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Environmental impact assessment at UNIFIL Sector West Headquarters in Shamaa, south Lebanon.
Last week, a team of UNIFIL Environmental Management Unit visited UNIFIL Sector West Headquarters in the village of Shamaa in southern Lebanon in order to assess the environmental impact at the base. The assessment consisted…
Violent protests sparked by murder, bring Haiti to brink of instability, Security Council warned
Violent protests sparked by the murder of a high-profile legal scholar are threatening to push Haiti into a spiral of instability, Special Representative Helen La Lime told the Security Council on Monday, as she outlined UN…
UNIFIL supports Lebanese village with equipment to improve food security
Following requests from the village of Adshit al-Qusayr in south-eastern Lebanon, UNIFIL has donated a number of agricultural equipment in support of local farmers that will improve food security of the village. During a…
DR Congo’s fragile detente ‘could yet unravel’, Security Council warned
Planning for a drawdown of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is well underway, but much work still remains to be done to put the country firmly on the path to long-term stability and…
CAR Ministry of Justice boosted by electoral and Covid-19 support
MINUSCA today delivered vital electoral and Covid-19 support to the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights of the Central African Republic (CAR) in Bangui – part of a joint MINUSCA and UNDP project to support judicial…
Despite recent conflicts, UNMISS Indian vets visit volatile Pibor to treat sick livestock and train locals
Prized assets received medical treatment as Indian vets serving with UNMISS visited the Pibor area. Conflict or no conflict, flooding or no flooding: cattle, essential to the livelihood of many South Sudanese people, require…
ZAMBATT FET: Fighting Covid-19 and malaria in Birao
Birao, Central African Republic (CAR) – With the twin threats of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and malaria still very much present in Birao, northern CAR – the Female Engagement Team of the Zambian Contingent rolled…
New report highlights value of UN’s human rights work in the field
The UN’s work in promoting dialogue between Arabic and Kurdish groups in Iraq is just one example of how human rights personnel are playing a critical role at the Organization’s peace operations around the world. The case is…
UNIFIL donation empowers women in south Lebanon
UNIFIL Civil Affairs Office recently handed over food processing equipment to the “Better Society” organization in the southern Lebanese village of Suwwanan, thus benefiting local farmers and women’s cooperatives. More than…
People with eye problems receive medication and reading glasses in Wau
Bangladeshi peacekeepers in Wau have been helping hundreds of people suffering from eye ailments and/or poor vision. More than three hundred people suffering from eye problems in Wau have received medication and been offered…