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Honourable Minister Stephen Par Kuol, representing the Government of the Republic of South Sudan.Ambassadors, Heads of Missions, and Members of the Diplomatic Corps.Heads of United Nations Agencies and Non-Governmental-Organizations.Representatives of Civil Society and other key stakeholders…

Today, a colorful and meaningful event marking the 77th United Nations Day was held at the Nyakuron Cultural Centre in South Sudan’s capital city, Juba. The public event was attended by high-level government dignitaries, the UN family and community members. It included cultural performances, music…

“Today we reflect on all that has been achieved by the family of humankind, to consider the enormous challenges that have been surmounted in our collective history – a history that created a family of nations, the United Nations – and to reflect on what can be achieved when we all pull together, for…

On 24 October, MINURSO celebrated the United Nations Day at Tindouf Liaison Office. In presence of representatives from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, World Food Programme, UNICEF as well UNMAS, the Head of the Office, Mr. Yusef Jedian conveyed the UN Secretary-General’s message…

Two teams, alpha and bravo, consisting of Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) soldiers and UNIFIL Italian Battalion (ITALBATT) peacekeepers, are tasked to overcome hostile guards, breach a building and apprehend a target. This was one of the scenarios for a five-day intensive training session that brought…

UNIFIL’s Nepalese Battalion (NEPBATT) steps in to help a High School in need. After a long summer vacation about 250 students returned to the Mohammad Falha High School in the town of Meiss El Jebel to find that there was no water. The scarcity of water over the summer months had already put a…

On 26 October, MINURSO observed the National Day of Austria by raising its flag at the Mission HQ in Laayoune next to the UN flag. Six months after regaining its full independence with the signing of the State Treaty, Austria became, on 14 December 1955, the 70th member of the United Nations. Since…

Here is a story of hope, of impact, of care and of kindness - the UN Country Team in South Sudan teams up with UNMISS peacekeepers from Bangladesh and China to hand over much-needed items to the under-funded Agok Leprosy Centre in Wau, Western Bahr El Ghazal. Photo by Alahayi Nemaya/UNMISS WESTERN…

Members of the Cambodian civil engineering company serving with MINUSMA in Kidal were awarded the United Nations medal of honor on October 7, 2022. The 150 peacekeepers in this company are part of the eight detachments of the Cambodian contingent. They have been deployed in Kidal, with an outpost…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Caroline Ziadeh welcomed the new Commander of KFOR Major General Angelo Ristuccia at UNMIK Headquarters on 28 October. SRSG Ziadeh and Major General Ristuccia reiterated the importance of continued close cooperation between UNMIK…

Women’s meaningful participation in peace and political processes and dedicated funding to ensure that is a key condition to achieving sustainable peace. But when conflicts and humanitarian crises intensify, gender equality commitments are often pushed aside, when in fact, – they need to be…

France is one of UNIFIL’s oldest troop-contributing nations and their last deployment included members of the Paris Fire Brigade or Brigade des Sapeurs-Pompiers de Paris. The pompiers de Paris is a French army unit which serves as the primary fire and rescue service for Paris. It is also the largest…