MINURSO’S PEACEKEEPERS: NATIONAL DAY OF TOGO
On 27 April, MINURSO celebrated Togo’s National Day by raising its national flag at the Mission headquarters in Laayoune next to the UN flag. On this day, Togo marks its declaration of independence from France in 1960. It is…
SRSG Ziadeh to UN Security Council: Commitments in recent agreements need to be matched by courageous leadership and action
Leaders in Belgrade and Pristina must take responsible steps to rebuild confidence in the normalisation of relations, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General Caroline Ziadeh said in her latest address to the…
UNMISS peacekeepers provide protective escort to World Food Programme convoy
UNMISS peacekeepers from Ethiopia and India provided a protective escort to large humanitarian convoy from the World Food Programme, enabling displaced communities in Pibor, Akobo, Lankien and Yuai, to receive life-saving aid…
Mali’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
GENEVA (27 April 2023) – Mali’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the fourth time on Tuesday, 2 May 2023, in a meeting that will be webcast…
Peace begins with good farmer-pastoralist relations: UNMISS reaches out to cattle camps
The flag is white: these heads of cattle are coming in peace. Sometimes, however, clashes between pastoralists and farmers occur. Photos: Isaac Billy/UNMISS CENTRAL EQUATORIA - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan…
In Upper Nile, peace activists gather to discuss new conflict prevention strategies
In Bunj, Upper Nile, more than 50 peace activists, women leaders, youth representatives and community elders attended a conflict-prevention workshop organized by UNMISS. Ines Surwumwe/UNMISS UPPER NILE – Hope for lasting…
UNMISS peacekeepers provide protective escorts to World Food Programme convoys
UNMISS peacekeepers from Ethiopia and India provided protective escorts to large humanitarian convoys from the World Food Programme, enabling displaced communities in Pibor, Akobo, Lankien and Yuai, to receive life-saving aid…
Goma: MONUSCO builds the capacity of whistleblowers against child recruitment into the army
Combined efforts are vitally important to protect children from possible abuse by armed groups. / Photos Alain Wandimoyi While eastern DRC is facing an upsurge of child rights abuses, MONUSCO's Child Protection Section…
UNMISS rehabilitates vital bridges leading to jubilation among communities in Raja county
Thanks to UNMISS engineers from China, the nearly 30,000 community members of Raja county in Western Bahr El Ghazal, South Sudan, no longer need to suffer during the country's long rainy season. Chinese peacekeepers…
Medal parade honours Ghanaian peacekeepers who saved countless lives during climate emergency
700 Ghanaian peacekeepers were awarded the prestigious United Nations medal for their commitment to shaping a more peaceful and prosperous future for the people of the world’s youngest nation. The ceremony, which took place…
27th Republic of Korea Contingent Concludes its Taekwondo Classes
On 24 April 2023, the 27th contingent of peacekeepers from the Republic of Korea held a completion ceremony for its Taekwondo classes in Abbassiyah and Burgholiyah, south Lebanon. The ceremony was attended by senior Korean…
MESSAGE FOR WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY
U N I T E D N A T I O N S N A T I O N S U N I E S THE SECRETARY-GENERAL --- MESSAGE FOR WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY 3 May 2023 For three decades, on World Press Freedom Day, the international community has celebrated the work of…