Photo by Elsadig Daud, UNAMID. On 14 November 2017, UNAMID, in partnership with the Government of Sudan (GoS) police, trained some 32 Community Policing Volunteers (CPVs) and Sudanese police officers on community policing and…
The United Nations human rights office has called on the Government of Sudan to pursue effective, transparent and durable policies to enable the 2.6 million people who have been internally displaced by the long-running…
15 November 2017 – The armed groups in Darfur have largely been defeated and the ferocity of intercommunal violence has declined, but anxiety over safety continues to keep many people from returning to their homes, a senior…
Thank you, Tony. [Lake, UNICEF Executive Director].As Secretary-General, it’s my job to meet with some of the most powerful and important people in the world. Presidents and prime ministers… scientists… military leaders…
New York, 20 November 2017[as delivered] Thank you, Tony. [Lake, UNICEF Executive Director].As Secretary-General, it’s my job to meet with some of the most powerful and important people in the world. Presidents and prime…
NICOSIA, 20 November 2017 – The importance of respect to our inter-personal relationships, and, by extension, our work, cannot be overestimated. This week, the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) launches its first-ever…
Today on Universal Children’s Day UNIFIL was proud to host school children from south Lebanon. Some 100 talented children from nearby communities took over the UNIFIL hall. UNIFIL peacekeepers engaged the young visitors with…
Industrialization is a primary driver of economic growth and job creation, and will be pivotal in efforts to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Africa Union’s Agenda 2063. This year’s Africa…
Noting that with the signing last month of the Cairo agreement, Palestinians have set out on a path towards reconciliation, a senior United Nations official underscored on Monday the urgency to resolve the humanitarian crisis…
More must be done to ensure that the remarkable gains of the first phase of Colombia’s peace process are maintained, the top United Nations political official has said, wrapping up a visit to the country with an appeal to all…
NICOSIA, 16 November 2017 - A High-Level meeting of the Religious Track of the Cyprus Peace Process (RTCYPP) took place on 16 November 2017, coinciding with the 22nd Anniversary of the International Day of Tolerance. The…