Jubek Official calls for better collaboration on humanitarian and development issues
Jubek Official calls for better collaboration on humanitarian and development issues The Deputy Governor of Jubek is urging humanitarian and development partners to work closely with the Government and local authorities to…
UN agency condemns attack on staff in Central African Republic town
Strongly condemning an attack against its staff and premises in a northern town of the Central African Republic (CAR), the United Nations refugee agency has underscored the importance of safety of aid workers for them to be…
UNIFIL solar lights brighten South Lebanon
A UNIFIL Spanish Peacekeeper reviews the installation of solar street lighting in Ibl al-Saqi. The electricity supply in South Lebanon is intermittent, with daily power outages that last a few hours at a time. The time and…
UN PROJECTS WILL IMPROVE LAW AND ORDER IN MALAKAL
UNMISS hands over the newly renovated police and court facilities in the Upper Nile region to local authorities. Three UN-funded projects to renovate new police and court facilities in the Upper Nile region of South Sudan…
Former UN envoy urges continued vigilance in fight against sexual exploitation and abuse
While a number of steps have been taken to address the scourge of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), the former deputy head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) has urged…
UNMIL lauds Liberia’s revised National Security Strategy
Monrovia - On 29 June 2017, UNMIL DSRSG, Waldemar Vrey commended the revised the National Security Strategy of the Republic of Liberia (NSSRL) for advancing the issue of human security. Speaking at a one-day forum on NSSRL…
UNMIL CAUTIONS AGAINST HATE SPEECH TO SUSTAIN PEACE IN LIBERIA
Monrovia – Speaking at a national conference convened on the elimination of hate speech, UNMIL DSRSG Waldemar Vrey today said that although freedom of speech is a fundamental right, Liberians should refrain from engaging in…
Indian peacekeepers vaccinate 2,600 goats and sheep
Working in close coordination with the Lebanese Ministry of Agriculture, UNIFIL’s Indian Battalion (INDBATT) conducted a weeklong vaccination drive against “goat plague” in Halta, south-eastern Lebanon, last week. Mayor of…
Opening of new Level II hospital gives confidence to UNMISS staff
Opening of new Level II hospital gives confidence to UNMISS staff It has the sterile smell of an ordinary hospital as well as the same neatly packed surgical masks and gloves, medicines, needles and other supplies needed in a…
UNMISS Indian peacekeepers provide lifesaving care to seriously ill civilian
UNMISS Indian peacekeepers provide lifesaving care to seriously ill civilian Indian peacekeepers have today provided lifesaving medical assistance to a woman who collapsed near a UN base at Melut in the Upper Nile region of…
INTERVIEW: "Disarmament matters in times of crisis," stresses new High Representative
Izumi Nakamitsu has taken the helm of United Nations disarmament affairs at a time when needs are greatest for the world to invest in conflict prevention. Some argue that disarmament is not the right issue to negotiate when…
UN mission in Mali condemns ceasefire breaches by peace accord signatories
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali today condemned continuing ceasefire violations by two signatories of the 2015 Peace and Reconciliation Agreement. The accord was signed in June 2015 by the Coordination des…