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UNIFIL peacekeepers test positive for COVID-19 Coronavirus
Ninety UNIFIL peacekeepers have tested positive for COVID-19 Coronavirus. The peacekeepers who have tested positive, 88 of them from the same contingent and two from another troop contributing country are in complete…
UN Security Council to discuss latest Secretary-General's report on South Sudan today
The latest quarterly report by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the situation in South Sudan and the activities of the United Nations in the country is now available. NEW YORK - The latest quarterly report by UN…
Fresh momentum needed to kickstart slow-down in peace process in South Sudan
Special Representative of the Secretary-General, David Shearer, calls for increased momentum in South Sudan's ongoing peace process and timely elections in today's briefing to the Security Council. Fresh momentum must be…
Briefing to the Security Council by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General David Shearer
David Shearer, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, briefs members of the Security Council on the situation in South Sudan. [AS DELIVERED] STATEMENT OF THE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL DAVID…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Shortsighted and 'stupid mistake' not to support affordable COVID vaccine for all, says Guterres
The UN chief has told UN News, in an exclusive interview ahead of the new General Assembly session. The march of COVID-19 which has “put us on our knees”, should be a lesson in humility for world leaders, and a lack of…
Dialogue for peace in Bangui’s PK5 neighbourhood
Residents of the Bangui’s Kilometre 5 (PK5) neighbourhood, local authorities government representatives and MINUSCA leadership gathered, on Monday September 14, 2020, at the Commissariat of the city’s 3rd arrondissement to…
UNFICYP and Youth Champions roll up sleeves on World Cleanup Day
To mark World Cleanup Day, observed on 19 September, UNFICYP personnel including its Head of Mission, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, rolled up their sleeves together with the UNFICYP Youth Champions for Environment and Peace to clean…
UNISFA new FC/Ag HoM, Major General Kefyalew Made Tessema meets with Misseriya traditional leadership In Diffra
UNISFA’s new Force Commander and Acting Head of Mission, Major General Kefyalew Amde Tessema, recently met with senior traditional leaders of the Misseriya community led by Nazar Muktar Babo Nimir in Diffra. Photo Daniel…
Mobile Force Reserve peacekeepers awarded for their service
Today, sixty-seven UNFICYP peacekeepers from the Mobile Force Reserve (MFR) Unit were awarded medals for their contributions to peace in Cyprus. The medals were presented by the Force Commander, Major General Cheryl Pearce…
Shaping Peace Now: “True peace starts at home,” – Esther Siama, South Sudan
Esther Siama works as a hairdresser in a salon in Yambio market, Western Equatoria. She hopes for a peaceful, prosperous future for all South Sudanese. “I remember being very scared as a child. Ambushes on dirt roads were…