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South Sudanese call for peace and respect for all people on Human Rights Day
South Sudanese call for peace and respect for all people on Human Rights Day Soccer stars are usually driven by a desire to compete, but in a special match in South Sudan’s capital on Human Rights Day, they used their shared…
Wildfire victims receive lifesaving medical care at UNMISS Sri Lankan hospital
Wildfire victims receive lifesaving medical care at UNMISS Sri Lankan hospital Two victims of a wildfire are receiving life-saving medical attention at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan hospital in Bor, in the Jonglei…
UN peacekeeping chief visits injured Tanzanian ‘blue helmets’ in DR Congo
The head of United Nations peacekeeping operations today thanked individually peacekeepers who fought to hold off an attack on 7 December in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). “Thank you very much for your service. I…
Peacekeepers saved many lives despite challenges, UN officials stress at year's end
Despite a particularly deadly year for United Nations peacekeepers – with more than 60 'blue helmets' killed in hostile acts – the Organization in 2017 completed its peacekeeping objectives in Côte d'Ivoire, refocused its…
Free and fair elections 'confirm Liberia's steady march towards lasting peace,' says UN chief
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday congratulated George Weah on his election as the next President of Liberia, and commended Vice-President Joseph Boakai for conceding defeat. In a statement issued by…
Liberia Presidential run-off elections: Interview with former President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria
SRSG Farid Zarif (second left) farewell to former President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria (C), member of the UN Secretary-General’s High-level Advisory Board and his team who were visiting Liberia during the presidential…
Attack on civilians in Kabul another 'despicable crime' in a year of atrocities – UN
The United Nations and the diplomatic community have condemned the attack on the Tabyan Cultural Center and a media outlet in Kabul which caused hundreds of civilian casualties on Thursday. Expressing his solidarity with the…
Portrait of Maman Sambo SIDIKOU
I am going to engage in a delicate balancing act of writing the portrait of the chief, without giving the impression of heaping praises on him or underestimating his talents. Let me start from the beginning, when an…
An Alert For The World
Dear friends around the world, Happy New Year. When I took office one year ago, I appealed for 2017 to be a year for peace. Unfortunately – in fundamental ways, the world has gone in reverse. On New Year’s Day 2018, I am not…