Security Council Press Statement on Elections in Liberia
08 January 2018 The members of the Security Council congratulated the Liberian people and government, as well as political leaders, civil society organizations, and the media for the peaceful conduct of the December 26…
Peacekeepers celebrate the arrival of 2018 at orphanage near Torit
Peacekeepers celebrate the arrival of 2018 by donating gifts to orphanage near Torit. Children at the Hope for South Sudan Orphanage in Motti near Torit rang in 2018 with a festive visit by staff from the United Nations…
PoC Update 186
PoC Update 186 (New Year's Eve in the UNMISS Protection of Civilians site in Juba) PoC Update 186
Brinkmanship, lack of compromise will only deepen DR Congo political crisis, Security Council told
Political brinkmanship and a refusal to compromise will only result in further delays in preparations for elections and deepening of the political crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has been gripped…
25 UNIFIL peacekeepers donate blood in Meiss Ej-Jebel
UNIFIL’s Sector East Headquarters and the Nepalese Battalion, operating under the Sector Command, organized on Tuesday a blood donation event in Meiss Ej-Jebel, south Lebanon, in support of a public hospital there. With 25…
Senior Indian Army officer visits UNIFIL
Lieutenant General Ajae Kumar Sharma of the Indian Army visited UNIFIL Headquarters as well as the Mission’s area of operation this week. During the visit on 8 and 9 January, Lt. Gen. Sharma, who also oversees the deployment…
Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The present report is submitted pursuant to paragraph 52 of Security Council resolution 2348 (2017). It covers major developments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since the issuance of my previous report, of 2 October…
Darfur: Displacement slows but returns remain difficult, warns UN peacekeeping chief
Despite some recent voluntary returns among those displaced in Sudan's Darfur region, lack of security, services and sustainable livelihoods in return areas have become major impediments to returns, the top United Nations…
MONUSCO backs the training of journalists in conflict zone
Kananga, 8th Jan.-17: 40 journalists in Kananga went through two-day training on the theme “Journalism in conflict zone,” at the initiative of UNPC, supported by MONUSCO Strategic Communication and Public Information Division…
UNAMID supports demobilization of former combatants in North Darfur
Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID. EL FASHER – The demobilization of some 500 ex-combatants -- part of ongoing efforts supported by UNAMID and partners to reintegrate former combatants into the community -- concluded on 10 January…
In Hargeisa, UN envoy for Somalia calls for calm and dialogue following clashes
The top United Nations envoy for Somalia has called for calm and dialogue amid reports of clashes between security forces from ‘Somaliland’ and neighbouring Puntland. “Our position is to try and reduce tensions [and] to…
Boko Haram attacks, human trafficking threaten progress in West Africa and Sahel – UN envoy
The security situation in West Africa and the Sahel remains of grave concern, the United Nations envoy for the region said Thursday, warning that while there had been progress on the political front over the past year, there…