Town Hall meeting at MINURSO HQ
On Thursday 6 May 2010 the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara and Head of MINURSO Hany Abdel-Aziz chaired a 'Town Hall' meeting at the MHQ. On Thursday 6 May 2101 the Special Representative of…
Change of Command of Malaysian Medical Units
On Monday 17 May at the Main Court of the MINURSO HQ, El Aiun, at the presence of the OiC of the Mission Maj. Gen. Zhao Jiming (Ch-Ar), was held the ceremony of change of Command between MMU (Malaysian Medical Unit) VIII…
On 21 September 2010, MINURSO celebrated the International Day of Peace
A ceremony was chaired by the Special Representative for the Secretary-General for Western Sahara and head of MINURSO, Hany Abdelaziz, at the Mission Parade Ground. The SRSG read the message of the Secretary-General to all…
Ladsous and Malcorra highlight the current challenges of peacekeeping
The head of the DPKO Hervé Ladsous underlined on 21 February 2012 before the General Assembly Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations the challenging diversity of work undertaken by DPKO's various field missions…
UNSG's message on the Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
"Scores of United Nations staff and personnel were victims of detention, abduction, kidnapping, assault, harassment and even murder again over the past year. Every attack on a United Nations staff member is a tragedy for the…
UNSG message on the International Day for Mine Awareness
United Nations mine action programmes make an invaluable contribution to post-conflict recovery, humanitarian relief efforts, peace operations and development initiatives. They prevent landmines and other explosive ordnance…
UNSG message on World Health Day
Each year on 7 April, we observe World Health Day to mark the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization in 1948. This year's theme, "Good health adds life to years", conveys an important message: promoting…
MINURSO marked the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
On 3 and 4 April 2012, MINURSO marked the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action with a programme by MACC (Mine Action Coordination Centre) to remember landmine and UXO victims as well as…
The UN Security Council adopts unanimously the resolution 2044 (2012)
On 24 April 2012, the Security Council adopted unanimously the resolution 2044 (2012) regarding western Sahara conflict whereby it extends MINURSO mandate till 30 April 2013. To read the full text, please see April issue of…
Message from USG Ladsous and ASG Banbury on International Day of UN Peacekeepers, observed on 29 May
Today is a solemn day for all of us in UN Peacekeeping, as we pause to reflect and honor the over 2,900 peacekeeping colleagues who have lost their lives serving the cause of peace since our first mission in 1948. We honor…
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS WOLFGANG WEISBROD-WEBER AS SRSG IN WESTERN SAHARA
On 15 June 2012, the United Nations Secretary-General BAN Ki-moon announced the appointment of Mr. Wolfgang Weisbrod-Weber of Germany as his Special Representative and Head of the MINURSO.The new Special Representative of the…
SRSG Wolfgang Weisbrod-Weber visits the MINURSO Liaison Office in Tindouf
As part of his introductory engagements, the SRSG and Head of MINURSO, Wolfgang Weisbrod-Weber, visited Tindouf, Algeria, on 6 July. He was received on arrival at Tindouf airport by the Head of the MINURSO Liaison Office and…