News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

The United Nations mission in Afghanistan on Wednesday welcomed the Government’s renewed call for unconditional peace talks with the Taliban and expressed strong support for its vision for peace.

Photo MONUSCO/ Goma, 26 february 2018 – According to the testimonies of some people living with HIV (PLH), they continue to experience the effects of discrimination in various forms in the public and private sectors, as well as in their families and communities. Some reports on this subject indicate…

As a result of the robust and permanent presence of peacekeepers in the area, children in Yei town can walk to school with a light spring instead of fear in their steps. Residents of Yei town in the Yei River area have commended the presence of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)…

22 February 2018, Monrovia - UNMIL supported the University of Liberia (UL) to convene a two-day Conference on Security Sector Reform (SSR) funded through the Quick Impact Project (QIP). The main objective was to promote local ownership of the SSR process by building national expertise to increase…

Cattle are precious possessions and commodities in South Sudan, but their seasonal migrations sometimes lead to violent clashes between farmers and cattle keepers. In South Sudan, overstating the importance of cattle is almost impossible. Millions of people rely on the animals for their livelihoods…

There are times when I really need to know someone just because of what is coming out of the person. This is exactly what happened in Shahin’s case. After being nominated by her colleagues for the “Portrait of the month,” it took me just a glance, not more, I assure you, for me to feel compelled to…

Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID. On 26 February 2018, hundreds of internally displaced persons, including community leaders, women and youth groups, as well as students attended a one-day cultural festival held at Zam Zam camp, near El Fasher, North Darfur. The activity, organized under the theme…

Monrovia - On 28 February 2018, a graduation ceremony of a three month Advanced Course on Women, Peace and Security supported by UNMIL was convened at the University of Liberia (UL) Auditorium in Monrovia. The ceremony gathered around 120 participants from the Liberia security sector institutions…

The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack against a convoy of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), which occurred on 28 February 2018 on the axis between Boni and Douentza, in the region of Mopti, Mali, and…

This month marks 40-years since the establishment of the UNIFIL Peacekeeping mission in south Lebanon. Starting today, and through the month of March, we will look back at the service and sacrifice of thousands of UN Peacekeepers from around the world who have worked for peace and stability in south…

Secretary-General António Guterres and the United Nations Secrurity Council have strongly condemned the attack in Mali that killed four Bangladeshi peacekeepers and seriously injured four others in Mopti region on Wednesday

The United Nations mediator for the Syrian conflict on Thursday said the world body has not given up on the implementation of a recent Security Council resolution demanding a 30-day ceasefire across the war-ravaged country.