los últimos 25 años, mientras que el horario y la inseguridad laboral han crecido mucho [...] La economía mundial ha descendido en el mismo periodo de tiempo (de forma considerable) [...] para una gran parte de la población mundial, las condiciones son horrorosas y a menudo se deterioran, y lo que es más importante [...] la correlación entre el crecimiento económico y el bienestar social que a menudo se ha dado (por ejemplo, durante la posguerra o la preliberalización ) se ha truncado.»12
Sus afirmaciones políticas le han concitado un gran número de simpatizantes, en amplios sectores de la izquierda, especialmente europea y latinoamericana, y ganarse también un gran contingente de detractores. Su libro 11 de septiembre (9/11) obtuvo una gran difusión, pese haber sido publicado por una pequeña editorial. Sólo la edición de este libro en inglés vendió centenares de miles ejemplares, y ha sido traducido a varias lenguas. Posteriormente, su libro Hegemonía o supervivencia: la búsqueda estadounidense del dominio global fue recomendado por el presidente de Venezuela Hugo Chávez en su discurso frente a la asamblea general de la ONU el día 20 de septiembre de 2006, lo que ocasionó que dicho libro, en aproximadamente dos días, pasase del puesto 160.772, al número 2 de los libros más vendidos en Amazon.13
En cuanto a España, ha firmado el manifiesto de apoyo a la candidatura a las elecciones europeas de 2009 de la formación política Izquierda Anticapitalista.14
Desde 2009 es miembro honorario de AIPTI.
The Guinean contingent of MINUSMA composed of 850 soldiers, including 16 women, they are based in Kidal in the extreme north of Mali. They ensure the security of the MINUSMA camp, through the occupation of strategic points around the city of Kidal called Galaxies. In addition, the Guinean contingent conducts mine search and improvised explosive device activities on the roads used by MINUSMA vehicles. This contingent also ensures the safety of the civilian population, thanks to the control of the vehicles which return which by the checkpoints of the city of Kidal.
Photo: MINUSMA/Harandane Dicko
Photos of the Seattle Leather Contingent at the 2015 Seattle Pride Parade. Courtesy of Ryan Dixon (The American Lens) and gifted on behalf of Seattle girls of Leather.
Groups photographed include: Seattle Men in Leather, Seattle Women in Leather, Seattle boys of Leather, Seattle girls of Leather, Seattle Pups and Handlers, Washington State Mr and Ms Leather Organization, Ponies of Washington, South Sound Leather Alliance, 2015 International Ms. Leather, and more!
Bangui (CAR), 10 August 2021: 990 casques bleus du contingent égyptien de la MINUSCA ont été décorés de la médaille des Nations Unies au cours d’une cérémonie présidée par la Représentante spéciale adjointe du Secrétaire général, Lizbeth Cullity. Déployés depuis juillet 2020 en RCA, ce contingent, composés d’éléments du Bataillon d’infanterie et de la compagne de transport lourd, a beaucoup contribué à la mise en œuvre du mandat de la MINUSCA à travers des missions de protection des populations civiles, la sécurisation de l’assistance humanitaire et le soutien logistiques des forces à travers le pays.
Bangui (CAR), 10 August 2021: 990 peacekeepers from the Egyptian contingent of MINUSCA were awarded the United Nations medal during a ceremony chaired by the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Lizbeth Cullity. Deployed since July 2020 in CAR, this contingent, composed of elements of the Infantry Battalion and the Heavy Transportation Company, has contributed significantly to the implementation of MINUSCA's mandate through protection of civilians operations, escorts to humanitarian assistance delivery as well as logistics operations in support of MINUSCA forces across throughout the country.
The outgoing AMISOM Sector 5 Burundi Contingent Commander of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), Brig. Gen. Télesphore Barandereka speaks during an interview in Mogadishu, Somalia on 26 November 2021.
AMISOM Photo / Mukhtar Nuur
Deputy SRCC Lydia Wanyoto Mutende at the AMISOM Ugandan Contingent medal parade ceremony. Uganda Police officers were awarded medals and certificates after completing their tour of duty in Somalia.PHOTO AMISOM PUBLIC INFORMATION/RAMADAN MOHAMED
Brig. General Dick Olum shakes hands with officers at the AMISOM basecamp in Mogadishu, Somalia, during a handover ceremony on September 25. General Olum takes over as the new Contingent Commander of the Ugandan troops currently fighting in Somalia. AU UN IST PHOTO / Tobin Jones
27 September 2011. Um Kadada: Egyptian soldiers, members of the UNAMID troops posted in Um Kadada (North Darfur), patrol inside in an APC (Armored Personnel Carrier) in Nazaha (East Um Kadada).
