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UNMIL funds an International Conference on Security Sector Reform at the University of Liberia
22 February 2018, Monrovia - UNMIL supported the University of Liberia (UL) to convene a two day Conference on Security Sector Reform (SSR) funded through the Quick Impact Project (QIP). The main objective was to promote…
Statement of the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the DRC
Leila Zerrougui, Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in the DRC. Photo MONUSCO/John Bompengo Kinshasa, 25 February 2018 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United…
In Geneva, UN chief urges new push to free world from nuclear weapons
Warning that nuclear weapons pose catastrophic risks to human life and the environment, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called on the international community to make a reinvigorated push to rid the…
Amid ongoing political tensions, situation in Burundi ‘not suitable’ for credible elections – UN official
Urgent efforts are needed to keep the “hard-won” gains in Burundi from eroding, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council on Monday, noting that while the security situation is calm, there is still the…
Peace and massive aid injection needed to prevent food insecurity reaching disastrous levels in South Sudan
Alain Noudéhou, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and the UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan at the launch of a food security classification report in Juba. Peace, increased security and an…
Five peacekeepers finish their tour of duty with UNMOGIP
From left to right, the five outgoing UNMOs cut a cake during their farewell ceremony at UNMOGIP: Lt. Colonel Javier Cesar De Armas Serron (Uruguay), Major Henry Macatangay (Philippines), Major Victor Rodrigo Lobos (Chile)…
UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR PEACEKEEPING VISITS CYPRUS
Nicosia, 27 February 2018 – The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix arrives in Cyprus tomorrow for a two day visit to the island. Mr Lacroix will meet with Government…
Head of UN Peacekeeping Jean-Pierre Lacroix wraps up Lebanon visit
The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, today concluded the Lebanon leg of his wider Middle East tour to visit UN Peacekeeping missions, including UNIFIL, and high ranking…
UN peacekeeping chief wraps up three-day visit to Lebanon
The head of United Nations Peacekeeping Operations has wrapped up a visit to Lebanon with a call on leaders from Lebanon as well as Israel to take advantage of the role UN peacekeeping can play in finding political solutions…