Note to Correspondents: Conclusions of the High-Level Ministerial Meeting on the Central African Republic
1. On 27 September 2018, a High-Level Ministerial Meeting on the Central African Republic was held in the margins of the 73rd ordinary session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, co-chaired by the Secretary-General…
MINUSCA takes action on reports of sexual abuse by peacekeepers
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission (MINUSCA) in the Central African Republic (CAR) has received new allegations of sexual abuse of at least three (3) minors by Mauritanian peacekeepers in…
أعضاء لجنة الشؤون الخارجية في مجلس النواب اللبناني يزورون اليونيفيل
قام وفد من لجنة الشؤون الخارجية في مجلس النواب اللبناني يتألف من سبعة أعضاء بزيارة المقرّ العام لليونيفيل ومنطقة عمليات البعثة اليوم للاطلاع عن كثب على العمل الحاسم الذي تقوم به بعثة حفظ السلام التابعة للأمم المتحدة في جنوب…
Foreign Affairs Committee members of Lebanese Parliament visit UNIFIL
A seven-member delegation of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Lebanese Parliament visited the UNIFIL Headquarters and the Mission’s area of operation today to see first-hand the crucial work carried out by the UN…
UN-AU Mission to South Sudan supports the role of women in progressing new peace agreement
A joint UN and AU delegation on a three-day visit to South Sudan has expressed their solidarity with the people and leadership of the country, saying they are ready to help support the peace agreement signed recently in Addis…
Women share harrowing stories of violent conflict with UN-AU delegation in South Sudan
Nyamile Malual Jiech walked with her children for five days and nights through violent clashes to reach the safety of the United Nations protection site in Bentiu. Her husband was killed in the fierce clashes in the Unity…
Pride and honour: Korean peacekeepers earn coveted, multi-coloured UN medals
It’s 10.00 a.m. in South Sudan’s remote town of Bor, and last-minute preparations are underway before the start of a medal parade ceremony for close to eight dozen peacekeepers from the Republic of Korea. They have been in…
Going for the Goal: South Sudanese University Students Aim to Score for Peace
Students from five universities in South Sudan march together on a field at the University of Juba. Marching side-by-side to the festive ring of bugle horns, these pupils are walking on soil that was a battleground just…
Women in Juba insist on their role in implementing new peace deal
Activists and members of women’s groups in Juba are insisting on their crucial role to bringing lasting peace to South Sudan, in light of the country’s revitalized peace agreement signed last month in Addis Ababa. “We need to…
UN Security Council in Kinshasa: “Our visit went beyond our expectations”
UN Security Council in Kinshasa: “Our visit went beyond our expectations”. Photo MONUSCO. Michael ALI "Our visit went beyond our expectations," said Veronica Cordova Sopria, Deputy Permanent Representative of Bolivia to the…
Two firsts: In South Sudan and flying the first-ever Vietnamese to peacekeeping
At the age of five or six, he knew he wanted to be a pilot. He is now 30 - and flies a monstrous craft in those hard-to-go-to places. As his plane touched-down in South Sudan, Flight Lieutenant Conor O’Neill from the…
AU-UN visit to South Sudan concludes with messages of hope and commitment to peace; inclusion of women
A joint African Union-United Nations delegation has concluded a three-day visit to South Sudan, expressing hope for “full cessation of hostilities” and a promise to “hold accountable” those who may derail the peace process…