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The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, arrived on Tuesday, February 22 in Bunia, the provincial capital of Ituri, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This is the first stop on his three-day visit to the DRC that will take him to Goma and…

Secretary-General António Guterres has called for the release of four members of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) who were arrested in the capital, Bangui, earlier this week, his spokesperson said on Wednesday. Local gendarmerie arrested the personnel on Monday while…

Chinese engineers deployed with UNMISS in Warrap, South Sudan, have begun repairing the 120-kilometer road connecting Tonj town to Romich. Once completed, the road is expected to boost trade, enable communities to have better access to education and healthcare as well as enable the UN Peacekeeping…

The United Nations will work together with the authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as well as other partners, in ensuring security in the eastern part of the country, said Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the UN’s top peacekeeping official. He was speaking in Goma, the capital of North Kivu…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Ms. Caroline Ziadeh, met today with the Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross Mission in Kosovo, Mr. Agim Gashi, at UNMIK Headquarters. SRSG Ziadeh and Mr. Gashi exchanged views on recent developments related to…

The Secretary-General strongly condemns the arrest of four members of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA). They were arrested by the Central African Republic gendarmerie in Bangui on Monday, 21 February 2022, while escorting…

Notables, traditional chiefs, civil society actors and representatives of the displaced all insisted on the necessity and urgency of restoring the authority of the state to allow the displaced to return to their places of origin. Photo United Nations / Eskinder Debebe "I think we really need to…

Jean-Pierre Lacroix: "Let's continue to work together so that the displaced populations can return home". Photos MONUSCO / Marylène Seguy In Goma, the second leg of his three-day visit to the DRC, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations held a working session on February 23…

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Valentine Rugwabiza of Rwanda as his new Special Representative for the Central African Republic and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic…

Police serving with UNMISS training South Sudanese colleagues in Warrap State on human rights, community policing and dealing with sensitivities surrounding cases of sexual violence. Photos: Zejin Yin/UNMISS With sexual and other gender-based kinds of violence being all too common in South Sudan…

From 18-23 February 2021, General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, visited UNMISS to inspect Bangladesh's troop contributions and its role in helping build a lasting peace in the world's newest country. JUBA/WAU – One of the primary responsibilities of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is to…

Fair play on and off the pitch was on the agenda when police officers serving with UNMISS visited a secondary school in Torit. Photos: Samira Y. Salifu/UNMISS More than 80 students at the Bishop Akio Memorial Secondary School in Torit in Eastern Equatoria have practiced principles of fair play…