MINURSO PEACEKEEPERS: NATIONAL DAY OF RUSSIA
On 12 June, MINURSO celebrated Russia’s National Day by raising its flag at the Mission headquarters in Laayoune next to the UN flag. On this day, in 1991, the Russian parliament formally the Declaration of Russian State…
Laila Bourhil from Goma: “Transition is Not a Simple Handover Process But a Transformation of UN Presence in DRC”
MONUSCO and the government validated Thursday, June 15 in Goma, the Terms of Reference of the integrated provincial transition team. This team is now operational in North Kivu. The integrated provincial transition teams are…
MONUSCO Discusses the Dangers of Disinformation with Students in Beni
MONUSCO organized Tuesday, June 13, an awareness day for a hundred students from the Bilingual Christian University of Congo (UCBC) in Beni, North Kivu. This awareness-raising is part of a series of activities the Mission is…
In Samboko Village in Beni, MONUSCO Installs Streetlights to Reduce Insecurity
Samboko, a village located 58 kilometers from the city of Beni in North Kivu, now has public lighting. Before MONUSCO installed solar streetlights there, the population faced darkness which caused cases of insecurity…
In Beni, City Hall Officials are Still Enjoying their New Premises, Built by MONUSCO
"Every cloud has a silver lining". The expression has been used by Jeanine, Alain, and Henry, the three staff working for the city hall in Beni who are pleased with the improvement in their working conditions since the…
In GOMA, MONUSCO builds and renovates buildings housing judicial institutions to combat impunity
The Public Prosecutor's Office at the Goma Peace Court now has three buildings entirely financed by MONUSCO. The first rehabilitated building houses the public prosecutor's office of the Peace Court of Goma. It has been…
North Kivu: in six months, MONUSCO separates 642 children from those volunteering to be recruited into the FARDC
"Recruiting children into the army before they reach the legal age of majority means depriving them of their right to education". Since December 2022, the Army and Police have launched recruitment campaigns to strengthen…
MINUSMA condemns a deadly attack on peacekeeping patrol near Ber town
Bamako, 9 June 2023 - The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) strongly condemns today’s attack, 9 June, on one of its security patrols in Ber town, Timbuktu region. The patrol…
Donors of the Trust Fund for Peace and Security in Mali mobilized alongside MINUSMA for the stabilization of the Timbuktu region
The historic city of Timbuktu, in Northern Mali, hosted from 31 May to 1 June 2023, a visit from a significant delegation of donors to the United Nations Trust Fund for Peace and Security in Mali. Led by the Norwegian…
Tanzanian peacekeepers to be repatriated following abuse allegations
UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told correspondents that the decision to send the unit home had been made by the Secretariat in New York, following consultations with the peacekeeping mission in CAR, MINUSCA. ‘Credible…
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Statement by Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS to the Security Council [Near Verbatim]
[Near Verbatim] Madame President, Thank you for the opportunity to address the Council today on the situation in South Sudan. I acknowledge the presence of the interim Chairperson of RJMEC, Gen. Charles Gituai, and the…
High interest in elections amid concerns for hunger, disease and security according to latest UNMISS perception survey
JUBA, 20 June 2023 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has today released the findings of its recent Perception and Public Opinion Survey conducted by an independent third party. This annual survey, which…