UNMIL countdown on the completion of its mandate
© UNMIL / Albert González Farran 21 March 2018, Monrovia – Ten days until the end of UNMIL mission, traditional communicators perform in the streets of Monrovia, Liberia, to announce the near completion of UNMIL's mandate, on March 30. Hired by the UNMIL Public Information Office, Strategic…
UNMIL finances project on National Peace and Reconciliation in Liberia
21 March 2018, Monrovia – The United Nation Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) funded a project to consolidate a grassroots process to define a national policy for peace and reconciliation that prioritizes local voices across Liberia which was finalized by a two-day conference under the theme: “Local Voices…
UN condemns attack that kills dozens near shrine in Kabul
The United Nations strongly condemned the deadly attack earlier Wednesday in the Afghan capital, Kabul, near a major religious shrine where people had gathered to celebrate Nowruz – the traditional New Year and the arrival of spring.
The Deputy Secretary-General arrives in Liberia
The United Nations Deputy Secretary General, Ms. Amina J. Mohammed (center), greets the acting Minister of Foreign Affair of Liberia, Elias B. Shoniyi (right), at her arrival at the Roberts International Airport in Harbel, Liberia. She is visiting Liberia to attend the celebrations of the completion…
UNAMID assists displaced persons extinguish fire at El Neem camp, East Darfur
Gamal Abdulrahman, UNAMID. On 17 March 2018, more than 2500 families were affected by a fire that ravaged parts of El Neem C for internally displaced persons, in East Darfur. A UNAMD Team, led by Mr. Innih Akpan, Officer in Charge, East Darfur office, visited the Camp to identify the damage and…
Lake Chad Basin: Areas reclaimed from Boko Haram must be stabilized, Security Council told
It is critical to shore up areas of Africa’s Lake Chad Basin freed from the grip of Boko Haram, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General told the Security Council on Thursday, as she also called for efforts to rebuild the lives of women and girls that have suffered at the hands of the terrorist…
UNMISS-funded renovation of dormitory raises hope for girls’ education in Western Lakes area
The Rumbek Field Office of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan has initiated a quick impact project to renovate a ten- room dormitory for girls at the Rumbek National Secondary School. The Rumbek Field Office of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan has pledged to renovate a ten- room…
United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia completes its mandate
21 March 2018. Monrovia: (Left to right) the Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Bintou Keita, the Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohammed Ibn Chambas, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and…
Greater Kajo-Keji hosts ghost towns and hibernating villages as fear and insecurity prevail
Kajo-Keji is no longer the bustling town it used to be. Most of its residents have fled to refugee camps in Uganda and are not daring to return home. Greater Kajo-Keji, consisting of the four counties of Nyepo, Kangapo, Liwolo and Kajo-Keji in the Yei River region, was once blooming and full of life…
The only female pilot to fly armed helicopters in MINUSMA
Flying across the vast desert in Northern Mali on surveillance and protection of civilians missions would be a challenge for any pilot, but Sandra Hernandez stands out. She’s the only female helicopter pilot in El Salvador’s contingent of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization…
UNMISS in Aweil hands over completed quick impact projects to local communities
UNMISS has handed over a new women's resource centre to women living in Aweil town. In an effort to empower women in the region, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan in Northern Bahr el Gahzal region has handed over two quick impact projects to communities in Aweil town and in the Aweil East…