UNMISS supports dialogue on how land ownership disputes in Juba can be prevented and solved
Community representatives from three districts of Juba meet to discuss land grabbing issues. Photos: Moses Pasi/UNMISS With a decades-long history of civil war and several waves of citizens fleeing or being displaced as a…
Rival communities in Tonj North County agree to end violent conflict
Intercommunal violence in Tonj North County may have come to an end. An agreement to cease hostilities has been reached. Photos: Peter Ring Ariik Kuol/UNMISS Feuding communities from the areas of Kirik, Rualbet, Awul, Pagol…
'Ensure that the CAR does not return to war'
Inclusive dialogue. New impetus for the Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation. Regional stability. Continued support for the Central African Republic (CAR). These were some of the key issues highlighted at the end…
Gert Auväärt (SC President, Estonia) on the Central African Republic - Security Council Media Stakeout
7 Jun 2021 - Elements to the press by Gert Auväärt, Deputy Permanent Representative of Estonia and President of the Security Council for the month of June, following closed consultations on the Central African Republic. The…
MINUSMA reiterates its commitment to the people of Aguelhok
Bamako, 7 June 2021 - Since the beginning of May, individuals with a hidden agenda have been regularly inciting the population of Aguelhok, in Kidal region, to leave their homes, pretexting that their lives would be…
UNMISS supports new peace institutions with development of policies to deliver peace and unity
UNMISS has supported a forum where stakeholders are giving inputs to a policy framework to deliver peace and unity to Central Equatoria State. Photos: Moses Pasi/UNMISS Achieving peace, unity and stability is high on the…
Birao: MINUSCA Zambian contingent provides shelter for vulnerable family
The Zambian contingent (ZAMBATT VI) deployed to Birao in the north of the Central African Republic has handed over a furnished house to the previously homeless Tongoushi family – providing them with not only much-needed…
CAR Special Criminal Court (SCC) now fully operational
By Head of State Faustin Touadera in his capacity as President of the Higher Council of the Judiciary, two international judges and one prosecutor appointed to the Special Criminal Court (SCC) in the Central African Republic…
UNIFIL environmental award goes to Nepalese Battalion
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col today handed over the mission’s annual environmental awards to three military units for implementing environment-friendly initiatives in their bases and…
UNIFIL-supported Red Cross building opens in Shab’a village
A UNIFIL-supported Red Cross building in the south-eastern Lebanese village of Shab’a opened last week. The new facility will cater to the humanitarian and medical needs of the local population. At a COVID-compliant ceremony…
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THE SECRETARY-GENERAL MESSAGE FOR THE 100-DAY COUNTDOWN TO INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE 2021 – “RECOVERING BETTER FOR AN EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE WORLD”
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL Every year on 21 September, the United Nations invites people around the world to celebrate peace by observing 24 hours of ceasefire and non-violence. As we strive to heal from the COVID-19 pandemic and…
Birao: MINUSCA Zambian contingent provides shelter for a vulnerable family
The Zambian contingent (ZAMBATT VI) deployed to Birao in the north of the Central African Republic has handed over a furnished house to the previously homeless Tongoushi family – providing them with not only much-needed…