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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S GOOD OFFICES MISSION IN CYPRUS P.O. BOX 21642, NICOSIA, CYPRUS Today, the new Turkish Cypriot leader, Mr. Ersin Tatar, and the Greek Cypriot leader, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, have confirmed their intention to meet for the first time on Tuesday 3rd November 2020. The informal…

The SG speech during the official ceremony of the UN Day The moment of silence was held during the official ceremony to commemorate UN Day, observed annually on 24 October, marking the anniversary of the entry into force of the UN Charter. The ‘epicenter’ of global unity Addressing ambassadors from…

Ituri: MONUSCO raises awareness among neighborhood leaders in Bunia on the fight against sexual abuse. Photo MONUSCO/UNPOL On Thursday, 22 October 2020, leaders of neighborhoods of Bunia in Ituri took part in an awareness raising session on the prevention and fight against sexual exploitation and…

FARDC and MONUSCO have deterred CODECO rebel incursion into Bunia. Photo MONUSCO/Force MONUSCO has reinforced its security system on the outskirts of the town of Bunia, in Ituri, after rebels from the CODECO / ALC (Alliance for the Liberation of Congo) armed group, which was resistant to the peace…

Photo by Said Msonda, UNAMID. Hundreds of residents of El Fasher, north Darfur and Zalingei , central Darfur on 26 October joined the global community to mark the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations in colorful celebrations spiced with various social activities that included exhibition booths…

Women continue to be under-represented in key decision-making over the battle against COVID-19, the chief of the UN gender empowerment agency said on Thursday, addressing the Security Council, adding that the situation is even “worse for women in conflict areas”. “In war zones and everywhere in the…

On 23 August 2020, UNAMID and the UNCT released the UN State Liaison Functions (SLFs) Data Mapping, highlighting the reach of completed projects under the SLF Phase 1 (January to June 2019). The SLFs aim to “liaise” functions back to the government or to transition them to the UN Country Team as…

To demonstrate its commitment to ending violence against women, select members of the SSPDF teamed up with partners from UNMISS to come up with a training curriculum that would enable them to trickle down learning on preventing conflict-related sexual violence to everyone in their ranks. This, in…

New York, Friday, 30 October 2020 – The UN Department of Peace Operations announced that Chief Inspector Doreen Malambo of Zambia, currently serving in the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) will be awarded the 2020 United Nations Woman Police Officer of the Year. Chief Inspector Malambo currently…

Chief Inspector Doreen Mazuba Malambo from Zambia has won the 2020 United Nations Woman Police Officer of the Year Award. She is currently serving with UNMISS as the UNPOL Gender Adviser. When you teach a woman, you teach a nation,” said Chief Inspector Doreen Mazuba Malambo in 2017. Little did this…

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of United Nations Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and Security, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of UNMIK, Zahir Tanin, reaffirms UNMIK’s commitment to continue supporting the advancement of women’s…

UNIFIL today commemorated the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the landmark UN Security Council resolution 1325 on women, peace and security with a virtual panel discussion with prominent women leaders of Lebanon. UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col lauded the…