The Security and Gender Group urges Central Election Commission to adhere to requirements set out under the Law on Gender Equality
The Security and Gender Group urges Central Election Commission to adhere to requirements set out under the Law on Gender Equality 15 January 2021 As Kosovo prepares for early general elections in February 2021, the Security…
Dual threats addressed as UN Mine Action Service visits sites in Eastern and Central Equatoria
Cluster munition being demolished by the UN Mine Action Service during a field visit to Amee, Eastern Equatoria. Photo: Isaac Billy/UNMISS While the jury is still out on the endurance of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the days…
Statement by Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and Ms. Karen Smith Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect on the situation in the Central African Republic
(New York, 14 January 2021) The United Nations Special Advisers on the Prevention of Genocide and the Responsibility to Protect, Alice Wairimu Nderitu and Karen Smith, expressed deep concern over the escalation of violence in…
Life as a peacekeeper in Bocaranga, Central African Republic
In the northwest of the Central African Republic, the threat of the 3Rs (Retour, Reclamation, Rehabilitation) and other armed groups is once again hanging over the prefecture of Ouham-Pendé. In Bocaranga, peacekeepers from…
Senior South Sudanese police officers in Yambio trained by UNMISS
Senior police officers from different branches of the South Sudan Police Service in Yambio, Western Equatoria, pictured during an UNMISS-facilitated training on leadership and management skills. “As United Nations Police…
UNMISS increases presence of Blue Berets around Bunj, intensifies patrols following clashes
UNMISS has deployed additional peacekeepers and reinforced troop mobility with more vehicles to stabilize the fragile security situation in Maban, near Bunj, in the Upper Nile region, following recent conflict. Following…
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Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Sudan
The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about clashes in West Darfur over the weekend. Escalating inter-communal violence has resulted in scores of deaths and injuries, the displacement of nearly 50,000 people and the…
Head of Mission holds bilateral meeting with leaders from both communities
Today, the top United Nations official in Cyprus, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, held bilateral meetings with the Greek Cypriot leader, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, and the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mr. Ersin Tatar, ahead of her briefing to…
Security Council Press Statement on Attacks against the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Central African Republic (MINUSCA)
The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack on 18 January 2021 against the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) near Bangassou, which…
UNMISS and South Sudan police establish joint security coordination centre in Bor
UN and national police officers in a meeting at the inauguration of a new joint security coordination centre in Bor. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan and the South Sudan National Police Service have established a…
UNMISS hosts peace event in Warrap, urges communities to opt for dialogue instead of conflict
Community members attend a peace event held by UNMISS in Warrap, South Sudan. To counter the effects of continuing tensions and outbreaks of intercommunal conflict in the greater Tonj area of Warrap state, UNMISS Civil…
Mobilising multi-ethnic support in the face of a common enemy: Youth NGO produced 15,000 face shields for frontline workers
Volunteers at NGO Link, North Mitrovica An NGO in Kosovo mobilised youth from different communities to produce 15,000 face shields in just three days, to help safeguard frontline workers in a global shortage period. NGO LINK…