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Some progress made towards security in Mali, but still a long way to go, Security Council hears
Some progress has been made towards restoring peace and stability in Mali as outlined in a fragile 2015 peace deal, yet sustainable peace developments are not happening fast enough, the Security Council heard on Tuesday…
UN chief urges scaled up response for peace, across troubled Sahel’s region
Humanitarian and development responses for Mali and Africa’s wider Sahel region “are falling short”, and support must be scaled up to ensure a hopeful future for its people, the Secretary-General told world leaders at a…
Serbian specialists train LAF on first aid techniques in hostile environments
UNIFIL Photo / WO3 Salvatore Rizza UNIFIL’s Serbian instructors specialized in first aid techniques have long been training Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) personnel, with the focus assisting those wounded in military operations…
Concerned over Haiti’s political crisis, Guterres promises ‘continuous commitment’
In the light of on-going instability across Haiti and this week’s transition away from fully-fledged peacekeeping operations, the UN chief on Thursday promised “the continuous commitment” of the Organization “to support the…
Ongoing insecurity in Darfur, despite ‘remarkable developments’ in Sudan: UN peacekeeping chief
Despite major political developments at a national level, which have led to the establishment of a civilian-led government, the security situation in the Darfur region of Sudan remains unstable, UN peace chief Jean-Pierre…
SSPDF lauds UNMISS for training in international human rights and humanitarian law
More than 40 members of South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) have benefited from a two-day training organized by the Civil Affairs Division of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in Kuajok, Gogrial. The…
Contest: Aweil students test their spelling abilities on key words in country’s peace agreement
The spelling bees: Some of the contestants await the start of the competition Words such as ‘boundaries’, ‘ceasefire’, ‘diversity’, ‘implementation’, ‘constitution’, and ‘democracy’ are some of the few that they struggled to…
Chinese peacekeepers organize free medical camp
Chinese peacekeepers recently organized a free medical camp in a south-eastern Lebanese village, directly benefiting the host population. In the 25 October camp in the village of Kleyaa, 16 Chinese medical personnel –…
UN policewoman recognized for ‘speaking up and speaking out’ on behalf of the vulnerable
At the core of peacekeeping lies the notion of shared responsibility, the UN peacekeeping chief said on Tuesday, presenting this year’s award for Female Police Officer of the Year, to a woman who “has made a career of…
Journalists in Aweil describe relations between the government and the media as “average”
Journalists in Aweil have described their relationship with the government as merely “average”. They did so at a training organized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, aimed at discussing how to improve the…