SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT
Each year, the International Day for People of African Descent celebrates the diverse heritage and culture of people of African descent and their enormous contribution to our societies throughout history. Yet, around the…
A “routine” activity that goes a long way
UNIFIL and its troop contributing countries have been supporting their Lebanese host communities with a plethora of assistance projects for the past 15 years. The list is endless and includes infrastructure projects such as…
MINURSO’S PEACEKEEPERS: NATIONAL DAY OF MALAYSIA
On 31 August, MINURSO marked the Independence Day of Malaysia raising the national flag at the Mission HQ in Laayoune and at the Team Sites in Mahbas and Oum Dreyga, where nine Malaysians military observes serve. Since 1960…
THE SECURITY AND GENDER GROUP CALLS FOR ACTION TO BE TAKEN FOLLOWING THE RAPE OF A MINOR GIRL IN PRISTINA
31 August 2022 - The Security and Gender Group (SGG) expresses its indignation and strongly condemns the alleged rape of an 11-year-old girl in Pristina in August 2022. The group calls upon relevant institutions to take…
Near Verbatim Remarks by Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General Nicholas Haysom at the 1st Extraordinary R-JMEC Meeting
[Near Verbatim] R-JMEC Interim-Chair, Members of the R-JMEC Plenary, Excellencies and distinguished guests, Thank you for the opportunity to address this forum on the recent developments in relation to the roadmap and…
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Near verbatim remarks by Nicholas Haysom, the Secretary-General's Special Representative and Head of UNMISS, at the South Sudan National Livestock Conference
[Near Verbatim] Vice President of the Republic of South Sudan, His Excellency, Dr. James Wani Igga Honorable Ministers, Governors, Members of the Transitional National Assembly, Excellencies, Colleagues, It’s a pleasure and…
Near verbatim remarks by Nicholas Haysom, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS at the 2nd Extraordinary R-JMEC Meeting
[Near Verbatim] R-JMEC Interim-Chair, Members of the R-JMEC Plenary, Excellencies and distinguished guests, Thank you for the opportunity to address this forum on the recent developments in relation to the roadmap and…
Bintou Keita Addressing the Media in Beni: "MONUSCO’s Exit Already Noted"
Bintou Keita requests media professionals to broadcast accurate information about MONUSCO for the benefit of the Congolese population. Photos MONUSCO / Michael Ali “For those who still remember, Peacekeepers used to be…
South Kivu: MONUSCO, Local Authorities and Communities Engaged in Peaceful Partnership
The purpose of the workshop was to serve as a brainstorming framework for a joint analysis of the situation which led to the loss of trust between MONUSCO and the populations in the South Kivu province. Photo MONUSCO / Alain…
UN report says 173 civilians killed in four months in southern Unity State amid continued fighting
Juba, 06 September 2022: A joint human rights report published by United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has documented gross violations…
Fighting fires together
Summer is peak fire season in south Lebanon. Just a few months ago, on 8 July 2022, a large fire erupted in a carpet factory in the southern town of Zefta. It was a devastating fire, resulting in the destruction of most goods…
SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF CLEAN AIR FOR BLUE SKIES
Today, as many as nine out of ten people breathe polluted air, leading to some 7 million premature deaths each year, of whom 600,000 are children. Unless we act decisively, this number could double by 2050. Like many societal…