Security Council cites terrorism, deteriorating humanitarian conditions as challenges for West Africa
The Security Council today welcomed recent positive political developments in some West African countries, but expressed concern over the threat of terrorism in the region. “The Security Council strongly condemns all…
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Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the Central African Republic
The Secretary-General condemns the killing on 23 July by suspected anti-Balaka militias of a peacekeeper of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) in…
UNIFIL French Battalion donates a new air compressor for the firefighters in Tyre
On 20 July 2017, the French contingent of the Force Commander Reserve (FCR), represented by its Commander, Colonel Nicolas Durand, made a donation to the Regional Center of Lebanese Civil Defense of Tyre. The project…
Irish Army Chief of Staff visits UNIFIL
On 19 July 2017, The Chief of Staff of the Irish Defence Forces, Vice Admiral Mark Mellett DSM, visited the joint Irish-Finish Battalion (IRISHFINBATT) in south Lebanon.He was briefed on the operations of the battalion and…
UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations visits Sudan
Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID. EL FASHER - The UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, has concluded a five-day visit to Sudan, during which time he met with Government officials, local…
Principales tendances des violations des droits de l'homme en juin 2017
Entre janvier et juin 2017, le BCNUDH a documenté 2.822 violations et atteintes aux droits de l’homme sur l’ensemble du territoire de la RDC, soit une forte augmentation par rapport à la même période l’année précédente (2.343…
Beyond Borders: Love and Hope Flourishes In Desperate Times
Beyond Borders: Love and Hope Flourishes In Desperate Times Thirty-nine year old Kuey Koak Deng from South Sudan was studying at a local college in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia when he met 30-year old Alim Sayaai Kedan. It was not…
ISF Participate in Police Experience Exchange Course in UNIFIL
The police experience exchange course Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) personnel and a UNIFIL Spanish Guardia Civil work together on a recent police experience exchange course held in UNIFIL. The assembled group of 20…
UN Security Council expresses concern at the slow implementation of the 31 December 2016 agreement.
Statement by the President of the Security Council on DRC The Security Council expresses concern at the current political situation in light of the challenges facing the implementation of the 31 December agreement, the…
DRC: Zeid appoints team of international experts on the Kasais
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein. Photo Credit: OHCHR GENEVA (26 July 2017) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Wednesday announced the appointment of Bacre Ndiaye…
Wanted for crimes against humanity, the rebel Sheka surrendered to MONUSCO today in North Kivu
Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka, founder and leader of Nduma defense of Congo (NDC) Goma, 26 July 2017 - Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka, founder and leader of Nduma defense of Congo (NDC) has surrendered Wednesday 26th July to MONUSCO in Mutongo…
UN condemns killing of two peacekeepers in Central African Republic
Secretary-General António Guterres and the United Nations Security Council have condemned yesterday's killing of two peacekeepers in the Central African Republic's (CAR) south-eastern city of Bangassou. “This incident brings…