Security Council votes to keep UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti for another year
The Security Council today voted to extend the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti until 15 October 2011, while underlining the significance of next month’s presidential and legislative polls in laying…
Haiti: UN concerned at reported weapons distribution ahead of elections
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti today voiced concern at reports that arms are being distributed as the impoverished and earthquake-devastated country prepares to hold elections next month. The mission, known…
On visit to Sudan, Security Council team stresses timely, peaceful referenda
The Security Council delegation visiting Sudan today stressed that the two referenda scheduled for January must be held on time, in a peaceful environment and according to the provisions of the peace agreement that ended the…
Timor-Leste has made strides in bolstering human rights, UN report finds
Strengthening the security and justice sectors are among the advances Timor-Leste has made in the past year to enhance human rights, according to a new report by the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the fledgling South…
Efforts to increase number of female police bearing fruit, says top UN cop
The United Nations initiative to boost the number of female police officers deployed in peacekeeping missions around the globe has made real progress since it was launched a year ago, according to the world body’s top police…
Timorese police resume responsibility from UN for key security bodies
The Timorese national police force today resumed primary responsibility for the fledgling nation’s Immigration Department, Border Patrol Unit and Interpol Office from the United Nations as the gradual transfer of security…
UN hands out shelter materials to Haitian quake survivors hit by storm
Residents of more than 160 of the numerous temporary settlements that sprang up in Haiti following January’s catastrophic earthquake have been hit by a deadly rainstorm that lashed the capital, Port-au-Prince, on Friday and…
Conflict prevention, migration and terrorism key concerns for EU and member countries at UN
On the second day of the United Nations General Assembly’s high-level debate, Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, underscored that the UN must rise to address many global challenges, including forced displacement…
Torture during interrogations not just wrong but also counterproductive – UN rights chief
The torture and ill-treatment of persons suspected of crimes is not only “deeply wrong” but, from an interrogator's perspective, also counterproductive, the United Nations human rights chief said today at an event held in New…
FEATURE: A woman’s strength is unlimited, says award-winning UN peacekeeper
“Being a girl child, I dreamt of occupying a powerful position to influence and create change in the community. It was the segregation of women that I experienced in my childhood that gave me the strength to add my voice in…
Making her Mark: Female Ghanaian Peacekeeper at the Helm of Formed Police Unit, South Sudan
Before heading out for their afternoon patrol, a group of 25 men and women dressed in navy blue uniforms line up to receive the daily report and instructions. They are the Ghanaian Formed Police Unit (FPU) – an armed police…
Marking UN Day in Central African Republic, Secretary-General honours peacekeepers
Commemorating United Nations Day alongside UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic, Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday paid tribute to the sacrifices made by uniformed personnel in the service of peace. “I…