860 troops from Egypt are posted in Um Kadada where they assume the responsibility of the security. However, since 2010, this area is free of clashes and there is no camps for displaced people. Photo by Albert Gonzalez Farran - UNAMID
Ituri, RD Congo : Le Commandant du Contingent Banglasdesh de la MONUSCO responsable de la zone de Bogoro en visite de courtoisie a la Base Navale des FARDC à Kasenyi COB le 01 mars. Photo MONUSCO/Force
Ituri,DR Congo: Contingent Commander of Bangladeshi Battalion of MONUSCO visiting FARDC Naval Base at Kasenyi in their Company Operating Base responsible for the area of Bogoro on 01 March Photo MONUSCO/Force.
In Loving Memory
Of
Alice Martha
Beloved wife of
W.C. FAULKNOR,
Died 2nd June 1937 – Aged 70
Joseph George, Eldest son
Quat. M. Serg. F.A.A.C.
Who died at Alexandria,
7 June 1915 – Aged 28.
Doris, infant daughter
Aged 10 months
Plaque on top of grave:
William George
FAULKNOR
Died 12th July 1942
Aged 82 years
Section: CH ENG Plot: 490 A [5]
Alice supposedly buried 4 November 1937 [5]. She died on her 51st wedding anniversary.
William supposedly buried 6 October 1942 [6]
JOSEPH (portrait in 1911 Coronation Contingent uniform in London in comments section below):
Service no. 2/609, enlisted on the 9 August 1914 at Wellington. He was a gas fitter aged 29 (declared age) and born at Hastings on 2 January 1887. [2]
He died of Toxaemia in No. 17 General Hospital, Alexandria [2]. At the time his mother was living at 40 Mortimer Terrace, Wellington.[1] He is buried in (Alexandria) Chatby Military Cemetery. [2]
He applied for a place [3] in the NZ Coronation contingent and was successful.
As well as receiving the 1914-1915 Star, British War medal and Victory medal, he had been granted in 1911 the King George Coronation Medal and served ten years including time in NZ Submarine Miners and Coronation Contingent.[2]
New Zealand Times: 6 April 1911
Smoke Concert.
“A feature of the evening was the presentation to Sergeant Faulkner of a silver-mounted military cane and a set of silver-mounted pipes. In making the presentation. Captain Hume said that Sergeant Faulkner would be a member of the New Zealand Coronation contingent. He had been volunteering for the past six years, first in the old. Submarine Miners and later in the No. 3 Company, and had risen from a gunner to the rank of sergeant in the latter corps. He had set a good example which should be copied by the junior members of the company. The speaker hoped that while at Home, Sergeant Faulknor would be attached to one of the regiments, or live in barracks, in Loudon.
Sergeant Faulkner, acknowledging the presentation, said he would try to attach himself to a garrison artillery corps in the Old Country.”[3]
Obituary
Quartermaster - sergeant Joseph George Faulknor, New Zealand Field Artillery Brigade, whose death from toxaemia is announced to-day. was 28 years of age and a native of Napier. He was a son of Mr George Faulkner, of the Wellington City Tramways Department. formerly of the firm of Faulknor and Sons, coachbuilders. Napier and a nephew of the Messrs Ballinger, of Wellington. After completing his education, he joined the staff of the Wellington Gas Company. For some years he was in the Karori Rifle Club and was the first of its members to enlist. He was a first class shot and last year won the Colonial Ammunition Company’s Cup. with the fine score of 101 out of a possible 105. He was a member of the contingent which represented the dominion at the King’s Coronation.[4]
ALICE
“The late Mrs. Alice Martha Faulknor, who died on June 2 at her residene, 91 Webb Street, Wellington, was a sister of the late Mr. T. Ballinger, the late Mr. W. H. Ballinger and Mr. A. Ballinger. She leaves a widower and one son, Mr S. Faulknor and three grandchildren. A son was killed in the war. [9]
WILLIAM
Died at a private hospital, Wellington, previously of 56 Thompson Street. Son Sydney noted in death notice.[7]
Alice and William
GOLDEN WEDDING
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Faulknor, well-known Wellington residents, celebrated their golden wedding on Tuesday when there was a gathering in honour of the occasion.
