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Quarterly Brief on Violence Affecting Civilians - April - June 2020
Between April and June 2020, the overall number of civilians affected by violence decreased by 8 per cent, despite an increase by more than half (52 per cent) in the number of incidents, as compared with the first quarter of…
UNMISS civilian and military peacekeepers encourage entrepreneurship among displaced women in Bentiu
Peacekeepers from Ghana use their own funds to equip more than 30 displaced women residing in the UN Protection Site in Bentiu with trading items for starting their own businesses. In a bid to motivate displaced women towards…
Mali coup: UN peacekeeping mission ‘must and will continue’ operations
The United Nations continues to monitor the ongoing situation in Mali, where soldiers arrested the President and several members of his cabinet in a military coup on Tuesday. UN Secretary-General António Guterres continues to…
Amid COVID-19, UN commitment to peace ‘more urgent than ever’
COVID-19 threatens not only hard-won development and peacebuilding gains, but also “risks exacerbating conflicts or fomenting new ones”, the UN chief reminded the Security Council on Wednesday, during a briefing on the…
Political crisis in Guinea-Bissau: UN Representative urges political leaders to enact reforms
Entrenched political divisions in Guinea-Bissau pose a serious threat to stability in the West African country, the top UN official there told the Security Council on Monday, as she called for continued international…
UN-African Union mission working to restore calm after recent Darfur violence
The joint UN-African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) is working with Sudanese and local authorities to de-escalate tensions following recent violent incidents in two nearby towns, including a deadly attack on a camp…
Intercommunal violence, terrorist attacks inflame tensions in West Africa
Intercommunal violence and persistent attacks by extremists, continue to undermine peace and security across West Africa, the UN’s top official in the region warned the Security Council on Thursday, calling for sustained…
Time is running out for Libya, UN chief warns Security Council
With battle lines shifting, foreign interference growing, thousands fleeing their homes and COVID-19 cases on the rise, time is running out for bringing a peaceful end to the conflict in Libya, Secretary-General António…
Gabonese and Moroccan peacekeepers who fell in Bangassou remembered
Barely a week since holding a memorial ceremony for two of its peacekeepers, MINUSCA personnel gathered at the Mission’s headquarters in Bangui on 26 January 2021 to, once again, mourn the passing of two more blue helmets…
Post-election education for village leaders in Obo
Following workshops conducted with political parties, southern Sudanese refugees as well as community, women and youth leaders, the electoral team in Obo hosted, on 28 January 2021, yet another workshop on the acceptance of…