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“Women in Peacekeeping: the Power to Empower” ToUNMILday May 2009 Volume 5, Issue 11 “Women in Peacekeeping: the Power to Empower” By Sulaiman Momodu & J. Wesley Washington esignated by the UN General Assembly in 2002, the International Day of UN Peacekeepers observed on 29 May is the date in 1948 when the first DUN peacekeeping mission, the UN Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO), began operations in Palestine. The observance of the Day in Liberia this year on the global theme, “Women in Peacekeeping: the Power to Empower”, included a wreath-laying ceremony and a minute of silence at UNMIL’s Pan African Plaza Headquarters in Monrovia in remembrance of all fallen peacekeepers. The ceremony was attended by the United Nations family, senior officials of the Liberian government, members of the diplomatic corps and other partners. While laying the wreath at the solemn gathering, Minister of Gender Vabah Gayflor, representing President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, paid tribute to UN peace- keepers who had sacrificed their lives for Liberians to live in peace. She said she was particularly inspired by the Day’s theme and hailed the role of women in peacekeeping while noting that the Liberian civil conflict was very brutal for women. The UN Secretary General’s message to mark the Day was read by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ellen Margrethe Løj. The message noted that deployment in peacekeeping is at a record high, with the number of troops, civilians and police totalling more than 113,000 worldwide. UN personnel serve in some of the most difficult and inhospitable areas on earth, where they face insta- bility, disease and violence on a daily basis. In 2008, 132 peacekeepers lost their lives in the line of duty -- the highest one-year total in the history of UN peace- keeping either by acts of violence, disease or accidents, stated the message. In Liberia, 21 peacekeepers lost their lives over the last one year. The Secretary-General’s message noted that there are still far too few women peacekeepers. The message highlighted the “power of women” to strengthen UN peacekeeping while helping women and girls themselves to transform their des- tinies, and societies, for the better. Currently in UNMIL, there are 168 females in the military force whereas in the mission’s police component there are 53 females. There are also 130 women on the Formed Police Unit out of a total of 720. Females make up 30 per cent of the international civilian staff as well as 25 per cent of the national staff. India was among the first to answer the call in 2007 with the deployment of a 125-member all-female police contingent to Liberia. A symposium at the University of Liberia auditorium moderated by the mis- sion’s spokesperson Maimouna Mills brought together the mission’s all-female Indian Formed Police Unit Commander Annie Abraham; Melva Crouch, Chief of Integrated Support Services; Carole Doucet, Senior Gender Adviser; and 2nd Lt. Venue Dean of the Armed Forces of Liberia as panelists to discuss and raise awareness on the Day’s theme. Chief of Public Information George Somerwill also contributed at the symposium which was attended by an enthusiastic audi- ence. UNMIL peacekeepers in collaboration with officers of the Liberian Armed Forces and the Liberia National Police held series of interactive fora with students at the United Methodist University, the AME University, the Zion University and the Stella Maris Polytechnic during which students were enlightened about the work of UN peacekeepers and the need for more women to join the military and police and contribute to the country’s security sector reform. Activities were also undertaken in the sectors to mark the day. Staff Matters Behind the Scenes Snapshots Inside This Issue HR Reforms ............. Pg. 4 Finance has Changed.. Pg. 6 Robertsport..................Pg. 10 From the Editor ith the theme, in mid-May, the Human Resources and Management Section “Women in (HRMS) met the first major deadline for the new HR Reform Peacekeeping: process. The head of the section tells us more about the process the Power to in her own words. Empower”, this For the first time in its history, Liberia has a radio channel Wyear’s observance of the dedicated exclusively to the youth. Find out what the Youth FM International Day of Peacekeepers run by UNMIL Radio is all about. And, out of Monrovia, we on 29 May commemorated 61 years bring you a snapshot of Robertsport, witness the first National of UN peacekeeping. We report in Staff Association’s meeting held outside Monrovia, and narrate our cover story how the UN family how the selfless act of a peacekeeper helped save the lives of a in Liberia marked the day in remem- Liberian woman and her triplets. brance of the fallen colleagues who had paid the ultimate price