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Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID. UNAMID Rule of Law recently organized training workshops for rural court judges in four Darfur states-- El Fasher, North Darfur; El Daein, East Darfur; Zalingei, Central Darfur; and El Geneina, West Darfur. Some 120 judges received training on Sudanese laws, legal…

The United Nations Secretary-General is calling on political leaders in Mali to ensure those responsible for a deadly assault on peacekeepers serving in the north are brought to justice.

The United Nations Secretary-General is calling on political leaders in Mali to ensure those responsible for a deadly assault on peacekeepers serving in the north are brought to justice.

A convoy of UNMIL vehicles travelling the roads in Bopolu,Gbarpolu County during the rainy season. Photo: UNMIL | 25 Sep 07 Liberia has been a unitary state, in which all Government officials including those who ran its 15 counties were appointed by the President. The concentration of power in…

From his desk as Director of Mining in the Ministry of Land, Mines and Energy, Kofi Ireland was well aware of the dismal situation Liberians faced as the war ended in 2003. International sanctions had halted exports of diamonds, gold and timber, for example, which had been funding various factions…

UNMIL field offices included civilian, police, military and support personnel all deployed in each of Liberia’s 15 counties. One example of how they worked together was at a riot in Sinoe County and its aftermath in 2015. On 26 May 2015, the Liberia National Police (LNP) informed the UN Police…

Child soldiers carrying ammunition for disposal at a demobilization event conducted by UNMIL in Tubmanburg, Bomi County. Photo: Eric Kanalstein | UNMIL | 24 Apr 04 The Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) programme was one of the most important early activities of the Mission…

Yacoub El Hillo, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Liberia, at a farm supported by UNMIL in Paynesville.Photo: Albert G. Farran | UNMIL | 25 Jan 18 When UNMIL began to deploy in 2003, Liberia had been brought to its…

United Nations police officers in South Sudan are extending their efforts beyond the protection of civilians’ site to assist in the reestablishment and restoration of police services in Malakal – the second largest town after the capital, Juba – as internally displaced persons steadily return…

The UNSG issued his report on the situation in Western Sahara The UNSG issued his report on the situation in Western Sahara

The United Nations Security Council has failed to prevent the Rohingya refugee crisis, and the 15-member body must refer sexual violence and other crimes against the ethnic group to the world’s top criminal court, a Rohingya lawyer said on Monday.

UN Mission trains South Sudanese police officers on rights-based community policing This week a total of 35 South Sudanese police officers in Juba are being trained by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan on how to incorporate a human rights perspective in their daily work. “This human rights…