A police officer from Fiji has been appointed to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Yemen.
Malakai Kivarua is the first Fijian to peacekeep in Yemen. Photo: Fiji Police
Superintendent Malakai Kivarua was previously commander of a Fiji police contingent in the UN's Mission in South Sudan.
The commissioner, Sitiveni Qiliho, said Fiji will continue to support the government's pledge to bolster UN missions.
Since Fiji's first deployment to Namibia in 1989, more than 1500 Fijian police officers have served in 19 UN missions.
