Use political weight to eliminate sexual exploitation and abuse, UN official urges global leaders
Ahead of a high-level United Nations meeting on preventing sexual exploitation and abuse, the Organization's Special Coordinator on the issue is urging global leaders to join the “Circle of Leadership,” lend the political…
“UN Family” competes in friendly games at the first United Nations South Sudan Sports Day
“UN Family” competes in friendly games at the first United Nations South Sudan Sports Day The grounds in the Bangladesh Battalion camp in the UN Mission in South Sudan compound in Juba were buzzing as hundreds of UN…
Stepping out of the compound—UN Volunteers are bridges to local communities in DRC
Yohann Bouvier (France), UN Youth Volunteer Monitoring and Evaluation Officer with UNICEF (right), and Rory Collins (Ireland), UN Volunteer Software Developer for the UNV Support Office (writing on the board) teach English to…
More than 128 countries back pledged reforms to shape ‘21st century UN’
Pledging to overhaul the United Nations bureaucracy to make the world body stronger and more responsive to the people it serves, Secretary-General António Guterres today launched a pledge of support for reforms that has the…
UNMIL supports the Government of Liberia to convene one-day working session to discuss ways to enhance security sector accountability
On 15 September 2017, UNMIL facilitated one day session held for members of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) and the Liberia National Police (LNP) on the 2016 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Ministry of…
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The Secretary-General condemns the killing of a Tanzanian peacekeeper serving with the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO)
The Secretary-General condemns the killing of a Tanzanian peacekeeper serving with the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) on 17 September in Mamundioma, in North Kivu…
UN General Assembly’s annual debate to ‘focus on people,’ ensuring decent life for all
Global leaders gathering at United Nations Headquarters in New York this week for the annual round of top-level diplomatic talks known as the General Debate will shine a spotlight on the needs of the world’s people, with…
One peacekeeper killed in Beni territory
Kinshasa, September 18, 2017 – A peacekeeper from the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) was killed yesterday in Beni territory in the North Kivu province…
United Nations Secretary-General appoints Bintou Keita of Guinea as Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations
NEW YORK - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Bintou Keita of Guinea as Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations. She will succeed El Ghassim Wane of Mauritania…
World leaders pledge to eliminate sexual exploitation and abuse; UN chief outlines course of action
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses the High-Level meeting on the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, at United Nations headquarters, Monday, Sept. 18, 2017. Photo: Richard Drew, AP 18…
UN Secretary-General's address to High-level Meeting on UN Response to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
Secretary-General António Guterres (2nd right) delivers his remarks at the high-level meeting on the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. UN Photo/Evan Schneider New York, 18 September 2017 Over the years, I have been…
Joint training between UNIFIL and Lebanese Army in Crowd and Riot Control
UNIFIL’s Italian Battalion, commanded by Colonel Massimo Crocco, today carried out a Crowd and Riot Control (CRC) training exercise with the Lebanese Armed Forces personnel in the Tyre district, south-western Lebanon. The…