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UNMISS boosts peacekeeping presence on western Nile to support returning refugees
Every morning, Regina and Sunday Peters walk for two hours in the sweltering sun to get from their village to school in Kodok. After laboring over their lessons, they spend several hours selling milk for the equivalent of…
Appeals for help as the displaced return to resume life in Lankien
Some 8,000 displaced persons have now returned home in the Lankien area to resume their normal lives, even as new challenges stand in their way. “A lot of the people who are returning from Akobo, Ethiopia, Kenya and other…
SRSG TANIN WARNS AGAINST ESCALATION OF TENSIONS
SRSG Zahir Tanin said in a statement, “I follow with serious concern the recent developments culminating today in the declared resignations by the mayors of four northern municipalities”. Regarding the tariffs placed on…
An orange day at UNMISS as staff join global campaign to end violence against women
It was an orange day at the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), with orange balloons, orange t-shirts, and orange ribbons on display at an orange expo. “You can see here, on the wall, what UNPOL [UN Police] is doing,”…
Near verbatim transcript of Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous Press Conference
Opening Remarks: Good morning to you all. I wanted to give you some update on where we stand on the deployment of military observers in Syria. In fact, we have had unarmed military observers on the ground since the 15th of…
Near verbatim transcript of Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous and Tony Banbury Assistant-Secretary-General and Acting Head of the Department of Field Support Press Conference on the occasion of International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
Spokesperson Martin Nesirky: Good afternoon everyone and welcome to this briefing. As you are all aware, today is the International Day for Peacekeepers. That is why I’m joined by Hervé Ladsous, the Under-Secretary-General…
Near verbatim transcript of Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous Press Conference
Martin Nesirky: Good afternoon, welcome to the briefing, I am joined by Under-Secretary-General Hervé Ladsous who is of course the Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations. He is here for his, if you like, end of…
Safety and Security of United Nations Peacekeepers
Troop-contributing countries to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) joined by several other Member States and the European Union, condemned in “the strongest terms” the persistent attacks against UNIFIL, including the…
UNIFIL Chinese Hospital donates medicines to village dispensary
UNIFIL Chinese Medical Company handed over 20 varieties of medicines to the Ibil al-Saqi Municipality last week following request that the village dispensary was facing “acute shortage” of certain drugs. On 26 February, the…
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Briefing to the Security Council on South Sudan Special Representative of the Secretary-General David Shearer
Often when I brief the Security Council on South Sudan, the news is not encouraging. However, today is different. There have been positive developments that have moved the country further along the road to sustainable peace…