{"id":2000104102,"date":"2026-03-04T10:04:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T08:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/?p=2000104102"},"modified":"2026-03-05T12:03:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T10:03:37","slug":"rwandan-peacekeepers-honoured-for-exemplary-service-in-south-sudan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwandan-peacekeepers-honoured-for-exemplary-service-in-south-sudan\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwandan peacekeepers honoured for exemplary service in South Sudan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Rwandan contingent, known as Rwanbatt-1, received the honours during a medal-pinning ceremony held at the UN Tomping Compound in Juba. The colourful event brought together military personnel and UN officials to celebrate the battalion\u2019s dedication and service over the past ten months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Presiding over the ceremony was Major General Robert Yaw Affram, Deputy Force Commander of UNMISS, who underscored the deep significance of the award. He described the United Nations Medal as a powerful symbol of professionalism, discipline, sacrifice, and steadfast commitment to peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Rwandan contingent, known as Rwanbatt-1, received the honours during a medal-pinning ceremony held at the UN Tomping Compound in Juba. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe United Nations Medal you have received today is a symbol of professionalism, discipline, sacrifice, and steadfast dedication to peace. It represents long days under challenging conditions, sleepless nights on operations, and the courage to stand firm in the face of uncertainty. It is earned, never given,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major General Affram also conveyed appreciation to the Government of Rwanda and the Rwanda Defence Force for their continued support to UNMISS through the deployment of disciplined and capable troops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rwanbatt-1 Contingent Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Paul Ndushabandi, commended the men and women of the battalion for their resilience, courage, and selfless service throughout their deployment. He urged them to sustain their commitment during the remainder of their mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI urge the Rwanbatt-1 to maintain this momentum for the remainder of the deployment. Today\u2019s medal-pinning ceremony marks yet another significant milestone in our noble service to humanity,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The colourful event brought together military personnel and UN officials to celebrate the battalion\u2019s dedication and service over the past ten months.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The ceremony featured a colourful military parade, during which the Rwanbatt-1 cultural troupe showcased both their discipline and Rwanda\u2019s rich cultural heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rwanda is currently the second-largest contributor of uniformed personnel to UN peacekeeping operations after Nepal, with more than 5,000 military and police officers deployed across missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Presiding over the ceremony was Major General Robert Yaw Affram, Deputy Force Commander of UNMISS, who described the United Nations Medal as a powerful symbol of professionalism, discipline, sacrifice, and steadfast commitment to peace.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rwanbatt-1 cultural troupe showcased both their discipline and Rwanda\u2019s rich cultural heritage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Rwandan peacekeepers serving in South Sudan under the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have been awarded United Nations medals in recognition of their outstanding contribution to peacekeeping efforts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000104107,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[151,72],"byline":[192],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000104102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-editors-choice","tag-featured-news-home","byline-wycliffe-nyamasege"],"bylines":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"contributors":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"featured_image":{"id":2000104107,"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HCfha47XQAANWHw.jpeg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":4096,"height":2731,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HCfha47XQAANWHw.jpeg","width":150,"height":100},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HCfha47XQAANWHw.jpeg","width":300,"height":200},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HCfha47XQAANWHw.jpeg","width":768,"height":512},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HCfha47XQAANWHw.jpeg","width":1024,"height":683},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HCfha47XQAANWHw.jpeg","width":4096,"height":2731}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000104102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000104102"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000104102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000104113,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000104102\/revisions\/2000104113"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000104107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000104102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000104102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000104102"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000104102"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000104102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}