News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Indian peacekeepers from UNMISS have set up a temporary base in Gumuruk in the Jonglei region of South Sudan to reduce intercommunal tensions and build confidence among local communities here. Force Commander Shailesh Tinaikar visited Gumuruk on 10 Febriary 2020 to assess the security situation and…

DRC: A UN Security Council delegation on a ground visit in North-Kivu Photo MONUSCO/Myriamm Asmani A delegation from the United Nations Security Council visited Goma, North Kivu, from February 11 to 13, 2021. Led by the Belgian diplomat Axel Kenes, the delegation included political directors from…

A deadly rocket attack on Monday night in Erbil drew condemnation from the UN envoy in Iraq, who told the Security Council on Tuesday that “such reckless attempts to inflame tensions pose grave threats” to the country’s security. “Close collaboration between Baghdad and Erbil, to bring the culprits…

UNIFIL Spanish Peacekeepers continued with the UN Mission’s ongoing efforts to assist the host population in the common fight against COVID-19 pandemic by donating several medical equipment and sanitary supplies to the Meiss ej Jebel public hospital in south-eastern Lebanon. The donation for the…

Force Commander Shailesh Tinaikar recently visited the UNMISS temporary operating base in Mayom, Unity state, to assess the security conditions on the ground. Peacekeepers from Mongolia stationed here continue to patrol and build confidence among community members following an outbreak of…

UNIFIL Indonesian contingent recently equipped its hospital in the south-eastern Lebanese village of Adchit Al-Qusayr with a dental care unit that caters to the local population as well as fellow peacekeepers. The new unit, opened on 10 February 2021, helps ameliorate medical needs of the host…

In October 2020, UNFICYP launched the first edition of Outloud, the Mission’s podcast to talk about its mandate as well as its initiatives on the island. In the December edition, we featured an interview with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of Mission on the island…

After years of unrelenting conflict in the Central African Republic, justice and the rule of law are major concerns of the Central African people as well as the international community. Conflict often leaves countless victims of violence in its wake – violence from armed conflict, conflict-related…

Deployed to the Central African Republic (CAR) at a critical time – with the country on edge, on the eve of the 27 December 2020 general elections – peacekeepers from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have since been assisting their MINUSCA counterparts in carrying out their mandate…

The Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a World Food Programme (WFP) staff member, together with an Italian embassy official, were killed on Monday during an attack on a UN convoy in the east of the country, the agency has said. A number of other passengers travelling…

Increased “brinkmanship, pressure tactics, and tests of strength” are threatening progress in Somalia, the country’s UN envoy told the Security Council on Monday, warning that they must be resolved “through dialogue and compromise”. “Growing political tensions threaten Somalia’s State-building…

Today, UNFICYP Civil Affairs Section hosted the second NGO networking meeting of the year. The virtual meeting had the participation of more than 20 civil society representatives from across the island and guest speakers from the British Council Cyprus and “QueensOfMoney”, a money management program…