Walungu, March 23, 2018 – Walungu is a locality situated tens of kilometres from the town of Bukavu in the South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The main activity of the population in this…
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Liberia will formally cease operations on Friday after aiding the West African nation’s transition from ravaging civil war to a hopeful era of peace.
Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID. On 26 and 27 March 2018, some 100 women from Darfur’s five states, representing the state government, parliamentarians, localities, civil society organizations and internally displaced persons…
As the United Nations continues to send peacekeepers to difficult or war-torn environments like Mali and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, those ‘blue helmets’ will need more and better coordinated support among the…
UNMISS chief rides with boda boda motorcyclists in campaign for peace and safety The streets of Juba were today lit up in midday excitement, as David Shearer, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of United…
As the United Nations continues to send peacekeepers to difficult or war-torn environments like Mali and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, those ‘blue helmets’ will need more and better coordinated support among the…
The medical team of UNIFIL’s Ghanaian Battalion (GHANBATT) organized a joint Combat Medicare Course with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) personnel at the main Ghanaian base in Al-Qawzah this week. The two-day course held on…
The African Border Corridor Programme Technical Team (AUBP-TT) together with the Joint Technical Border Corridor Committee (JTBCC), with support from the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) and United…
Some 60,000 people displaced by ongoing hostilities in Nigeria’s crisis-torn Borno state will receive life-saving aid thanks to an allocation from the United Nations-managed country-based humanitarian assistance fund.
The Security Council on Tuesday extended for one year the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), making it a priority for the operation to protect civilians and provide support for…
On visit to Bor, head of UNMISS stresses need to create conditions for displaced people to return home On his second visit to Bor town in Jonglei, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United…
27 March 2018, Monrovia – The eleven groups of Traditional Communicators (TC’s) bid farewell to the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) with a day of cultural singing and dancing performances; after 15 years of…