News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

18 March 2020, Pristina—The Kosovo Trustbuilding Platform, a first-of-its-kind hub of information on the initiatives, achievements, opportunities, and champions for building trust in Kosovo, has been publicly launched. The Executive Director of the NGO that launched the site on March 18, New Social…

UN takes steps to support coronavirus prevention and preparedness in South Sudan - 18 March 2020 The United Nations in South Sudan has announced new measures in support of Government-led efforts to prevent and prepare for the coronavirus (COVID-19). These are aimed at protecting the people of South…

A MONUSCO Female peacekeeper calls for an end to sexual exploitation and abuse The United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) organized an awareness-raising session on March 12 to combat sexual exploitation and abuse perpetrated by United Nations personnel…

Participating corrections officers were enthusiastic about learning more about how to work with juveniles in conflict with the law. South Sudanese juvenile detention officers have learnt skills for handling children in conflict with the law at a new reformatory school Juba. “Now I know that children…

UNIFIL today marked the 42nd anniversary of its establishment in 1978 amidst a modest ceremony in the Mission headquarters in Naqoura, south Lebanon. UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col chaired the ceremony, which saw a limited attendance as a precaution for…

Norwegian police officers serving with UNMISS in Juba practice friendly social distancing as a precaution against the Coronavirus. For social creatures of habit, it is a big ask to break away from routine behaviour to keep ourselves and others as safe as possible from the invisible threat, the…

UNFICYP is continuing its operations at this time; our peacekeepers maintain their patrols in the buffer zone and remain engaged with both sides. The mission has stepped up measures to protect our peacekeepers, ensure continuity of UN operations in Cyprus and prevent the potential spread of COVID-19…

Zalingei, 21 March 2020— To ensure that the risk to its personnel and to the host country is minimized as well as ensuring that staff members strictly follow critical precautionary measures to avoid or minimise the chance of contracting the COVID19, the African Union – United Nations Hybrid…

UNITED NATIONS United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara MINURSO NATIONS UNIES Mission des Nations Unies pour l’Organisation d’un Référendum au Sahara Occidental Laayoune, Western Sahara 21 February 2020 Press Release Electronic Fuel Management System in MINURSO During the week of…

UNAMID photo. 18 March; In the backdrop of the outbreak of the Novel Corona Virus Disease (C0VID-19) pandemic, UNAMID’s Pakistani peacekeepers conducted a series of workshops on COVID-19 at the Mission’s Team Site in Kabkabiya, North Darfur. The workshops were aimed at raising awareness among UNAMID…

Khartoum, 23 March 2020- Further to current reports in the news and social media about the existence of 8 suspected cases of COVID-19 amongst its troops in Kass Locality, South Darfur, UNAMID’s Medical Section has categorically dismissed these reports. The entire military contingent which is subject…

UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 270 - 23 March 2020 UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 270 - 23 March 2020