UNAMID organizes interactive installations and a photo exhibition in El Fasher, North Darfur
Photo by Mohamad Almahady, UNAMID. On 24 to 25 April 2018, UNAMID’s Communication and Public Information Section organized a peaceful coexistence festival as well as a photo exhibition with interactive installations of a traditional Darfuri village at the Mission’s headquarters in El Fasher, North…
MINUSCA call on Bangui population for calm
On Tuesday, May 1st, 2018, Central African internal security forces exchanged fire with armed elements of the “Force” criminal group, in Fatima neighborhood, 3rd district of Bangui. The incidents occurred after a member of the criminal group was arrested by the internal security forces. In…
World Press Freedom Day : UN Secretary-General's Message
A free press is essential for peace, justice and human rights for all. It is crucial to building transparent and democratic societies and keeping those in power accountable. It is vital for sustainable development. Journalists and media workers shine a light on local and global challenges and tell…
Korean peacekeepers offer Taekwondo training to LAF children
UNIFIL peacekeepers from the Republic of Korea organized daylong Taekwondo classes for 56 children of Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) personnel at its main base near the village of Jariudiya, south-west Lebanon, Tuesday. Korean instructors started the classes with demonstration of various martial arts…
UNIFIL Force Commander meets Prime Minister Hariri
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Michael Beary met today with Prime Minister Saad Hariri in Beirut. Major-General Beary praised the Prime Minister for his role in recent international conferences in Europe, including the Rome Conference with the aim of further strengthening…
Hope in short supply as fighting in South Sudan escalates ahead of decisive Addis peace talks
Hope in short supply as fighting in South Sudan escalates ahead of decisive Addis peace talks As our helicopter approaches Leer in northern South Sudan, all one can see is eerily empty, dry, sun-stricken land. The people we meet on the ground, however, have a different story to tell. It is one of…
Agreement to stop fighting in South Sudan needs to be upheld
Agreement to stop fighting in South Sudan needs to be upheld The surge of violence in South Sudan’s Unity region “looks set to continue despite the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement that was signed last year,” according to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United…
Portrait of Leila Bouchebouba Brodin
I will tell you one thing right away: I have never seen someone, put forth as a candidate for the "Portrait of the Month", who attracts so many testimonies on her. This means that either she is, as the singer would say, " GREAT”, or her colleagues are "GREAT" or they are all "GREAT". I would go for…
UN expert calls for calm, protection of civilians in Central African Republic
A UN human rights experts has called for calm and for all sides to exercise restraint in the Central African Republic (CAR) following deadly attacks in the capital Bangui. Marie-Thérèse Keita Bocoum urged authorities to strengthen the protection of civilians amid an upsurge in violence across the…
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Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Central African Republic
The Secretary-General condemns the violence that erupted in Bangui, Central African Republic, on 1 May, resulting in at least 22 people dead and over 100 injured. Two MINUSCA staff were also injured in subsequent violence. The Secretary-General extends his condolences to the families of the victims…
Tyre hosts global open day for women, peace and security in south Lebanon
The annual open day on Women, Peace and Security event was held in Tyre, south Lebanon. In the lead-up to a recent global open day on Women, Peace and Security, UNIFIL’s gender unit held three preparatory meetings in Tyre, Bint Jbeil, and Marjayoun in south Lebanon to use the participation of women…