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Statement of the Spokesperson for Secretary-General on the situation in Kashmir
New York - The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about the deterioration of the situation along the Line of Control in Kashmir in recent days. He calls on all involved to prioritize the restoration of calm and stability…
Ethics workshop held at UNMOGIP
Ms. Elia Armstrong (far left) talks to UNMOGIP staff about ethics. The United Nations expects its staff to maintain the highest ethical standards during their work. The director of the UN Ethics Office, Elia Yi Armstrong…
Ban urges 'dialogue and diplomacy' by both India and Pakistan to de-escalate tensions
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. UN Photo/Mark Garten (file) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is deeply concerned over the significant increase in tensions between India and Pakistan in the wake of recent…
Statement of the Spokesperson for Secretary-General on attack on Indian Army base in Uri
New York - The Secretary-General condemns today's militant attack in Uri, India-administered Jammu and Kashmir. He expresses his deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the soldiers who lost their lives and to the…
Arrival of UN regional force in South Sudan will free up peacekeepers to patrol “insecure roads”
The arrival of a UN regional force in South Sudan will enable the UN Mission in the country, UNMISS to free up additional peacekeepers to mount more “patrols along insecure roads,” the head of the Mission, David Shearer has…
Press Conference on Arrival of Regional Protection Forces into Juba, South Sudan
SRSG Shearer - Regional protection Force - Press Conference (near verbatim) Ladies and Gentlemen Good morning and welcome to the RWANBATT compound here at Tomping. A number of you have reported over the weekend that the first…
LIEUTENANT GENERAL LEONARD MURIUKI NGONDI OF KENYA APPOINTED FORCE COMMANDER OF AFRICAN UNION-UNITED NATIONS HYBRID OPERATION IN DARFUR
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat today announced the appointment of Lieutenant General Leonard Muriuki Ngondi of Kenya as Force Commander for the…
South Sudan: Deployment of UN-mandated regional protection force begins
The phased deployment in South Sudan of the United Nations-authorized regional protection force has begun, freeing existing peacekeepers to extend their presence to conflict-affected areas beyond the capital, Juba. “Having…
UNAMID and Government of Sudan join global commemoration of Mandela Rules for treatment of offenders in prison
A recent celebration of Nelson Mandela Day, held in Khartoum on the 18 July, 2017, was attended by the Sudanese Police Commissioner General and other senior government officials, including the Deputy Chief Justice, the…
UNIFIL donates firefighting and rescue assets to Lebanese Civil Defense
From Left to right: Vice-Mayor of Marjayoun, Sari Labib Gholmieh and UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Micheal Beary and Deputy Head of Mission Imran Riza at the hand-over ceremony. The United Nations…