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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…
On International Day, United Nations marks 10th anniversary of Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
UNITED NATIONS, 8 August 2017 – Ten years after the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, progress has been made in terms of the formal recognition of indigenous peoples in several…
SRSG TANIN MEETS SERBIAN PRESIDENT AND FIRST DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER / FOREIGN MINISTER
On 9 August, Special Representative to the Secretary-General Zahir Tanin met with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, and subsequently with Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic, as part of…
Ahead of presidential elections, women of Lofa pray for peace in Liberia
Lofa, 7 August 2017 - Women in Peace Building Network (WIPNET) worshippers seek their God’s intervention in Liberia’s forthcoming October 2017 elections. Lofa, 7 August 2017 – UNMIL Head of Field Office Voinjama, Ms. Frances…
UN Peacekeeping Mission Head insists on “zero tolerance approach” to militarization of South Sudan’s displaced people camps
The Head of the UN Peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has insisted that the mission maintains a “zero tolerance approach” to the militarization of camps for people displaced by conflict and that the camps remain…
UN Peacekeeping Mission Head insists on “zero tolerance approach” and maintaining the civilian character of South Sudan’s displaced people camps
The Head of the UN Peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has insisted that the mission maintains a “zero tolerance approach” to any attempts to militarize the camps for people displaced by conflict and that the camps…