2019 United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial:
GA Hall Ministers of Defence, Foreign Affairs, and high-level officials from more than 130 Member States and intergovernmental organizations gathered at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to discuss and generate the…
Déclaration à la presse faite par le Conseil de sécurité sur la République centrafricaine
On trouvera ci-après le texte de la déclaration à la presse faite, aujourd’hui, par le Président du Conseil de sécurité pour le mois de mars, François Delattre (France): Les membres du Conseil de sécurité ont entendu le 26…
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Near Verbatim Transcript of Media Briefing by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan Mr. David Shearer
UNMISS Tomping Site, Juba Conference Room – 27 March 2019
UNIFIL head awards UN medals to Spanish peacekeepers
Spanish peacekeepers serving with UNIFIL received United Nations medals on 29 March for their service with the Mission in furthering peace in south Lebanon. UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del…
Possible peace in the pipeline as Dinkas and Murles in Jonglei agree to end age-old hostilities
“Peace is a process.” Hawa Aganas, a Civil Affairs Officer serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, lets slip an audible sigh and displays a smile which seems both wary and weary as she comments on the…
Government and SPLM/A-iO commit to work together for peace at Terekeka event
Located on the shores of the River Nile, Terekeka was the venue for a meeting that would not have been possible just over six months ago. “Today is a blessed day. A day to welcome our brothers and sons back home. A day to…
MINURSO welcomes the new Force Commander
On 01 April 2019 MINURSO celebrated the arrival of the new Force Commander Major-General Zia ur Rehman of Pakistan who succeeds Major General Xiaojun Wang of China. Major-General Zia ur Rehman brought with him to MINURSO 30…
UNIFIL head chairs regular Tripartite meeting with LAF and IDF officials
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col today chaired a regular Tripartite meeting with senior officers from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) at the UN…
Deputy Force Commander visits MTF ships in Limassoul
UNIFIL Deputy Force Commander Major General Shivaram Kharel this week visited the peacekeeping mission’s Maritime Task Force (MTF) ships in Limassoul, Cyprus. During his visit to the MTF Greek ship “HS NIKIFOROS FOKAS” on 31…
Tonj and Gok form Joint Border Court to arbitrate cross-state conflicts
The two neighbouring communities of Tonj and Gok have agreed to establish a joint border court to arbitrate cases of inter-communal violence. The court, to be comprised of seven traditional chiefs, will have jurisdiction on…
Safe ground, safe home as UN Mine Action Service clears the way for peace-driven returnees
“South Sudan is doable. We are into the endgame now, and we need support to see this one through. It isn’t a thousand-year problem. It isn’t a hundred-year problem. It is a three to five-year problem, and then this goes away…
Mine action in progress: A peek behind the scenes as land in a Juba suburb is cleared
A mine action field site is a sight to behold – on those rare moments when you can actually discern anything through the dirt-brown clouds of dust kicked up by the MineWolf 240 rumbling through the sun-hardened ground of a…