News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

On 04 March 2020, MINURSO organized a ceremony celebrating, in advance, the International Women's Day celebrated every year on the 8th of March. A female military parade was organized on the occasion that was attended by the SRSG and Head of the Mission Colin Stewart, the FC Zia Ur Rehman, and the…

UNIFIL French peacekeepers recently organized an awareness day with the UN Mission’s strategic partner, the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), on the dangers posed by mines, cluster munitions and improvised explosive ordnances. The 20 February event saw both theoretical and practical sessions. French…

Nicosia, 05 March 2020 – Following the decision to temporarily close four crossing points along the buffer zone, UNFICYP is concerned by the ongoing disruption caused to people on both sides. While the UN supports all effective measures to address any potential public health emergency, it is…

UNIFIL Chinese Medical Company handed over 20 varieties of medicines to the Ibil al-Saqi Municipality last week following request that the village dispensary was facing “acute shortage” of certain drugs. On 26 February, the Commander of the Chinese Hospital in Ibil al-Saqi, Lieutenant Colonel Li…

Often when I brief the Security Council on South Sudan, the news is not encouraging. However, today is different. There have been positive developments that have moved the country further along the road to sustainable peace. On 15 February, President Salva Kiir – against the wishes of many of his…

Women’s rights have made significant progress in recent decades, from the abolition of discriminatory laws to increased numbers of girls in school. But we now face a powerful pushback. Legal protections against rape and domestic abuse are being diluted in some countries; women’s sexual and…

The Zambian contingent of MINUSCA has been conducting robust and aggressive both foot and motorised joint patrols with the Central African Republic Army (FACA) and Security Forces (FSI) in Birao town. Arising from the fragile security situation in Vakaga, MINUSCA Force, FACA and FSI have been…

A nine-member UN delegation led by Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari today concluded a weeklong visit to Lebanon and the UNIFIL area of operations, as part of an assessment of UNIFIL’s resources. During the visit, ASG Khiari was accompanied by UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major…

Hundreds of civilians have been displaced by intercommunal fighting in different areas of Jonglei. UN peacekeepers have been deployed in a number of recently conflict-ridden areas in Jonglei, including Pibor, Gumuruk, Manyabol and Likwanguelei, to protect civilians from clashes between armed groups…

Happy International Women’s Day to all. A special congratulations to women peacekeepers at UNIFIL, military and civilian. International Women’s Day is an occasion to take stock of progress made and contemplate on how to face challenges. At the international level, the year 2020 witnesses the…

Birao, 7 March 2017. The women of Birao celebrated the International women’s day, amid the ongoing crisis. Coming from various associations, they participated in the march past, characterized by entertainment, speeches and refreshments, honouring the theme for this year: “I am generation equality…

I want to start by acknowledging the breaking news coming out of Khartoum where an explosion has reportedly hit a convoy carrying Prime Minister Hamdok. I don’t have any more information than you do, at the moment, but I wanted to my express my concern at the situation and welcome the news that the…