UN peacekeepers in Lebanon examine remnants of a drone that detonated inside the mission’s Naqoura headquarters. Photo: UNIFIL /Kandice Ardiel
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Peacekeepers step up support as families return to south Lebanon
With violence in south Lebanon significantly decreased since mid-June, UN peacekeepers there have returned to core functions such as protecting humanitarian aid and restoring critical infrastructure as families continue to…
Members of a community team prepare to conduct burial of a person who died from Ebola in the eastern DR Congo. Photo: UNOCHA/Ramatoulaye Moussa Ma
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After an Ebola centre was attacked, peacekeepers moved in next door
A new mobile UN peacekeeping base in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has allowed local authorities to continue responding to the fast-moving Ebola outbreak there after violence disrupted the work of medics at a…
MONUSCO’s intervention has reinforced the efforts of the local population, who participated in the initial operations by providing water and sand to limit the spread of the fire.
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Beni: fire brought under control thanks to MONUSCO's rapid response
A Beni warehouse fire caused by a short circuit destroyed 1 tonne of drinks with no casualties, thanks to swift MONUSCO and local response.
Haiti: The Intensification of Gang Violence in the Plaine du Cul-de-Sac Area and Cité Soleil Underscores the Urgent Need to Strengthen the Protection of the Population
Port-au-Prince, 6 August 2026 Since March 2026, the area known as the Plaine du Cul-de-Sac and several neighborhoods in the commune of Cité Soleil have experienced a resurgence of armed violence. Gang clashes have unfolded in…
Haiti: The Intensification of Gang Violence in the Plaine du Cul-de-Sac Area and Cité Soleil Underscores the Urgent Need to Strengthen the Protection of the Population
Since March 2026, the area known as the Plaine du Cul-de-Sac and several neighborhoods in the commune of Cité Soleil have experienced a resurgence of armed violence. Gang clashes have unfolded in a context marked both by the…
Remarks by Anita Kiki Gbeho, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS, to the United Nations Security Council [Near Verbatim]
Madam President, Distinguished Members of the Security Council, Thank you for the opportunity to brief the Council on the situation in South Sudan. Since my last briefing in April, political discourse in South Sudan has…
UN Secretary-General and other UN officials inside the buffer zone. Photo: UNFICYP
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Cyprus: Guterres calls for renewed trust and a new meeting on the way forward
The United Nations Secretary-General said on Wednesday that he plans to convene fresh talks on Cyprus to resolve the decades-long division on the Mediterranean island, stressing that the moment calls for rebuilding trust…
La section Genre de la MONUSCO affirme sa disponibilité à soutenir les initiatives favorisant une participation plus inclusive des femmes aux processus de paix et de prise de décision.
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National dialogue: in Kinshasa, women develop a common agenda
Around 50 women from civil society organizations and political parties (both from the ruling majority and the opposition) gathered in Kinshasa on Wednesday, 5 August, to discuss their participation in the national dialogue…
UNSCOL leverages UN Support for strengthening Lebanon’s State Authority and Stability
Jean Arnault, OIC Special Coordinator for Lebanon, toured on Thursday the areas of Srifa, Froun & Zawtar al-Gharbiya in south Lebanon, pilot zones identified in the trilateral framework agreement between Lebanon, Israel and…
Photo by: OSESGY/Abdel Rahman Alzorgan
Statement attributable to the UN Special Envoy for Yemen – Hans Grundberg on the situation in Yemen
Amman, 7 August 2026 - Yemen today faces a greater risk of renewed large-scale conflict than at any point since the UN-brokered truce of April 2022. The latest attacks by Ansar Allah in Ma’rib and Hadramawt, which reportedly…
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MINURSO bids farewell to its Force Commander General Fakhrul Ahsen
MINURSO bid farewell today, July 29, to Force Commander General Fakhrul Ahsen at a ceremony held at Mission Headquarters in Laayoune.
Sustaining Operations: UNSOS Delivers Food Rations to support AUSSOM and Somali Security Forces
The United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) delivers essential food supplies to sustain the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) and the Somali Security Forces (SSF) across Somalia…