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Local communities are calling for a peace dialogue to end revenge killings and road ambushes taking place in seven counties of Western Lakes. Aluak-Luak, a County in the Eastern Lakes area, next to Akot and Paloch in Western Lakes, has witnessed revenge attacks and other criminal activities which…

The Victims’ Rights Advocate for the United Nations, Jane Connors, speaking at a press conference in Juba, the capital of South Sudan.UN Photo/Isaac Billy The UN is committed to recognizing the rights of victims of sexual exploitation by UN personnel but, when it comes to preventing and responding…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Mr. Zahir Tanin met with Serbia’s Prime Minister Ms. Ana Brnabić and First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Ivica Dacic in Belgrade on 22 October, as part of regular consultations ahead of the next UN…

Photo by Setyo Budi, UNAMID. 23 October 2018– UNAMID Deputy Joint Special Representative, Anita Gbeho, last week officially inaugurated the rehabilitated the road that links Golo to Nertiti in Central Darfur, as part of the Mission’s continued efforts to support local communities and improve…

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major General Stefano Del Col, had separate meetings today in Beirut with Lebanese President Michel Aoun, the Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri and Prime Minister designate Saad Hariri. Discussions focused on the implementation of UNIFIL's mandate under UN…

The top United Nations official in the Central African Republic (CAR), said on Tuesday he is “hopeful that the necessary foundations to build sustainable peace” have been established and that long-lasting stability will depend on the will of its people, and support from the international community…

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL MESSAGE FOR UN DAY 24 October 2018 United Nations Day marks the birthday of our founding Charter – the landmark document that embodies the hopes, dreams and aspirations of “we the peoples”. Every day, the women and men of the United Nations work to give practical meaning to…

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations Day marks the birthday of our founding Charter – the landmark document that embodies the hopes, dreams and aspirations of “we the peoples”. Every day, the women and men of the United Nations work to give practical meaning to that Charter. Despite the odds and the…

After a surge in hostilities in Afghanistan over the past weeks, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomed on Monday the Government’s announcement of a conditional ceasefire for the Eid al-Adha holiday and called on warring parties to use this “momentum” to put an end to the conflict…

Photo by Hamid Abdulsalam, UNAMID. On 23 October 2018, more than 2000 people from the local community, government and various UN agencies marked United Nations Day at Abu Shouk camp for internally displaced persons in El Fasher, North Darfur. The event was organized by UNAMID and the United Nations…

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today marked the 73rd United Nations Day at its headquarters in Naqoura by reaffirming the Mission’s strong commitment to maintain and solidify the existing calm in south Lebanon. In his address to a ceremony attended by Lebanese dignitaries and…

Despite greater participation of women in building and sustaining peace and the recognition from all quarters of the value they bring, the realities on the ground show that much more remains to be done, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told Security Council members on Thursday.…