Argentinian Air Force General visits UNFICYP HQ
NICOSIA, 8 August 2017 - Brigadier General Guillermo Gar, Commander of the 7th Aerial Brigade (Helicopters and Special Forces) of Argentina's Air force visited UNFICYP HQ on 08 August 2017, where he met with the Special…
German Foreign Affairs Minister Visits UN Base in South Sudan
German Foreign Affairs Minister Visits UN Base in South Sudan The Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, David Shearer, has expressed his gratitude to Germany’s Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs for the country…
Investing in women key to sustainable peace in DR Congo and Nigeria – UN deputy chief
Investing in women and girls must be central to global efforts towards sustainable peace and development in both Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations deputy chief said today. “Both have…
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Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council on recent visit to Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo during session on Peace and Security in Africa
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed meeting with President Joseph Kabila in Kinshasa on July 26, 2017. Photo MONUSCO/John Bompengo Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, Your Excellency…
Capt Sandra Katic recognized for service
Captain Sandra Kati receiving medal from Maj Gen Per Lodin. Captain Sandra Kati of Croatia was recognized for completing 21 months of service with UNMOGIP at the Medal Parade held on November 10 in Islamabad. She is entitled…
UNIFIL-trained youth perform on the eve of International Youth Day
Mohammad Istanbouli, 6, captures his friends’ theatre performance with his professional camera. UNIFIL’s Deputy Head of Mission and Director of Political and Civil Affairs, Imran Riza, and Commander of UNIFIL’s Sector West…
THE YOUTH IN FOCUS: BREAKING BOUNDARIES THROUGH ART
Photos by Fatlinda Daku On 10-11 August, several enthusiastic young artists from different communities in Kosovo gathered on Mother Theresa Boulevard to express ideas of peace and togetherness through painting. Following the…
UNMISS Quick Impact Project: Handover Ceremony of a Solar Powered Water Project Provides Clean & Safe Water for Thousands
UNMISS Quick Impact Project: Handover Ceremony of a Solar Powered Water Project Provides Clean & Safe Water for Thousands Through its quick impact project programme, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan…
Beyond Bentiu: In Search of a New Life
Beyond Bentiu: In Search of a New Life Traditional huts, or tukul, of bamboo, mud brick and thatched roof stand strong. Women wait in line at the borehole for their turn to fill yellow jerricans with water. A group of men sit…
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.173
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.173 UNMISS PoC sites Update No.173
One UN peacekeeper killed, another injured in coordinated attack on mission base in central Mali
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali today confirmed the death of a national soldier and one UN peacekeeper in an attack by non-identified gunmen. “We mourn the loss of a United Nations peacekeeper killed in Mali…
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Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the attacks on MINUSMA camps in Douenza and Timbuktu, Mali
The Secretary-General condemns the attacks against camps of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in Douenza and Timbuktu, in Mali. A UN peacekeeper, a Malian soldier and a…