News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 691st meeting held on 12 June 2017, adopted the following decision on the situation in Darfur, Sudan, and the activities of the AU-United Nations Hybrid…

The United Nations envoy for Somalia today strongly condemned last night's attack on a pizza restaurant and an adjacent hotel in Mogadishu that reportedly killed at least 19 people. “Last night's attack was clearly aimed at…

NICOSIA, 15 June 2017 - Today, the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police, Mr. Andrew Colvin, paid a visit to UNFICYP HQ as the country prepares to end 53 years of valued peacekeeping in Cyprus. Mr. Colvin, who was…

The United Nations envoy for Somalia today strongly condemned last night's attack on a pizza restaurant and an adjacent hotel in Mogadishu that reportedly killed at least 19 people. “Last night's attack was clearly aimed at…

Hope for South Sudan’s younger generation Liatile Putsoa, from Lesotho recently joined UNMISS as a UN Volunteer. In this piece, she shares her personal impressions about her first visit to the Protection of Civilian (PoC)…

Mr. Molloy briefs the visiting chief of the Serbian Army along the Blue Line in the vicinity of Alma Chaab, 10 December 2013 I arrived (back) to South Lebanon in September 2005 for what was to be my fifth tour of peacekeeping…

On World Blood Donor Day UNIFIL Chief, Maj Gen Michael Beary donates blood along with Brig Gen Francesco Olla, UNIFIL’s Sector West Commander. Major Nina Raduha, UNIFIL’s Slovenian Contingent commander, settles into the…

South Sudanese students’ celebrate Day of the African Child on UN radio To celebrate the Day of the African Child, 30 students from schools across Juba took control of the UN Mission in South Sudan’s Radio Miraya. The…

Despite progress towards peace in Mali, terrorist attacks remain a major obstacle, the head of the United Nations peacekeeping operation there told the Security Council today. Mahamat Saleh Annadif, Special Representative of…

As part of his five-day visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the top United Nations peacekeeping official visited the vast country's troubled Kasai region and expressed "deep concern" about the ongoing…

UNMIL Officer-in-Charge, Waldemar Vrey hands over office equipment to Liberia’s Chief Justice, Francis S. Korkpor, Sr. Monrovia – On 15 June 2017, the UNMIL Officer-in-Charge, Waldemar Vrey, while handing over office…

UNMIL Officer-in-Charge, Mr. Waldemar Vrey addresses the graduation of the Professional Magistrates Training Program at the Temple of Justice, Monrovia. Monrovia - The UNMIL Officer-in-Charge, Mr. Waldemar Vrey, today…