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UN Global Open Day Addresses Women’s Political Participation in Kosovo
Pristina, 6 March 2018 – The 2018 United Nations Global Open Day on Women, Peace and Security was celebrated in Kosovo on 5 March, bringing together Kosovo parliamentarians, politicians, government officials, civil society…
DR Congo: Flaring tensions could ‘plunge Kasai region into new violence,’ UN warns
The United Nations refugee agency warned Tuesday that ongoing instability in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) poses a grave risk to civilian safety, including for several hundred refugees…
UN and partners in Wau implementing action plan for voluntary return of displaced people
The number of displaced persons staying at the UN protection size has decreased significantly, from a high of 39,000 to approximately 25,000. The United Nations Missions in South Sudan (UNMISS), its humanitarian partners and…
United Nations Secretary-General and African Union Commission Chair Appoint Anita Kokui Gbeho of Ghana as Deputy Joint Special Representative for the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki today announced the appointment of Anita Kokui Gbeho of Ghana as Deputy Joint Special Representative for the African Union…
Kereinek second locality in West Darfur to be declared free of explosive remnants of war
Photo by Elsadig Daud, UNAMID. On 28 February 2018, thousands of people from Kereinek, a locality in West Darfur, gathered to celebrate the declaration of all registered areas in the locality as free of Explosive Remnants of…
UN police help to raise awareness on Sexual and Gender Based Violence
“She was only nine years old.” “Raped! Raped by a 30-something year old man. This man is HIV positive.” Jacqueline Bullen Gaga, a police officer from the South Sudan National Police (SSNP) in Juba, recounts details of an…
UN condemns massive vehicle bomb attack in Kabul that leaves scores dead and wounded
Secretary-General António Guterres and the United Nations in Afghanistan have strongly condemned Saturday's massive vehicle bomb attack on a busy street near Government buildings in the Afghan capital, Kabul, which reportedly…
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- Remarks by the Secretary-General at the Consultative Meeting on South Sudan, with UN, IGAD and the African Union Addis Ababa, 27 January 2018
Remarks by the Secretary-General at the Consultative Meeting on South Sudan, with UN, IGAD and the African Union Addis Ababa, 27 January 2018 One year ago, it was obvious to me that it was absolutely essential to overcome…
Indian peacekeepers serving in South Sudan celebrate 69th Republic Day
Indian peacekeepers serving in South Sudan celebrate 69th Republic Day Indian peacekeepers serving far from home with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan took time out from their duties to celebrate the 69th Republic…
- UNMISS committed to protecting safety of displaced people in Protection of Civilians sites
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has today conducted a search operation within the Protection of Civilians site next to its base in Juba to determine whether individuals allegedly involved in the abduction and…