ECOWAS celebrates Human Rights Day – 2018
16 January 2018, Monrovia – The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of UNMIL, Farid Zarif, co-chaired the 2nd official celebration of the Economic Community of West African States…
UNMIL supports Liberian Police and Immigration Services with high-tech equipment and logistics
12 January 2018, Monrovia - UNMIL handed over items and equipment to the Liberia National Police (LNP) and the Liberia Immigration Services (LIS) through an Integrated Border Management (IBM) project and the Community…
Security Council Press statement on the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The members of the Security Council met on 9 January 2017 to discuss the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and activities of MONUSCO. They were briefed by Under Secretary General Lacroix on the political…
UN poised to scale up support for Libya’s post-conflict transition, Security Council told
The United Nations is implementing its Action Plan for Libya to create the necessary conditions for the completion of the North African country’s post-conflict transition, the head of UN mission there said Wednesday. “The…
Central African Republic: UN mission issues 48-hour ultimatum to armed groups
The United Nations Mission in the troubled Central African Republic, known by its French acronym, MINUSCA, has given armed groups in the north of the country 48 hours to clear out. The Mission wants to clear a 50 kilometre…
UNAMID reconfiguration process focus of school visits in North Darfur
Photo by Mohamad Almahady, UNAMID. On 17 and 18 January 2018, UNAMID’s Community Outreach Unit (COU), in partnership with the Students Activity Directorate at the Ministry of Education, North Darfur, conducted three school…
Indian peacekeepers honour World War martyrs in Beirut cemetery
On the occasion of the Indian Army Day, UNIFIL’s Indian Battalion (IndBatt) organized a solemn memorial service at the Commonwealth War Cemetery in Beirut to honour the Indian soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice during…
In Doha, General Assembly President spotlights UN ‘sustaining peace’ agenda
Conflict is not always linear, with a clear beginning, middle and end, the President of the United Nations General Assembly said Thursday, urging a new approach to peace that requires action at all stages of the conflict…
SRSG Tanin Meets Prime Minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj
On 18 January 2018, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Mr Zahir Tanin, met with the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Mr Ramush Haradinaj. Prime Minister Haradinaj and SRSG Tanin exchanged views on…
Major Valet remembered
French peacekeeper Major Jean-Louis Valet, who was killed in action in the vicinity of the Shab’a Farms in 2005, was remembered at solemn ceremony in the UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura last week. As an unarmed UN peacekeeper…
UNMISS launches installation of solar lighting system to support Juba Teaching Hospital
UNMISS launches installation of solar lighting system to support Juba Teaching Hospital Officials of the Juba Teaching Hospital, South Sudan’s main hospital, have praised the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, UNMISS, for…
UNIFIL Head of Mission meets with top Lebanese leaders
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Michael Beary attended separate meetings in Beirut today with the President of Lebanon, Michel Aoun; the Speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri; and the Prime Minister…