Statement by the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on today’s attack in Butembo
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is shocked at today’s attack against an Ebola health facility in Butembo in the North Kivu province of the Democratic…
‘In the village you have relatives around, and they help you’: New dawn as displaced families embark on voluntary return journeys
The bright Juba sunrise rays blast through the sprawling rickety structures that form the UN protection site, adjacent to the Organization’s base in the South Sudanese capital. For Nyamuon, Nyachoat and Nyaliep, it is the…
UNIFIL-supported children’s playground opened in Abu Qamah
UNIFIL’s Indian peacekeepers, together with the UN Mission’s Civil Affairs office and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), opened a UNIFIL-supported playground for children in Abu Qamah, south-eastern Lebanon, earlier this week…
UNAMID condemns violent confrontations in Kalma IDP camp in South Darfur
Zalingei, 18 April 2019 – The African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) strongly condemns recent violent confrontations between two rival youth groups in Kalma Camp for internally displaced persons…
Inter-municipal green management and green energy production encouraged at UNMIK-sponsored conference on climate change
19 April, 2019 – Establishing regional centers for green management and inter-municipal centers for management of natural disasters, as well as encouraging green energy production, were among the promising solutions…
UNAMID organizes Football Tournament for Peace in Rokero, Central Darfur
Photo by Mohamad Almahady, UNAMID. On 22 April, UNAMID’s Communication and Public Information Section, in partnership with the North Jebel Marra Locality and local Youth Union, organized a football tournament and musical…
Security Council Press Statement on Attack against United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)
The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack perpetrated on 20 April 2019 against a convoy of MINUSMA between Douentza and Boni (region of Mopti), which resulted in one peacekeeper from…
Enabling young people to be actors for peace in focus at third UN Kosovo Youth Assembly
Creating more opportunities for young people and enabling them to be actors for peace and progress were key messages shared with a room full of Kosovo youth during the third annual United Nations Kosovo Youth Assembly. More…
Defence Minister Bou Saab visits UNIFIL HQ, tours Blue Line
Lebanon’s Minister of Defence, Elias Bou Saab, led a delegation today to the UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura and visited areas along the Blue Line, where he was briefed on UNIFIL’s work, together with the Lebanese Armed Forces…
UNMISS launches series of social cohesion forums among communities in Torit West County
In the past two years, frequent incidents of child abductions have become a security threat in Torit, Kapoeta and other parts of the Eastern Equatoria region. Civil society organizations have therefore called for an inter…
UNIFIL confirms a third tunnel crosses Blue Line
Between December 2018 and January 2019, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) informed UNIFIL that they had discovered six tunnels along the Blue Line. Following independent technical investigations undertaken in accordance with…
MINUSMA pays tribute to an Egyptian peacekeeper killed in Mali
The UN Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) paid tribute to the Egyptian peacekeeper Sargent Sabry Mohamed Ahmed Hussein who was killed when his convoy was hit by a landmine on April 20, in the region of Mopti. In a solemn ceremony held…