UNMISS calls for enhanced partnership with state authorities in Yei
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has called for continued collaboration between the Yei River area government authorities and the Mission, to meet the citizens’ aspirations for durable peace in the area, and…
UNAMID supports workshop on Good Governance in Central Darfur
Photo by Mohammed Idriss, UNAMID. More than 50 participants representing local Councils, senior public Servants, the Native Administration and Civil Society attended a UNAMID’s Governance and Community Stabilization Section…
Secretary-General's message on International day of United Nations Peacekeepers
On 29 May 2018, MINURSO celebrated the UN peacekeepers Day. On May 29th, 1948, the United Nations Security Council authorized the first United Nations peacekeeping operation – the UN Truce Supervision Organization in the…
UNIFIL’s fallen soldier remembered on UN Peacekeepers’ Day
Marking the International Day of UN Peacekeepers on 29 May, UNIFIL’s Gender Advisory Unit and the Mission’s Women Focal Point Margrit Hrandian paid tribute to a Ghanaian peacekeeper, Corporal Mercy Adade, who passed away…
MINUSCA condemns the latest violence in BAMBARI
Depuis le 14 mai, des vagues intermittentes de troubles violents ont coûté la vie à de nombreux Centrafricains dans la ville de Bambari. Malgré les efforts déployés par la Mission multidimensionnelle intégrée des Nations…
Malakal Remembers Fallen Peacekeepers in Joint Commemoration event in town
Dark clouds lurked over Malakal, announcing the possibility of a heavy downpour, but that did not deter hundreds of residents of South Sudan’s second largest town from thronging the venue for this year’s United Nations…
Kosovo Albanian and Kosovo Serbian Students Agree on Solutions for Global Threats During Model UN
Mitrovica high school students became the United Nations for a day, during the first ever Mitrovica Model United Nations. The event, held on May 12, brought together 22 Kosovo-Albanian and Kosovo-Serb students from the four…
The Secretary-General --- Remarks at the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal Ceremony
The Secretary-General --- Remarks at the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal Ceremony United Nations Headquarters New York, 1 June 2018 [As delivered] Excellencies, Colleagues, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great honour to be here today…
Portrait of Jéremie BARHANKABAGA CHIZA
On Monday, 4 December 2017, during a meeting between the Head of MONUSCO-‐South Kivu/Maniema Office and the Mission staff in Bukavu, one staff member spoke about his work and private responsibilities. After listening to him…