News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

In February 2022 the mayor of Houla, a town in the eastern sector of UNIFIL’s area of operations, asked UNIFIL for support. UNIFIL’s Spanish Battalion, which leads the eastern sector, answered the mayor’s call. 8 months later, a stone wall, rising nearly 5 meters and spanning 20 meters, stands proud…

Investigating crimes is a key policing skill. UN Police in Wau recently taught a group of South Sudanese colleagues more about how to go about it. Photos: Jimmy Ludanga/UNMISS WESTERN-BAHR-EL-GHAZAL- Being a police officer does not necessarily mean knowing how to investigate crimes. UN Police…

A reinvigorated commitment to ending conflict and promoting peace - these were the main takeaways from a three-day dialogue-based forum organized by UNMISS and peace partners in remote Ulang, Upper Nile, bringing together feuding communities from three counties. Photo by Nyang Touch/UNMISS UPPER…

In recent days, a great deal of misinformation and disinformation about UNIFIL’s mandate has been circulating in the media. Our peacekeepers remain committed to security and stability in south Lebanon, and to continue to support the people who live here. UNIFIL has always had the mandate to…

Trust Fund in Support of Victims | The Trust Fund in Support of Victims of SEA provides resources and services to victims, including children born as a result of sexual exploitation and abuse. A new report has revealed how projects supported by a UN trust fund for victims of sexual exploitation and…

The United Nations Security Council does not prohibit the Democratic Republic of the Congo from buying weapons to protect its national integrity and deal with the local and foreign armed groups.PHOTOS/ MONUSCO The United Nations Security Council Resolution 2641 (2022) on the notification regime for…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Ms. Caroline Ziadeh was very pleased to meet with the new United Nations Development Coordinator in Kosovo Ms. Arnhild Spence, at UNMIK HQ in Pristina. SRSG Ziadeh and Ms. Spence discussed the work of the United Nations in Kosovo…

Following UNIFIL’s mandate renewal on 31 August 2022, our peacekeepers remain committed to security and stability in south Lebanon and continue to work closely with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), as we have done since the passing of SCR 1701 (2006). Out in the eastern part of UNIFIL’s area of…

Arrival in Uvira, August 2022, of armed groups ex-combatants in the highlands of Uvira and Fizi after awareness-raising on the DDRRR process. Photos MONUSCO DDRRR/Uvira From January 1 to September 6, 2022, fifty-one (51) armed groups’ combatants voluntarily surrendered to MONUSCO base in Minembwe…

By: Yaye Nabo Séne and Captain Susan Teunissen It was a warm summer night in Gao, Northern Mali, when people suddenly woke up to the cries of women, men and children. A coordinated attack by terrorist groups on 18 June cost the lives of dozens of civilians in remote villages and led thousands to…

After spending 20 months on Malian soil, elements of the formed police unit of the Federal Republic of Nigeria deployed to the United Nations Police (UNPOL/MINUSMA) in Timbuktu, are returning home. A total of 70 of them boarded an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing on September 8. The formed police unit in…

On 12 September, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Caroline Ziadeh, visited the Basic Court of Ferizaj/Uroševac – Branch Court Shtërpcë/Štrpce. She was welcomed by the Chair of the Kosovo Judicial Council (KJC), Mr. Albert Zogaj, the Executive Director of the KJC…