Mr. and Mrs. Faulknor were married on June 2, 1886, at St. Peter's Church, Wellington, by the Ven. Archdeacon Stock. The bride was Alice Martha, youngest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ballinger, Wellington, and the bridegroom was second son of the late Mr. and Mrs G. Faulknor, Napier. The party in honour of Mr. and Mrs. Faulknor was a bright and cheery one, among those present being Mr. and Mrs. S. Faulknor, Mrs. E. Muir (Palmerston North), Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Ballinger, Mr A. J. Faulknor, Mr. A. V. Faulknor (Masterton), Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Ballinger, Mr. and Mrs. F. Ballinger, Mr and Mrs. W. Ballinger, Mr. and Mrs W. Avery, Mrs. Lumsdon (Te Horo), Mr. and Mrs. Astley, Mrs. Alcorn, Mrs. J. Spurdle, Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Swan (Wanganui), Mrs. Searle, Mrs Duigan, Mrs. Burt, and Misses F. Ballinger, N. Ballinger, E. Ballinger, E Ballinger, B. Faulknor, G. Avery, M Spurdle, Messrs. E. Ballinger, J. Faulknor, and B. Durham. Many telegrams and messages of congratulation were received by Mr. and Mrs. Faulknor.[8]
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SOURCES:
[1]
Paperspast portal via National Library of New Zealand website; Sun (Christchurch), 11 June 1915; paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/SUNCH19150611.2.51.1...
[2]
Military Personnel record; ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServle...
[3]
Paperspast portal via National Library of New Zealand website; Otago Witness, 15 March 1911; paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW19110315.2.183
[4]
Paperspast portal via National Library of New Zealand website; Colonist, 11 June 1915; paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC19150611.2.28?end_...
[5]
Wellington City Council online cemeteries database; wellington.govt.nz/cemeteries/cemetery-search-and-plot-lo...
[6]
Wellington City Council online cemeteries database; wellington.govt.nz/cemeteries/cemetery-search-and-plot-lo...
[7]
Paperspast portal via National Library of New Zealand website; Evening Post, 13 July 1942; paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19420713.2.5?items...
[8]
Paperspast portal via National Library of New Zealand website; Evening Post, 4 June 1936; paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19360604.2.164.15?...
[9]
Paperspast portal via National Library of New Zealand website; Evening Post, 8 June 1937; paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19370608.2.149.8?i...
Image of Joseph in Coronation Contingent uniform; Te Papa Museum; collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/310058
Image of Colonial Coronation Contingents Camp, Duke of York’s School, London; Te Papa museum; collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1405492
Contingent Commander, Ehide introduces Lagos State Police Command, Ward Ogbu to other contigent Commanders from different countries but are members of the Formed Police Unit in Mogadishu on 6th January 2014. Ward Ogbu had arrived with seventy officers to replace seventy officers who were leaving Mogadishu after completing their rotation. The AMISOM Police which comprises Ugandan, Nigerian, Ghanaian, Sierra Leoneian police,has the mandate to provide mentoring and advisory support to SPF on basic police duties, such as human rights observation, crime prevention strategies, community policing, search procedures and investigations. AU UN IST PHOTO / David Mutua
Bangui (CAR), 10 August 2021: 990 casques bleus du contingent égyptien de la MINUSCA ont été décorés de la médaille des Nations Unies au cours d’une cérémonie présidée par la Représentante spéciale adjointe du Secrétaire général, Lizbeth Cullity. Déployés depuis juillet 2020 en RCA, ce contingent, composés d’éléments du Bataillon d’infanterie et de la compagne de transport lourd, a beaucoup contribué à la mise en œuvre du mandat de la MINUSCA à travers des missions de protection des populations civiles, la sécurisation de l’assistance humanitaire et le soutien logistiques des forces à travers le pays.
Bangui (CAR), 10 August 2021: 990 peacekeepers from the Egyptian contingent of MINUSCA were awarded the United Nations medal during a ceremony chaired by the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Lizbeth Cullity. Deployed since July 2020 in CAR, this contingent, composed of elements of the Infantry Battalion and the Heavy Transportation Company, has contributed significantly to the implementation of MINUSCA's mandate through protection of civilians operations, escorts to humanitarian assistance delivery as well as logistics operations in support of MINUSCA forces across throughout the country.
Airborne forces show Swift Response
British airborne forces are training alongside NATO counterparts to develop their ability to work together to deliver a Swift Response to international crises.
