The members of the Security Council took note of the decision by the National Independent Electoral Commission of the Democratic Republic of Congo (CENI) to delay until 30 December the Presidential, Parliamentary and…
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col (front row, 5th from right) with the last batch of Fijian peacekeepers, 20 December 2018. Peacekeepers from one of UNIFIL’s oldest troop contributors…
Under-Secretary-General for Operational Support, Mr. Atul Khare, has released a video message to the staff, clients and partners of the new United Nations Department for Operational Support, which will be established as of 1…
UNIFIL’s Ghanaian peacekeepers provided a training on map reading, global positioning system and and first aid to members of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in their main base in Al-Qawzah, south-western Lebanon, this week…
El Fasher, 20 December 2018 – The African Union – United Nation Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) today concluded the closure and handover of 10 team sites to the Government of Sudan, with Graida team site in South Darfur…
UNIFIL, in collaboration with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and a local non-governmental organization, organized an educational outreach programme, explaining the scope of UNIFIL’s mandate to a group of youth from the UN…
An agreement on how to manage cattle migrations affecting people living in a number of counties in the Eastern Equatoria region has been reached. The people living in the Torit and Kapoeta regions have signed an agreement to…
GENEVA/KINSHASA (19 December 2018) – Hundreds of extrajudicial killings and cases of torture and sexual violence against civilians have been documented during the last two years in North Kivu province in the Democratic…
The rights of the girl-child were discussed and affirmed at a cultural festival organized by UNMISS in Torit. “Torit give us a chance! Marriage is between adults, not between an adult and a child. We are left without a future…
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has confirmed the existence of at least two tunnels crossing the “Blue Line” – the border demarcation between Lebanon and Israel – but they “do not appear thus far” to have…
Briefing by Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), on the Situation between Israel and Lebanon during the Security Council, 8432nd meeting.