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UNMIK has completed its second phase of a Kosovo-wide donation campaign, delivering personal protective equipment packages to 33 municipalities totaling: 1381 boxes of gloves (50 pairs in each box) and 2000 boxes of masks (50…
UN peacekeepers increasing awareness on COVID-19 in communities in Warrap. Attentive cattle could also benefit from the information. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has embarked on a 14-day-long door-to…
Bangladeshi peacekeepers on patrol in the Roe region of Djugu territory, Ituri. Photo MONUSCO/Force During an online conversation with journalists from Beni, in North Kivu province, the Director of the United Nations Joint…
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the twenty-fifth anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina…
Intercommunal violence and persistent attacks by extremists, continue to undermine peace and security across West Africa, the UN’s top official in the region warned the Security Council on Thursday, calling for sustained…
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col this week handed out annual environmental awards to seven Mission entities for initiating and implementing innovative projects to preserve environment…
UN police officers based in Rumbek are distributing face masks and soap to their South Sudanese colleagues, while also raising their awareness on COVID-19. In a bid to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus, police…
Today, we join with the people of South Sudan in celebrating the historic moment that their country became the world’s newest nation. On the 9th of July 2011, South Sudan gained independence from Sudan as the outcome of a…
MINUSCA, today 8 July 2020, held a virtual memorial ceremony in honour of nine peacekeepers who lost their lives in the line of duty over the past four months. “This is the first time we have mourned so many colleagues in one…
With battle lines shifting, foreign interference growing, thousands fleeing their homes and COVID-19 cases on the rise, time is running out for bringing a peaceful end to the conflict in Libya, Secretary-General António…
According to Minister of Defense Angelina Teny, these men and women are ready to graduate and deploy. After months of joint training, more than 5,000 troops from the government, opposition and other allied armed groups…
The UN human rights chief is calling for greater investment in the human rights components of peace operations - not least to monitor the impact of efforts to contain the global COVID-19 pandemic. Michelle Bachelet, UN High…