16 Air Assault Brigade is on Exercise Swift Response, which brings together more than 5,000 personnel from 10 nations and takes place in Poland and Germany between May 27-June 26, 2016.
Under the command of Headquarters 16 Air Assault Brigade some 2,000 troops are taking part, the largest British contingent to deploy on a NATO exercise in 2016. The joint force includes 3 PARA Battlegroup, including engineer, artillery, logistics, signals, medical, provost and ISTAR support; Apache attack helicopters from 4 Regiment Army Air Corps; and RAF Chinook and Puma support helicopters and C-130 Hercules transport aircraft.
The training involves mass parachute jumps and air assault operations as part of a simulated mission to restore stability to a troubled region. It is key to developing interoperability with 82nd Airborne Division and 11e Brigade Parachutists, the Brigade’s key partners in the US and French armies respectively, as well as wider allies.
Image of (Right) Private Tom Haleger, from 3rd Battalion of The Parachute Regiment.
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Bangui (CAR), 10 August 2021: 990 casques bleus du contingent égyptien de la MINUSCA ont été décorés de la médaille des Nations Unies au cours d’une cérémonie présidée par la Représentante spéciale adjointe du Secrétaire général, Lizbeth Cullity. Déployés depuis juillet 2020 en RCA, ce contingent, composés d’éléments du Bataillon d’infanterie et de la compagne de transport lourd, a beaucoup contribué à la mise en œuvre du mandat de la MINUSCA à travers des missions de protection des populations civiles, la sécurisation de l’assistance humanitaire et le soutien logistiques des forces à travers le pays.
Bangui (CAR), 10 August 2021: 990 peacekeepers from the Egyptian contingent of MINUSCA were awarded the United Nations medal during a ceremony chaired by the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Lizbeth Cullity. Deployed since July 2020 in CAR, this contingent, composed of elements of the Infantry Battalion and the Heavy Transportation Company, has contributed significantly to the implementation of MINUSCA's mandate through protection of civilians operations, escorts to humanitarian assistance delivery as well as logistics operations in support of MINUSCA forces across throughout the country.
28 September 2011. Um Kadada: UNAMID Egyptian troops, posted in Um Kadada (North Darfur), training at the team site.
860 troops from Egypt are posted in Um Kadada where they assume the responsibility of the security. However, since 2010, this area is free of clashes and there is no camps for displaced people. Photo by Albert Gonzalez Farran - UNAMID
26 September 2011. Um Kadada: Egyptian soldier Ahmed Mahmoud, member of the UNAMID troops posted in Um Kadada (North Darfur), patrols at night in Hali Mussa (North-West of Um Kadada).
860 troops from Egypt are posted in Um Kadada where they assume the responsibility of the security. However, since 2010, this area is free of clashes and there is no camps for displaced people. Photo by Albert Gonzalez Farran - UNAMID
Bangui (CAR), 10 August 2021: 990 casques bleus du contingent égyptien de la MINUSCA ont été décorés de la médaille des Nations Unies au cours d’une cérémonie présidée par la Représentante spéciale adjointe du Secrétaire général, Lizbeth Cullity. Déployés depuis juillet 2020 en RCA, ce contingent, composés d’éléments du Bataillon d’infanterie et de la compagne de transport lourd, a beaucoup contribué à la mise en œuvre du mandat de la MINUSCA à travers des missions de protection des populations civiles, la sécurisation de l’assistance humanitaire et le soutien logistiques des forces à travers le pays.
Bangui (CAR), 10 August 2021: 990 peacekeepers from the Egyptian contingent of MINUSCA were awarded the United Nations medal during a ceremony chaired by the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Lizbeth Cullity. Deployed since July 2020 in CAR, this contingent, composed of elements of the Infantry Battalion and the Heavy Transportation Company, has contributed significantly to the implementation of MINUSCA's mandate through protection of civilians operations, escorts to humanitarian assistance delivery as well as logistics operations in support of MINUSCA forces across throughout the country.
Contingent of bagpiping Lake County (IN) Sheriff's deputies marching down E Street, NW toward the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in the annual Emerald Society & Pipe Band march.