of peace- Happy reading! keeping. We turn the spotlight on Finance and Budget sections as we go behind the scenes to look at the Mathew Elavanalthoduka work they do to sustain the mission. After weeks of hard work, Samuel R. Smith Homage to Ottokar ttokar Reiseneder, former amuel R. Smith of the UNMIL Chief Budget Technical Compliance and OOfficer and one of the SQuality Aviation (TCQA) first staff member's to arrive in Unit, Aviation Section has the mission, has passed away. passed away. “Col. Smith” as he He died on 26 April this year was affectionately called was in Austria, his home country. assigned at the James Spriggs He was medically evacuated Payne Airport. He died on from Liberia in 2007, the same Saturday, 16 May 2009 at the year he was due to retire. Firestone Hospital in Margibi Paying tribute to our fallen Obituary County. colleague, those who knew Ottokar Smith joined the UN Mission in all agree that he was one of the most Liberia in April 2004 and served as a mechanic foreman in the knowledgeable Chief Budget officers in peacekeeping mis- Aviation Section up to the time of his demise. Prior to joining sions. He joined the UN in 1968 and for nearly 40 years served UNMIL, he was a member of the Armed Forces of Liberia’s in many UN organizations starting with UNIDO in Vienna as a (AFL) Aviation Division. He was an active member of the AFL General Service staff. He also worked in Cambodia, Namibia, from 1980 to 2003. Haiti, Vukovar, Angola, Kosovo, Bosnia & Herzegovina, His remains were laid to rest on 30 May 2009 at the Afghanistan and Liberia, among others. Ottokar’s legacy is his Thinker’s Village area following funeral rites at Trinity commitment to work and the UN which all staff should learn Lutheran Church in Matadi. Smith is survived by his wife, from. He will be missed by many. May his soul rest in peace! Dorothy and 10 children. UNMIL Today Published by the Public Information Office, UNMIL Chief of Public Information Head of Publications Editorial Team: George Somerwill Mathew Elavanalthoduka Sulaiman Momodu J. Wesley Washington Photos Design and Graphics Christopher Herwig Paddy Defoxy Ilos, II Thomas S. Blidi [email protected] www.unmil.org 2- UNMIL Today - May 2009 NASA Holds Meeting in A3 Staff Matters By J. Wesley Washington members. Other issues included an insight on the National Housing Authority’s housing project and the resolution of long or the first time ever, the National Staff Association standing NASA constitutional issues. (NASA) recently held its General Meeting in the port Mark Freeman of the Legal and Judicial Division termed Fcity of Buchanan, some 88 miles outside Monrovia. the meeting as one of the best so far both in terms of the agen- NASA’s President Abenego Kofie, who had pledged to da and the organization. “It was long over due, but I am happy unify colleagues after months of division, was quite elated at that we did what we did in Buchanan to see ourselves as one the outcome of the weekend meeting and the togetherness the people with a common purpose,” he said, adding, “It was a exercise achieved amongst colleagues. “As you know, NASA meeting aimed at regaining the years that the ‘locusts’ have has been so divided. Despite the elections NASA members eaten from NASA.” were yet to come together to forge ahead in harmony. Secondly, And yes, socialize they did on Saturday evening at the the free interactive exchange of views during the meeting, and Ghanaian Recreation Centre. On Sunday, colleagues made their the social interaction amongst colleagues following that, was way to the Weton Beach, a must go place on a sunny afternoon. remarkable,” he noted. Albertine Dixon of the Finance Section summed it up by The 4th General Meeting addressed among other things, saying that the meeting gave colleagues an opportunity to inter- feedbacks on meetings with senior management as regards the act with each other not only as colleagues but as Liberians with Human Resources Reform including mobility allowances, edu- one goal.“I witnessed love and unity amongst colleagues while cational grant, dependency allowances, understanding the new in Buchanan,” she said. “The trip did us all good and helped to contract duration (1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010), medical issues relieve the stress from long hours of work. The meeting was regarding designated hospitals to be used by national staff and indeed a success; hats off to NASA for a job well done.” their dependents, and the lawsuit brought against the associa- The next General Meeting is expected to take place at tion by a local vendor over US$25,000 owed by some staff another venue outside Monrovia. “Thinker of the Week” JMAC provides medium and longer-term hen members of the UNMIL Joint assessments on the risks to Liberia’s security and Mission Analysis Centre (JMAC) stability.
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