UN and community watch group work together to improve safety at Bentiu protection site Crime and violence at the United Nations protection site in Bentiu has dropped significantly as the result of a joint effort between UN…
Young South Sudanese commit to working with communities to prevent conflict Young people who have fled violence and sought sanctuary at the United Nations protection site in Bentiu have expressed their commitment to ending…
The Joint Border Verification and Monitoring Mechanism (JBVMM) of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) undertook a joint reconnaissance between 16 and 22 September 2017. A first of its kind air…
Monrovia – On 5 October, UNMIL Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG) for Political and Rule of Law, Mr. Waldemar Vrey on behalf of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) ceremonially handed…
Goma - DDRRR Community Violence Reduction (CVR) Workshop. Photo MONUSCO/Martha Biongo MONUSCO North Kivu DDRRR Section has reported that at least 2,000 people, including 462 demobilized and 370 vulnerable women, have already…
We are grateful to Standard Bearers and Vice –Standard bearers, the Heads of Electoral Observation Mission and the Diplomatic Corps for attending today’s event. Several were unable to attend due to campaign events outside…
Zalingei, 8 October 2017 — UNAMID welcomes the US Administration’s decision to lift most economic sanctions imposed on Sudan. The decision, which ends more than two decades of economic sanctions, is hoped to contribute…
The Deputy Force Commander (DFC) of UNIFIL, Brigadier General Shivaram Kharel recently visited the flagship of the Maritime Task Force (MTF), the Corvette "Barroso", on the high seas. The visit was conducted by the MTF…
The Security Council today expressed a deep concern over the persistent delays in fully implementing key provisions of the peace agreement between the Government of Mali and the Plateforme and Coordination armed groups…
Deputy Force Commander Major General Bayarsaikhan Dashdondog awards UN Medal of Service In a small and intimate ceremony outside of the Force Headquarters at the United Nations base in Juba, seven military staff officers from…
Finding unity in cultural diversity A cultural festival has been held in an effort to celebrate diversity and promote peace between groups of people living at the United Nations Protection of Civilians (POC) site in Bentiu…