How does MINUSMA dispose of unusable ammunition during its withdrawal from Mali?
As part of the drawdown of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), we have chosen the upcoming closure of the Kidal camp to address a major concern: what to do with…
UNIFIL Statement
This evening, the Lebanese Armed Forces requested UNIFIL's assistance for seven individuals stranded near the Blue Line, close to Sheikh Abad's tomb, during a significant exchange of fire across the Blue Line. UNIFIL…
First women-led UNMISS patrol in Malakal wins hearts and minds
In Malakal, an all-female UNMISS patrol discussed key issues and challenges with a cross-section of local women from different communities. Photo by Samson Liberty/UNMISS UPPER NILE – As South Sudan approaches its first post…
Increased political space in Jonglei as UNMISS hands over new state legislative assembly hall
Festive parliamentarians cutting the ribbon to inaugurate Jonglei's new and UNMISS-funded legislative assembly hall in Bor. Photos by Mach Samuel, UNMISS. BOR- The completion and handover of a new and significantly bigger…
An UNMISS patrol team receives warm welcome in remote Timsaha
Committed UNMISS peacekeepers recently visited remote Timsaha, where some 5,000 community members reside peacefully. Their aim: To build confidence before this tranquil border settlement faces an influx of returnees fleeing…
MINUSMA withdraws from Tessalit in Kidal region
Bamako, October 22, 2023 - The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has completed its accelerated withdrawal from its Tessalit base in the Kidal region of northern Mali, in an…
Note to Correspondents: MINUSMA withdrawal from northern bases
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) completed its accelerated withdrawal of all troops and civilian personnel from its base in Tessalit on 21 October 2023. However, the…
United Nations Day Message - 24 october 2023
The United Nations is a reflection of the world as it is – and an aspiration of the world we know it can be. It is our responsibility to help build that world of peace, sustainable development and human rights for all. I know…
Shared responsibility, concerted action and compromise, the only route to progress, SRSG Ziadeh tells the Security Council
At the biannual UN Security Council session on Kosovo today, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Caroline Ziadeh highlighted the urgent need for concerted action and compromise to address the…
Secretary-General António Guterres message on United Nations Day
The United Nations is a reflection of the world as it is – and an aspiration of the world we know it can be. It is our responsibility to help build that world of peace, sustainable development and human rights for all. I know…
Statement by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General Nicholas Haysom United Nations Day 2023
[Near Verbatim] Honourable Mary Nawai Martin Nawai, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs of the Republic of South Sudan and Honourable Stephen Par, Minister of Peace Building.Ambassadors, Heads of Missions, and members of the…
On United Nations Day, UNIFIL urges parties to cease fire
Today marks the 78thanniversary of the entry into force of the United Nations Charter, and the day in 1945 that the United Nations officially came into being. One of the Organization’s main purposes is “to maintain…