Washington, DC / May 14, 2015
The Kiwi contingent return after their strong performance in Rotorua. Matt Walker leading Eddie Masters
Ugandan soldiers serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) rest near a defensive line 15 May 2012, in the area surrounding Baidoa airstrip in central Somalia. An advance joint-contingent of 120 Ugandan and Burundian AMISOM troops are on the ground in Baidoa, 240km west of Mogadishu and are the first forces the AU mission has deployed outside the Somali capital since its initial deployment in 2007. Ethiopian forces took control of Baidoa from the Al-Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab in February of this year, one of string of strategic losses Shabaab has suffered with the group losing ground on three separate fronts to allied Kenyan and Somali National Army (SNA) forces in the south of the country; being driven from the Somali capital by SNA and AMISOM forces and conceding territory to the Ethiopians and pro-government militia in the west. AMISOM will soon deploy several thousand troops to Baidoa and the surrounding area, replacing the Ethiopian forces currently on the ground and expanding its operations throughout the country. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.
The Guinean contingent of MINUSMA composed of 850 soldiers, including 16 women, they are based in Kidal in the extreme north of Mali. They ensure the security of the MINUSMA camp, through the occupation of strategic points around the city of Kidal called Galaxies. In addition, the Guinean contingent conducts mine search and improvised explosive device activities on the roads used by MINUSMA vehicles. This contingent also ensures the safety of the civilian population, thanks to the control of the vehicles which return which by the checkpoints of the city of Kidal.
Photo: MINUSMA/Harandane Dicko
Bangui (CAR), 10 August 2021: 990 casques bleus du contingent égyptien de la MINUSCA ont été décorés de la médaille des Nations Unies au cours d’une cérémonie présidée par la Représentante spéciale adjointe du Secrétaire général, Lizbeth Cullity. Déployés depuis juillet 2020 en RCA, ce contingent, composés d’éléments du Bataillon d’infanterie et de la compagne de transport lourd, a beaucoup contribué à la mise en œuvre du mandat de la MINUSCA à travers des missions de protection des populations civiles, la sécurisation de l’assistance humanitaire et le soutien logistiques des forces à travers le pays.
Bangui (CAR), 10 August 2021: 990 peacekeepers from the Egyptian contingent of MINUSCA were awarded the United Nations medal during a ceremony chaired by the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Lizbeth Cullity. Deployed since July 2020 in CAR, this contingent, composed of elements of the Infantry Battalion and the Heavy Transportation Company, has contributed significantly to the implementation of MINUSCA's mandate through protection of civilians operations, escorts to humanitarian assistance delivery as well as logistics operations in support of MINUSCA forces across throughout the country.
Próximo relevo del contingente español #TFToro en #Irak para la misión @CJTFOIR . Los componentes de ISPUHEL XIII partirán hacia #Irak tras una fase de concentración en la base “Coronel Sánchez Bilbao” #Almagro marcada por las precauciones sanitarias debidas al #COVID19 . #FAMET 🇪🇸 #SomostuEjército
48th Heritage of Pride Parade March down 7th Avenue at West 16th Street in New York City, NY on Sunday afternoon, 24 June 2018 by Elvert Barnes Photography
RESISTANCE CONTINGENT
48th NYC GAY PRIDE 2018 docu-project at elvertbarnes.com/NYCGayPride2018
Contingent Civil Military Component (CIMIC) officer, Major Simba hands sacks of food to a civilian at Siliga Amerikanka Camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) on 8th April 2014. The donation included 50 bags of rice, 54 bags of beans and 7 cartons of salt that the Nigerian Formed Police Unit gave to the families at the camp. AU/UN-IST PHOTO / David Mutua
The Guinean contingent of MINUSMA composed of 850 soldiers, including 16 women, they are based in Kidal in the extreme north of Mali. They ensure the security of the MINUSMA camp, through the occupation of strategic points around the city of Kidal called Galaxies. In addition, the Guinean contingent conducts mine search and improvised explosive device activities on the roads used by MINUSMA vehicles. This contingent also ensures the safety of the civilian population, thanks to the control of the vehicles which return which by the checkpoints of the city of Kidal.
