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Ms. Elia Armstrong (far left) talks to UNMOGIP staff about ethics. The United Nations expects its staff to maintain the highest ethical standards during their work. The director of the UN Ethics Office, Elia Yi Armstrong…

The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the complex attack that occurred on 6 November 2016 near Douentza, in the Centre of Mali, during which two Malian civilians and one Togolese peacekeeper of…

This year’s observance of United Nations Day occurs at a time of transition for the world and for the United Nations. Humanity has entered the era of sustainability – with a global commitment to fulfil the great promise of…

Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. UN Photo/Mark Garten (file) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is deeply concerned over the significant increase in tensions between India and Pakistan in the wake of recent…

New York - The Secretary-General condemns today's militant attack in Uri, India-administered Jammu and Kashmir. He expresses his deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the soldiers who lost their lives and to the…

The Force Commander /Acting Head of Mission of Mission for the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), Major General Hassen Ebrahim Mussa, announced at a town-hall meeting at the mission’s Headquarters in…

As part of the continuing processes of the United Nations in fulfilling its mandate in the Abyei region, the Acting Head of Mission / Force Commander for the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), Major…

A Nigerien captain, Aichatou Ousmane Issaka, who served with the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali ( MINUSMA), received the UN Award for Gender Advocate of the Year. "Captain Issaka has…

Secretary-General Urges Security Council to Take Appropriate Steps to End Impunity, Prevent Brutality against Women and Girls in Conflict Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Security Council’s…