Rainy season creates new risks for a dire humanitarian situation in Aburoc
Rainy season creates new risks for a dire humanitarian situation in Aburoc Humanitarian agencies are intensifying their efforts to provide clean drinking water to thousands of civilians fleeing fierce fighting in the Upper…
UN report exposes human rights violations and abuses against civilians in and around Yei, South Sudan - GENEVA/JUBA
UN report exposes human rights violations and abuses against civilians in and around Yei, South Sudan - GENEVA/JUBA GENEVA/JUBA (19 May 2017) - A United Nations report published today released the findings of an in-depth…
UNMISS QIP renovates primary school in Wau
UNMISS QIP renovated a primary school in Wau The UNMISS, via a quick impact project (QIP), completed the renovation of the Piantok Basic Primary school in Wau. During the handing over ceremony, UNMISS Head of Office in Wau…
South Sudan: UN report exposes human rights violations against civilians in Yei
A United Nations report has documented human rights violations and abuses against civilians that may amount to war crimes or crimes against humanity, in what used to be a peaceful multi-ethnic town in South Sudan. “The…
MINUSCA calls for an immediate end to the fighting in eastern Central African Republic
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) calls for the immediate cessation of hostilities among armed groups factions in Bria, Haute-Kotto, in eastern…
ECOWAS, AU and UNMIL urge participation of political party leaders at preparatory meeting for the National Forum
PRESS RELEASE Download Press Release.pdf 1. In pursuance of the implementation of their respective mandates of facilitating peaceful, inclusive, credible, free and fair elections, the Office of the Special Representative of…
UNMIL echoes that free and fair elections are crucial for the maintenance of peace and security in Liberia
UNMIL’s DSRSG for Political and Rule of Law, Mr. Waldemar Vrey addresses the Judicial Retreat in Gbarnga, Bong County. Gbarnga, 18 May 2017 – UNMIL’s Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG) for…
Memorial cross honouring M/Cpl Wolfgang Leeb undergoes restoration
18 May 2017 - Sector 4 engineers, in collaboration with the mission’s Austrian contingent, have completed the restoration of a cross honouring the memory of M/Cpl Wolfgang Leeb, who died in a tragic accident while diving in…
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.165
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.165 UNMISS PoC sites Update No.165
UNAMID calls for restraint amid renewed Darfur clashes
EL FASHER - Fighting has been taking place in the past few days between Government of Sudan forces and non-signatory movements in North and East Darfur, with reports of multiple casualties. UNAMID’s Joint Special…
INTERVIEW: ‘Our peacekeepers are saving lives every day’ – new UN peacekeeping chief
With United Nations peace operations being carried out in highly complex environments and facing multiple challenges, Secretary-General António Guterres recently stressed the need to adapt peacekeeping to “our changing world…
UNAMID supports demobilization of 500 ex-combatants in West Darfur
Photo by Muntasir Sharafadin, UNAMID. EL GENEINA – Some 500 ex-combatants, including 30 women, are going through the process of demobilization and return to civilian life at a camp in El Geneina, West Darfur, thanks in part…