We are grateful to Standard Bearers and Vice –Standard bearers, the Heads of Electoral Observation Mission and the Diplomatic Corps for attending today’s event. Several were unable to attend due to campaign events outside…
Zalingei, 8 October 2017 — UNAMID welcomes the US Administration’s decision to lift most economic sanctions imposed on Sudan. The decision, which ends more than two decades of economic sanctions, is hoped to contribute…
The Deputy Force Commander (DFC) of UNIFIL, Brigadier General Shivaram Kharel recently visited the flagship of the Maritime Task Force (MTF), the Corvette "Barroso", on the high seas. The visit was conducted by the MTF…
The Security Council today expressed a deep concern over the persistent delays in fully implementing key provisions of the peace agreement between the Government of Mali and the Plateforme and Coordination armed groups…
Deputy Force Commander Major General Bayarsaikhan Dashdondog awards UN Medal of Service In a small and intimate ceremony outside of the Force Headquarters at the United Nations base in Juba, seven military staff officers from…
Finding unity in cultural diversity A cultural festival has been held in an effort to celebrate diversity and promote peace between groups of people living at the United Nations Protection of Civilians (POC) site in Bentiu…
Sport competition brings UN Peacekeepers and South Sudanese community together A shared love of sports is fostering friendship and trust between peacekeepers and people who have fled violence and sought sanctuary in a camp…
MONUSCO raises awareness of roads users on road signs. Photo MONUSCO/Amuri Aleka Kalemie – 5th October 2017 – After donating 83 road signs to Kalemie officials and Congolese National Police, the Mission organized a series of…
The United Nations peacekeeping chief today said rapid deployment of uniformed personnel to the field is a costly, complex and difficult process that requires the commitment of the contributors, the host country and neighbors…
While recent crises threatening the peace process in Mali had been overcome and new agreements reached, progress must be accelerated as the situation remains perilous for peacekeepers and civilians, the head of United Nations…