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Stalled Security Council resolution adopted, backing UN’s global humanitarian ceasefire call
The Security Council on Wednesday echoed the Secretary-General’s call for a worldwide ceasefire, to combat the coronavirus pandemic that has already claimed more than half a million lives. The UN chief welcomed the long…
UN honours fallen colleagues and legacy of hope they leave behind
Fallen UN colleagues were honoured on Tuesday at a solemn ceremony commemorating their bravery, and having served the UN cause of saving future generations “from the scourge of war and to pursue better standards of living for…
UN probes ‘abhorrent’ video showing ‘likely’ field staffers engaging in alleged sexual misconduct
The UN has launched an investigation into a video which surfaced on social media this week showing a clearly marked UN vehicle on a busy city street, while a woman straddles a man on the back seat engaging in a sex act, with…
Coronavirus casts ‘huge shadow’ over Afghan life as multi-dimensional crisis continues
The COVID-19 pandemic is not just a health emergency, but a multi-dimensional crisis for Afghanistan, dealing its people a painful blow just as Kabul and the Taliban prepare for peace talks in Qatar, the top UN official in…
Devastating South Sudan coronavirus deaths,'a tragedy that can be prevented', Security Council hears
South Sudan is facing the twin threat of COVID-19 and an uptick in violence that risks unravelling a fragile ceasefire and derailing the peace process, the top UN official in the country says. Briefing the Security Council on…
UN condemns killing of Indonesian peacekeeper in DR Congo
The United Nations has strongly condemned an attack believed to be carried out by rebel militia on peacekeepers serving with the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), which left one…
Women integral to battling coronavirus and pushing for lasting peace and security
The coronavirus pandemic has brought into sharp focus the differentiated impacts that COVID-19 is having on women, including new obstacles to their meaningful participation in peace processes. At a virtual roundtable…
SRSG Tanin Reaffirms UNMIK’s Support to the Process of Enlightening the Fate of Missing Persons in Kosovo
On the occasion of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of UNMIK, Zahir Tanin, reaffirms UNMIK’s commitment to continue supporting…
STATEMENT BY THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE VICTIMS OF ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES, 2020
U N I T E D N A T I O N S N A T I O N S U N I E S THE SECRETARY-GENERAL António Guterres -- MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE VICTIMS OF ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES 30 August 2020 The…
UN State Liaison Functions sensitize prison officers and inmates on COVID-19 prevention measures in South Darfur
UNAMID photo. Zalingei-31 August; UNAMID’s Rule of Law Team in the UN State Liaison Functions (SLFs) and the Prison Directorate and Ministry of Health in South Darfur State, held a one-day sensitization Workshop on prevention…