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Photo by Hamid Abdulsalam, UNAMID. On 04 April 2018, Raising Awareness among communities in Darfur on the risk of the Explosive remnants of War (ERW) was the focus of the commemoration of the International Day for Mine…
Expressing deep concern over the slow pace of the inter-Burundian dialogue and the lack of engagement by the Government, the United Nations Security Council called on all stakeholders, in particular the authorities to commit…
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres took note of the announcement by the National Electoral Commission on 4 April of the final results of the presidential run-off election in Sierra Leone, the UN Spokesman said…
Bees occupy the floodlights that were once used to illuminate the playing fields. Paint has peeled off from the walls, and the endless iron sheet fencing is falling apart. The rundown structures tell tales of days before…
Waldemar Vrey, UNMIL Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Political and Rule of Law Photo: Albert G. Farran | UNMIL | 29 Jan 18 In an interview in December 2017, Waldemar Vrey, the DSRSG for Political and…
The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday strongly condemned the terrorist attack on 1 April perpetrated by the Al-Shabaab group against the Ugandan contingent of the African Union mission in Somalia.
Some relief in Wau as Bangladeshi peacekeepers bring medical services to the locals Residents of Wau town were this week relieved of some of their physical pain and ailments, as Bangladeshi peacekeepers deployed in the town…
With the next phase of regionally-backed peace talks for South Sudan scheduled for later this month, a senior United Nations aid official in the country has urged the parties involved to find a political compromise and allow…
A young child is captivated by a demining robot at a UNIFIL mine awareness event in Blat, south Lebanon. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) today highlighted the…
The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) and the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) commemorated the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action in Abyei echoing this year’s…
VIDEO MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FORMINE AWARENESS AND ASSISTANCE IN MINE ACTION4 April 2018
An unprecedented volume of landmines and unexploded weapons contaminates rural andurban war zones, maiming and killing innocent civilians long after conflict has ended.Mine action is vital.Roads cleared of explosive devices…