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Boghos Avetikian: UN Youth Champions challenge the “us-versus-them” mentality
Boghos Avetikian is a 23-year-old Cypriot who cares about the environment in his country and tries to learn new ways to protect it. In August this year, he joined the UN Youth Champions for Environment and Peace programme and…
UNIFIL’s school support to benefit 2,500 pupils
UN Photo: Warrant Officer Ramesh Karki With Lebanon easing COVID-related restrictions and schools preparing to welcome students again, UNIFIL supported last week nine public schools in the country’s south-eastern villages…
UNIFIL’s school support to benefit 2,500 pupils
UN Photo: Warrant Officer Ramesh Karki With Lebanon easing COVID-related restrictions and schools preparing to welcome students again, UNIFIL supported last week nine public schools in the country’s south-eastern villages…
New county commissioners in Upper Nile State vow to practice good governance, foster peace and unity
County commissioners in Upper Nile State recently got together and agreed to set political differences aside to work for peace. Photos: Samson Liberty/UNMISS The thirteen county commissioners in Upper Nile State have pledged…
UN Police train South Sudanese counterparts on community policing and human rights
Senior police officers in Yambio pondering humanity, human rights and community policing at a workshop organized by UN Police. Photos: Martin Siba/UNMISS Human rights and how to build a good relationship with the citizens…
MINUSCA Deputy Force Commander in Bria to learn about security challenges
Meeting with the population and local authorities to listen to their security concerns was top of the agenda for the MINUSCA Deputy Force Commander, Major General Paulo Maia Pereira, during a visit to Bria, Haute-Kotto…
Young Cypriots awarded for their views on the value of water on the island
The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus, Elizabeth Spehar, the US Ambassador, Judith Garber, and the co-chairs of the Technical Committee on Environment, Michael Loizides and Salih Gücel…
Slovakia marks 20 years of contribution to UNFICYP
On the 20th anniversary of Slovakia’s contribution to UNFICYP, the mission’s Slovak peacekeepers are more committed than ever to continue patrolling the buffer zone and remain engaged with both communities to promote peace…
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -OATH OF OFFICE
SG Oath of Office Mr. President of the General Assembly, Senhor Presidente da República Portuguesa, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, This is a solemn moment. I find myself experiencing a whirlwind of emotions and thoughts…
Awareness on ills of early marriages and children in armies in focus when UNMISS celebrated Day of the African Child
Schoolchildren took over, mostly, Radio Miraya on the Day of the African Child. Photos: Moses Pasi/UNMISS Early, and often forced, marriages are alarmingly common in South Sudan. What, then, could be a better way to mark the…