SG Antonio Guterres
Video Message for the Secretary-General: International Day of Peace September 21, 2021
This year’s International Day of Peace comes at a crisis point for humanity. COVID-19 has turned our world upside-down. Conflicts are spinning out of control. The climate emergency is worsening. Inequality and poverty are…
Picture: Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Moroccan Living Abroad Press Office
Meeting between the SRSG and Head of MINURSO, Alexander Ivanko, and Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Moroccans Living Abroad, H.E. Nasser Bourita.
On 21 September, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of Minurso, Alexander Ivanko, was received in Rabat by the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Moroccans Living Abroad, H.E. Nasser Bourita .
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL MESSAGE ON THE UNITED NATIONS DAY 24 October 2021
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL MESSAGE ON THE UNITED NATIONS DAY 24 October 2021
Seventy-six years ago, the United Nations was created as a vehicle of hope for a world emerging from the shadow of catastrophic conflict. Today, the women and men of the UN carry this hope forward around the globe. COVID-19…
MINURSO parade in honour of the newly-appointed SRSG
MINURSO parade in honour of the newly-appointed SRSG
Laayoune, 4 November, 2021 - Today, MINURSO held a military parade in honour of the newly appointed SRSG and Head of Mission, Alexander Ivanko. Mr. Ivanko was appointed SRSG and Head of Mission by the United Nations Secretary…
Deputy Force Commander, Brigadier General Constance Emefa Edjeani-Afenu
Passing of former MINURSO Deputy Force Commander
O ur beloved former Deputy Force Commander, Brigadier General Constance Emefa Edjeani-Afenu has passed away after a brief illness in her home country of Ghana. DFC Edjenani-Afenu—“Constance” to all—was our first woman Deputy…
MINURSO said goodbye to “our Constance.”
On 28 January 2022, MINURSO paused all operations as SRSG Alexander Ivanko and Force Commander Major General Zia Ur Rehman presided over a solemn ceremony held in Laayoune and watched online by the entire mission. After…
The Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix.
Interview with USG Lacroix on Peacekeeping Ministerial – Jane’s Defence Weekly
Over the past two years, most UN peacekeeping operations have faced a deteriorating security and political environment. This means troop and police contributors, member states, and other actors must do more collectively to…
SRSG Ivanko briefs the International Community in Rabat
SRSG Ivanko briefs the International Community in Rabat on the latest developments with MINURSO.
On 22 February 2022, SRSG and Head of MINURSO, Alexander Ivanko, briefed the International Community in Rabat on the latest developments with MINURSO.
MINURSO DFC Commodore Faustina Boakyewaa Anokye
The New Deputy Force Commander arrives in MINURSO
As a Naval Officer, Commodore Faustina Boakyewaa Anokye learned first-hand the value of teamwork and the importance of listening to her colleagues and seeking to promote the welfare of all her shipmates. The Commodore, the…
MINURSO says goodbye to our friend Omar
MINURSO lost one if its longest serving staff members this week. Omar Al-Khateeb passed away after a heart attack on Sunday 27 February 2022. The Mission honoured him at an all staff Town Hall. A transport and logistics…
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- VIDEO MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 8 March 2022
On International Women’s Day, we celebrate women and girls everywhere. We celebrate their contributions to ending the COVID-19 pandemic. Their ideas, innovations and activism that are changing our world for the better. And…
MINURSO celebrates International Women’s Day
On 8 March 2022, MINURSO commemorated International Women’s Day under the theme “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”. At Mission HQ in Laayoune the Acting Head of Mission, Nick Birnback, led a ceremony and…