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UNAMID supports dispute settlement training for North Darfur judges and officials
Photo by Mohamad Almahady, UNAMID. EL FASHER - Dispute settlement was the focus of a UNAMID-supported workshop for Sudan rural courts judges and officials that took place recently in El Fasher, North Darfur. The three-day…
UN Standing Police Capacity: 10 years of rapid assistance to peace operations
Ten years on, the United Nations Standing Police Capacity (SPC) continues to bolster peacekeeping operations by providing immediate start-up capability and strengthening police components with timely support, advice and…
Kabul terrorist attack ‘morally reprehensible and an outrage,’ underscores UN envoy
Condemning today’s terrorist attack in the Afghan capital, Kabul, the United Nations mission there called on all parties to the conflict to “strictly adhere” to their obligations under international humanitarian law and to…
‘Warning signs are flashing’ in crisis-torn Central African Republic, warns senior UN official
Despite “vast improvement” in security in parts of the Central African Republic (CAR), there are still deep tensions and some fear of a sudden relapse, a top United Nations human rights official said while visiting the strife…
UN condemns terrorist attack in Kabul, underscores need to protect civilians
Condemning the terrorist attack in the Afghan capital, Kabul, United Nations officials, including the Secretary-General and his Special Representative for the country as well as members of the Security Council underscored…
The First Woman to Command a UNIFIL Contingent
Last week Major Nina Raduha, from Slovenia, became the first woman contingent commander in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). She took charge of UNIFIL’s Slovenian Contingent on 22 May 2017. This is also…
UNAMID peacekeeper killed in Nyala, South Darfur
El Fasher, 1 June 2017 — On 31 May 2017, a military peacekeeper from the African Union–United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) was killed by an unidentified group in a carjacking incident in Nyala, South Darfur…
UNAMID hands over women center to local community in West Jebel Marra, Central Darfur
Photo by Kone Mouroulaye, UNAMID. On 30 May 2017, UNAMID Sector Central handed over a constructed Women’s Center and Meeting Hall to the local community in Nertiti, West Jebel Marra Locality in Central Darfur. The project…
UNIFIL Celebrates 2017 World Environment Day
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major General Michael Beary, and UNIFIL Deputy Head of Mission, Mr. Imran Riza, plant an olive tree during the ceremony for 2017 World Environment Day in Naqoura. UNIFIL joined with…
Youth Plant Seeds For Better Environment
5 June, 2017 – On the occasion of World Environment Day, UNMIK hosted a group of young ambassadors - children of its staff – to get together and talk about why the environment matters and what can be done to protect it. In…