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Strengthening UN peacekeeping tops agenda as chiefs of defence meet in New York
In the ongoing effort to improve the overall performance of United Nations peacekeeping missions, the heads of the armed forces of around 100 countries met at UN Headquarters in New York today to discuss issues such as rapid…
UNMIL DSRSG Vrey joins President Sirleaf at an assets declaration workshop
Monrovia - UNMIL Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG) for Political and Rule of Law, Waldemar Vrey today joined with Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, senior government officials…
UNMIL Police Commissioner underscores complexity of drug trafficking in Liberia
Monrovia - UNMIL Police Commissioner Simon Blatchly today said that although countries in West Africa, including Liberia, are transit points, the trafficking of illicit drugs in the region is becoming a more complex issue. He…
Near verbatim opening remarks by UNAMID Joint Special Representative, Jeremiah Mamabolo, at a Press Conference held in Khartoum
(10 July 2017; 14:00 hours; Marawi Hall, UNDP Building, Gama’a Street) Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to this gathering, which is my first since I assumed the position of UNAMID…
Peace and Reconciliation begins with a single handshake in Ngauro
Peace and Reconciliation begins with a single handshake in Ngauro A single handshake can symbolize profound change and a strong step towards reconciliation in a conflict-affected country like South Sudan, where intercommunal…
Radio Okapi reopens its broadcasting station in Kananga
Radio Okapi reopens its broadcasting station in Kananga. Photo MONUSCO/Anne Herrmann Kananga – 2 October 2017: Radio Okapi has resumed broadcasting locally in the Kasaï-Central province from Monday through Friday; the…
UN police boost safety for women outside South Sudan protection sites
UN police boost safety for women outside South Sudan protection sites A group of women walk just outside a UN protection site in South Sudan’s capital Juba. The path is well trodden, but following abundant rain is overgrown…
Youth in Eastern Equatoria celebrate peace through sport
Youth in Eastern Equatoria celebrate peace through sport Hundreds of young people have been united by a shared love for sport and a desire for peace in the troubled Eastern Equatorian region of South Sudan, which is…
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UNIFIL marks International Day of Peace in Naqoura
UNIFIL Chief Major-General Michael Beary pays tribute to 325 UNIFIL peacekeepers, who lost their lives while serving the cause of peace in south Lebanon. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today held a…
Press Statement on Humanitarian Deliveries
Nicosia, 4 October 2017 – At 10:50 am this morning, an UNFICYP vehicle carrying humanitarian supplies departed Nicosia for Greek Cypriot communities in the Karpas, as has been regular practice for close to four decades…