2015 in pictures: a review of some of the year’s major developments
Looking back at the year 2015, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon summed it up in two words: “breakthrough and horror.” On the positive side, as the UN turned 70 it took landmark steps toward charting a better…
Mali: UN Police help Mali Government probe of deadly terrorist attack
United Nations police are providing Mali with support and technical expertise in the investigation of Friday’s deadly terrorist attack on the Radisson hotel in Bamako, the West African country’s capital. Already on the day of…
UN Police play crucial role for success of peacekeeping missions, top officials tell Security Council
Though generally far less numerous than the military component in United Nations peacekeeping operations, UN Police play a vital role in protecting civilians and training local forces, facing multiple challenges and dangers…
Central African Republic: UN police ambushed, illegally detained by armed group
Seven United Nations police were ambushed and illegally detained by armed elements Sunday evening in a province near the Central African Republic (CAR) capital of Bangui, according to reports from the UN Multidimensional…
Security Council welcomes Ban’s pledge to strictly enforce ‘zero tolerance’ on sexual abuse by UN personnel
Welcoming Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s commitment to strictly enforce his ‘zero tolerance’ policy against sexual exploitation or abuse by United Nations personnel, the Security Council today stressed the importance of the…
Central African Republic: meeting reported victim of sexual assault, UNICEF provides 'every possible help'
Staff from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) have met with a young girl in the Central African Republic reportedly raped by a UN police officer, the head of the agency has announced, explaining that UNICEF is…
FEATURE: Emerging from the Black Hole – the UN’s fight against youth radicalization
Djamel was still in high school when he was radicalized. It was 1991. Algeria’s military had just annulled the country’s general election fearing the establishment of a theocratic state after the Islamic Salvation Front won…
UN condemns killing of Chilean peacekeeper in Haiti
The United Nations called for a swift investigation into the shooting death of a Chilean peacekeeper in Haiti whose killing prompted strong condemnations from the UN mission on the ground as well as the Secretary-General and…
Mali: Ban deplores violent protests against Mission compound, launches inquiry
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the deadly protests against a United Nations Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) compound in the northern city of Gao, which left several people dead and a number of others…
Mali: UN Mission to investigate deadly protests against compound
The United Nations Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has launched an investigation into the events surrounding a violent protest in the northern city of Gao yesterday during which several people were reportedly killed and a number of…
Cooperation with Africa must occur at earliest signs of crisis, Ban tells Security Council
Cooperation between the African Union and the United Nations on peace and security is crucial and should occur systematically at the earliest signs of crisis said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon this morning as he urged the…
Security Council adopts first-ever resolution on ‘invaluable role’ of UN police operations
The United Nations Security Council today adopted its first-ever resolution focusing on the world body’s policing operations, stressing their invaluable contribution to peacekeeping, civilian protection and the rule of law…