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Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations concludes visit to Nicosia
On 11 May 2018, Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) for UN Peacekeeping Operations, Bintou Keita, concluded a three-day visit to Nicosia, Cyprus. Ms. Keita’s visit was focused on evaluating UNFICYP’s operations and the…
Message from the Head of UNAMID on the occasion of Ramadan
El Fasher, 15 May 2018 – On behalf of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), I would like to extend my best wishes to the Government and people of Sudan, at the start of the Holy month of Ramadan. As we…
UN Security Council renews mandate of UNISFA
The Security Council on 15 May 2018 decided to extend, for six months, mandates of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) relating to the delivery of humanitarian assistance and the protection of…
Floods devastate homes at UN Protection of Civilians site in Bor
A group of children living in the United Nations Protection of Civilians site in Bor dig up soil and fill up old pots and empty rusted tins of powdered milk. They carry these pots on their heads as they make their way across…
Korean peacekeepers help a local school in Bor after floods interrupt exams
It is a beautiful sunny morning with clear blue skies. A different day compared to the heavy rains and storm that hit Bor town only a few days ago. The rains caused flooding at Imperial High School, a school in the Jonglei…
MTF carries out “Mailbag” exercise with LAF Navy
UNIFIL’s Maritime Task Force (MTF) carried out an exercise off the coast of Beirut together with the Lebanese Armed Forces - Navy (LAF-N) in order to enhance the cooperation and coordination between the two forces, earlier…
MINUSCA peacekeeper from Mauritania killed in southern region of the Central African Republic
A peacekeeper of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) was killed and eight others were wounded on Thursday morning, 28 km south of Alindao, in southern…
UNMISS gifts new clean water facilities to Ladu community in Juba
Two new, UNMISS-provided boreholes in the Ladu community near Juba are expected to reduce inter-communal tensions over scarce water resources. The gifting of two new boreholes to the Ladu community in the capital Juba will…
USG for Humanitarian Affairs urges warring parties to stop fighting, protect civilians and aid workers in South Sudan
The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian affairs has urged warring parties in South Sudan to stop the fighting and protect aid workers who are risking their own lives to save others in the war-torn country. During a visit…