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This Week in DPPA: 22 - 28 August 2026
A brief roundup of United Nations political and peacebuilding events and developments globally. Secretary-General presents review on the future of UN peace operations On 26 August, Secretary-General António Guterres presented…
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Haiti needs concrete action amid escalating gang violence, Special Representative tells Council
Following a deadly spate of gang attacks on civilians in Haiti and amid reports of illicit weapons slipping into the Caribbean country, the Security Council called an emergency meeting on 28 August to discuss the latest…
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Remarks to the Security Council by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti
Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH ) Carlos Ruiz Massieu Remarks to the Security Council on Haiti Port-au-Prince, 26 August 2026 [as delivered]…
Statement by the SRSG and Head of UNFICYP on the boat accident off the coast of Kyrenia/Girne
Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNFICYP on the boat accident off the coast of Kyrenia/Girne.
Wait! Don't Throw It Away - Giving Items a Second Life and Families a Helping Hand
“Winter is coming soon; we have to be prepared.” With these words, a 77-year-old grandmother selected a pair of boots for her grandchildren from the Free Shop in Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje, a community initiative where donated…
From Dialogue to Action: 15 Months of Youth Engagement Across Cyprus
Over the past 15 months, the Technical Committee on Youth has worked to turn dialogue into action, creating new opportunities for young people from across Cyprus to engage, participate and contribute to efforts towards a more…
Cover of the report Left behind: The rights of victims in the aftermath of decades of armed conflict in Afghanistan, September 2026
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UNAMA releases new report on victims of decades-long armed conflict in Afghanistan
Victims of Afghanistan’s decades-long armed conflict continue to suffer profound physical, psychological, social and economic consequences,
Cover of the report Left behind: The rights of victims in the aftermath of decades of armed conflict in Afghanistan, September 2026
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UNAMA releases new report on victims of decades-long armed conflict in Afghanistan
Victims of Afghanistan’s decades-long armed conflict continue to suffer profound physical, psychological, social and economic consequences,
Alerted by local sources about the situation in Bamande, two reaction teams from MONUSCO’s Indonesian contingent were dispatched from the permanent operating base in Komanda.
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Ituri: following clashes in Bamande, MONUSCO deploys a mobile operating base
MONUSCO reinforced its presence in Bamande, in Irumu Territory, on Monday, August 31, following clashes between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), supported by the Ugandan army (UPDF), and…
Archive photo of UN Secretary-General António Guterres Secretary-General briefs press
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Secretary-General welcomes signing of Smaller Convening Agreement
The Secretary-General welcomes the signing in Libya yesterday of an agreement addressing the first two milestones of the U.N. Support Mission in Libya’s (UNSMIL) political roadmap. Those milestones are: reconstituting the…
The signing of an agreement addressing the first two milestones of the Libyan Political Roadmap
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UNSMIL welcomes agreement on next steps towards national elections
TRIPOLI - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) today hosted the signing of the agreement of the Smaller Convening, marking an important step toward advancing Libya’s political process and creating the…
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Opening remarks by SRSG Hanna Tetteh at the signing ceremony of the agreement reached by the parties to the Smaller Convening
Distinguished members of the Smaller Convening and the parties to the agreement, Your excellencies, the Vice President of the Presidential Council, Mousa Al-Koni, Members of the House of Representatives and the High State…