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BISHKEK, Kyrgyz Republic

TRIPOLI — Journalism has an essential role to play in the political process, agreed participants in a panel discussion on 18 September facilitated by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, including educating the public, providing a forum for constructive dialogue, excavating corruption, and…

The adoption of the resolution on Gaza by the Security Council is an important step in the consolidation of the ceasefire, which the Secretary-General encourages all parties to abide by. It is essential now to translate the diplomatic momentum into concrete and urgently needed steps on the ground…

UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg visited Muscat today, where he held discussions with Sheikh Khalifa Ali Issa Al-Harthy, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Political Affairs, and other senior Omani officials, to review recent developments and advance progress in the UN-led peace…

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan

JUBA - “This is where the nation’s biggest conversations begin on Radio Miraya’s Breakfast Show.” The host of the United Nations-operated radio station in Juba set the scene for the arrival of students from City View Academy, as they took to the airwaves on World Children’s Day. They were not only…

CENTRAL EQUATORIA – Apart from the intentional deprivation of freedom, prisoners typically suffer from idleness, not to mention the boredom it frequently causes. For the four women behind bars - and their wardens - at the correctional facility in Yei, joint vocational trainings are replacing…

Marking nearly one year since the November Understanding came into effect, the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, told the United Nations Security Council that “since that time, noteworthy progress has been achieved on some issues, while others remain at a…

PIBOR – Sometimes, getting decision-makers together to openly discuss differing views and how to reconcile them can go a long way. As it concluded, a three-day forum for political, traditional and community leaders in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area, plagued by decades of conflict, seemed like…

JONGLEI- Captain Chimdesa Negasa from Ethiopia has been around the block. His experience and skills have earned him leadership positions and the respect of colleagues he has worked with. Eleven years ago, his peacekeeping journey began in Abyei, a disputed area on the border between Sudan and South…

Detail of the television control switcher during the opening of the Ministerial segment of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Dev