Photo: MINUSMA/Harandane Dicko
Deputy SRCC Lydia Wanyoto Mutende at the AMISOM Ugandan Contingent medal parade ceremony. Uganda Police officers were awarded medals and certificates after completing their tour of duty in Somalia.PHOTO AMISOM PUBLIC INFORMATION/RAMADAN MOHAMED
With two of the younger contingent in tow and promises of 'goodies' later on, though they needed little encouragement to be out-and-about, on the left, Otis heads towards the camera with Oscar and companion, Andy, in the background, all having watched the 'train go by' and now want a look at the signal box. As will be appreciated, Skegness station is substantial and speaks of a time when holiday-makers used this mode of transport to access the coast for their one or two week annual holidays. Billy Butlin built a holiday camp here, and a few elsewhere, see-
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Butlin
for details about this character, but this was the 1st camp he opened, in 1936 a few years before the 2nd World War and it is still in operation, occupying a large tract of land to the north of the town, not far from the beach, though the main road passes through it. The state of the outlying platforms can be seen left and right and have not seen use in a number of years; the Autumn leaf fall workings, the so called 'Leaf Busters', eg 3J42, Doncaster Up Decoy to Peterborough L.I.P. on October 24th last year, with DBS class 66s top-and-tail, come to this location and they, as well as the odd charter trains, may well be the main users of the platform lines on the left. EMT 156498 is sat at the end of the platform loading up with a respectible crowd of folk waiting behind the gates; I had to ask permission to come through to take these pictures as normally they are kept bolted, which is a shame though no antagonism was shown from the very polite attendant at the gate, just concern to watch the 'rampant Otis careening along'! On the right a shot towards the east and now the space, once occupied by a building, neon lit with the words, 'Tower Esplanade', see 2nd from last 'Then & Now' pictures, is now the venue for both Lidl and Tesco supermarkets, what else. the 'Tower Esplanade' does still exist and it is the area from the station, east to the sea and then north along the main drag of the beach. imagine the semaphore on the far left can ever be used at all and is probably awaiting removal, along with all the others and the signal box when, amazingly, the York R.O.C., Railway Operating Centre, takes control of the area and Multi-Aspect colour light signals rule the roost here; this is slated to be 2020 according to Michael Rhodes book, 'Resignalling Britain'. Of note, with reference to the later, 'Then & Now' station pictures, it can be seen there is nothing left of the old concrete canopies which went along the lower end of the two central island platforms, I was hoping there may have been a section of these left for the comparison with the 1971 images but alas, no sign of any remains of the concrete structures.
27 September 2011. Um Kadada: Egyptian soldiers, members of the UNAMID troops posted in Um Kadada (North Darfur), patrol in the morning.
860 troops from Egypt are posted in Um Kadada where they assume the responsibility of the security. However, since 2010, this area is free of clashes and there is no camps for displaced people. Photo by Albert Gonzalez Farran - UNAMID
New Jersey State Police Superintendent Colonel Patrick Callahan and a contingent of New Jersey State Troopers pay their respects for retired New Jersey State Police Lieutenant Gerald T. Barbato, #2939, at St. James Church in Red Bank, N.J. and Fairview Cemetery in Middletown N.J., on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Lt. Barbato died as a result of an illness contracted while responding to the World Trade Center terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. He passed away at his home on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (New Jersey State Police / Tim Larsen)
A soldier serving with the Djiboutian contingent of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) is silhouetted by the sun as he mounts his machine gun 18 November 2012, during a patrol in the early morning in the central Somali town of Belet Weyne in the Hiraan region of Somalia, approx. 300km north west of the capital Mogadishu. AMSIOM troops have been this week begun increasing their forces in Belet Weyne since first deploying there in September after the town liberated from Al-Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab in December 2011 by a combined force of the Ethiopian Army and Somali government forces. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.
The Guinean contingent of MINUSMA composed of 850 soldiers, including 16 women, they are based in Kidal in the extreme north of Mali. They ensure the security of the MINUSMA camp, through the occupation of strategic points around the city of Kidal called Galaxies. In addition, the Guinean contingent conducts mine search and improvised explosive device activities on the roads used by MINUSMA vehicles. This contingent also ensures the safety of the civilian population, thanks to the control of the vehicles which return which by the checkpoints of the city of Kidal.
Photo: MINUSMA/Harandane Dicko
A Somali woman crosses a street while soldiers of the Djiboutian Contingent serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) conduct an IED sweep along a street 17 November 2012, in the central Somali town of Belet Weyne in the Hiraan region of Somalia, approx. 300km north west of the capital Mogadishu. Djiboutian AMISOM troops conduct daily, early morning sweeps of areas of the town in the search for improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted by the Al-Qaeda-afflliated Al Shabaab extremist group during the night before. AMSIOM troops have this week begun increasing their forces in Belet Weyne since first deploying there in September after the town liberated from Al Shabaab in December 2011 by a combined force of the Ethiopian Army and Somali government forces. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.