UNMISS Peacekeepers prevent abduction attempt at Bentiu protection of civilians site
Mongolian Battalion at work in Unity Area Mongolian peacekeepers responded with force to an attempt by uniformed soldiers to abduct three internally displaced people working on their farms near a UN base in Bentiu, South…
LED street light project, co-funded by municipality and UNIFIL, inaugurated in Blida
On 14 July 2017, UNIFIL’s Sector East Nepalese Battalion (NEPBATT) Commander Lieutenant Colonel Sanjaya Deuja inaugurated the “LED Street Light” project in the village of Blida. Distinguished guests from the area including…
UN and government authorities condemn armed attacks and call for calm in Jonglei
UN and government authorities condemn armed attacks and call for calm in Jonglei A joint delegation of UN and government officials have condemned an armed attack on a small community in the Jonglei region of South Sudan in…
Entrepreneurship at the UN PoC site keeps shop owner going
Entrepreneurship at the UN PoC site keeps shop owner going Fifty-six year old Gabriel Gatluak Kuei was forced to flee his home in Jebel, on the outskirts of Juba, the capital of South Sudan, after fighting broke out in 2013…
UNAMID Joint Special Representative briefs IDP leaders in North Darfur on Mission reconfiguration
Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID. EL FASHER - UNAMID’s Joint Special Representative, Jeremiah Mamabolo, met with community leaders at Abu Shouk camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in El Fasher, North Darfur this week to…
UN supports campaign to get girls back to school in Bentiu
UN supports campaign to get girls back to school in Bentiu A campaign to get young girls to go back to school and to encourage teachers to deliver a better education has been launched in Bentiu, northern South Sudan. The…
Amiet common market reopens
The temporary suspension of trading activity in Amiet common market on 10 July 2017 resulted from the security incidents in the vicinity of Amiet. More than 200 trucks loaded with a variety of goods for trading were affected…
UN envoy calls for de-escalation of tensions and violence in Jerusalem
Expressing deep concern over a surge in tensions and violence around the holy esplanade of Jerusalem's Old City, the United Nations envoy on Middle East peace today called for de-escalation of the situation. “I call on all…
Change in behaviour for South Sudan actors 'long overdue,' Security Council told
Highlighting challenges facing South Sudan, a senior United Nations official today underlined that overcoming obstacles borne of a volatile combination of insecurity and political uncertainty is critical for the war-torn…
Environmental impact assessment at UNIFIL Sector West Headquarters in Shamaa, south Lebanon.
Last week, a team of UNIFIL Environmental Management Unit visited UNIFIL Sector West Headquarters in the village of Shamaa in southern Lebanon in order to assess the environmental impact at the base. The assessment consisted…
UNIFIL Spanish Peacekeepers donate an elevator to a center for children with special needs in South Lebanon
The “Special Need Centre” in the village of Suq Al Khan in South Lebanon benefited from a donation by UNIFIL Spanish Peacekeepers.The $13,200 donation funded a project to install an elevator for the center to enable the safe…
UN Security Council urges South Sudan leaders to seize fresh opportunity for peace
UN Security Council urges South Sudan leaders to seize fresh opportunity for peace Members of the United Nations Security Council have urged South Sudanese leaders to seize the opportunity to revitalise the peace process…