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WIEM CHADLIA JRAD : Overflowing energy in the service of the United Nations Police in the DRC
WIEM CHADLIA JRAD : Overflowing energy in the service of the United Nations Police in the DRC | PORTRAIT | Wiem Chadlia Jrad is from Tunisia. This 47-year-old police commissioner has long cherished the hope of working for the…
Security and Gender Group Calls for meaningful participation of women in Pristina-Belgrade Dialogue
We, the undersigned members of the Security and Gender Group, demand that women’s meaningful participation is ensured in the Pristina delegation, participating in the Pristina-Belgrade dialogue for normalization of relations…
‘Changing mindsets’ Women leaders support each other to lift their voices
The underrepresentation of women in key decision-making positions at the central level is one major limitation in their limited participation in high-level political and peace processes, including the current EU-facilitated…
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Briefing to the Security Council by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General David Shearer
[AS DELIVERED] Mr. President and Council Members. Thank you for the opportunity once again to brief you. I’ll start with an update on political and security conditions and then touch on changes to the Mission’s operations in…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Shortsighted and 'stupid mistake' not to support affordable COVID vaccine for all, says Guterres
The UN chief has told UN News, in an exclusive interview ahead of the new General Assembly session. The march of COVID-19 which has “put us on our knees”, should be a lesson in humility for world leaders, and a lack of…
Dialogue for peace in Bangui’s PK5 neighbourhood
Residents of the Bangui’s Kilometre 5 (PK5) neighbourhood, local authorities government representatives and MINUSCA leadership gathered, on Monday September 14, 2020, at the Commissariat of the city’s 3rd arrondissement to…
UNFICYP and Youth Champions roll up sleeves on World Cleanup Day
To mark World Cleanup Day, observed on 19 September, UNFICYP personnel including its Head of Mission, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, rolled up their sleeves together with the UNFICYP Youth Champions for Environment and Peace to clean…
UNISFA new FC/Ag HoM, Major General Kefyalew Made Tessema meets with Misseriya traditional leadership In Diffra
UNISFA’s new Force Commander and Acting Head of Mission, Major General Kefyalew Amde Tessema, recently met with senior traditional leaders of the Misseriya community led by Nazar Muktar Babo Nimir in Diffra. Photo Daniel…
Mobile Force Reserve peacekeepers awarded for their service
Today, sixty-seven UNFICYP peacekeepers from the Mobile Force Reserve (MFR) Unit were awarded medals for their contributions to peace in Cyprus. The medals were presented by the Force Commander, Major General Cheryl Pearce…
Shaping Peace Now: “True peace starts at home,” – Esther Siama, South Sudan
Esther Siama works as a hairdresser in a salon in Yambio market, Western Equatoria. She hopes for a peaceful, prosperous future for all South Sudanese. “I remember being very scared as a child. Ambushes on dirt roads were…