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Peacekeeping mission supports building of resilient communities in Western Equatoria State
Stakeholders in Western Equatoria State have been discussing how to make local communities more resilient and more able to cope with adverse circumstances. Photos: Denis Louro Oliver/UNMISS “For us to be more resilient, we…
Tyre agricultural centre gets facelift with Chinese peacekeepers’ support
(UN photo/Lt. Ding Wendong) UNIFIL Chinese peacekeepers recently spent weeks rehabilitating a worn-out office complex that forms part of an agricultural centre in Tyre, south-western Lebanon. The UNIFIL support enables the…
Thai peacekeepers hand over educational material, clothes and furniture to school In Lainya County
A visit by Thai peacekeepers, educational material, sports equipment, chairs, fans and clothes proved a winning combination to children at a primary school in Lainya County. Peacekeepers from Thailand engineering contingent…
CAR elections: MINUSCA’s leadership team visits Data Processing Center
MINUSCA’s leadership paid a visit to the National Elections Authority (ANE) Data Procession Center in Bangui on 17 March 2021 – to check on operations to gather the results of the 14 March legislative vote in the Central…
SRSG Tanin welcomes the new Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Michael Davenport
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Zahir Tanin, hosted today the new Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Michael Davenport, at UNMIK Headquarters. The SRSG was accompanied by the…
Amidst ‘heightened intensity’ actions toward peace must be ‘in the best interests’ of Afghans
Amidst a period of “heightened intensity”, the UN Special Representative told the Security Council on Tuesday that the killing, displacement and suffering of the Afghan people “must end now”. More than six months after formal…
Two international judges appointed to the Special Criminal Court in CAR
The Special Criminal Court in the Central African Republic (CAR) today welcomed two new international judges – Stefan Waespi and Elena Catenazzi. They were sworn in by President Faustin Archange Touadera, during a ceremony…
Libya: UN envoy hails new national government after years of ‘paralysis and internal divisions’
After years of “paralysis and internal divisions”, progress towards a lasting peace through stable national government and dialogue, is being made in Libya, the top UN envoy for the country said on Wednesday. “The House of…
French and Ghanaian troops conduct medical evacuation exercise
(UN Photo / Sgt. Nartey Benard) UNIFIL peacekeepers from France and Ghana conducted last week a joint exercise to hone skills and procedures for the safe evacuation of a medical casualty in the main Ghanaian base in the…
UN Police in Eastern Equatoria spearhead awareness-raising campaign on effects of child marriages
UNMISS peacekeepers lead a campaign in Eastern Equatoria State to raise awareness on harmful effects of child marriages. Photos: Samira Y. Salifu/UNMISS. A group of 45 women in Torit, Eastern Equatoria State, have renewed…