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International Day of Peace celebrated in South Sudan with a call for renewed hope
Juba, South Sudan- To commemorate the International Day of Peace, in South Sudan, the United Nations’ Funds, Programmes and Agencies, and the peacekeeping mission organized a number of events across the country, in…
UNMISS DSRSG on International Day of Peace: “We must have renewed hope”
Moustapha Soumare, UNMISS’ Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, today delivered a message of the need for new hope for South Sudan. Speaking at the Nyakuron Cultural Center at an event to commemorate the…
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KABUL - Drama performances portraying the effects of war on Afghan communities, especially children, were a key component of an International Day of Peace event in Kabul today. More than 50 people, including government…
Press Conference: UN Security Council delegation concludes South Sudan visit pt.5 Press Conference: UN Security Council delegation concludes South Sudan visit pt.5 The Transitional Government of National Unity – TGoNU has…
The Security Council met to consider the recent peace agreement between the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia--People’s Army (FARC-EP). UN Photo/Amanda Voisard
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL, REMARKS TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON COLOMBIA It is a pleasure to welcome President Santos to this chamber today and to share the good news he brings. After more than four years of arduous negotiations…
A supporter holds a campaign poster for Subeyda Maxamed Malak Mukhtar, an aspirant for the Federal Lower House of Parliament, on 21 September 2016, in Baidoa. UN Photo
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Preparations for the 2016 electoral process are picking up as Somalia prepares to choose parliamentary representatives, in an exercise that will culminate in a presidential poll in late October. Candidates for seats in the…
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major General Michael Beary addresses the audience at the event for International Day of Peace held at UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura, south Lebanon.
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“The young children playing in the school yards of Tibnin dreaming of a bright future, men and women going to work every day in Bint Jbeil to support their families and the elderly residents of Naqoura enjoying evening chai…
Nicosia, 21st September 2016 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the European Commission are pleased to announce the signature of the contract for road works for the LEFKA-APLICI/LEFKE-APLIÇ. Road works…
The Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (DSRSG) for Somalia, Peter de Clercq (middle), the UNOCHA Head of Office for Somalia, Justin Brady (right), and the FAO Head of Programmes, Rudi Van Aaken (left), attend a media briefing to launch the latest Food Security and Nutrition Situation Update for Somalia, on 20 September 2016 in Mogadishu. UN Photo
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The United Nations is appealing for humanitarian assistance for five million people in Somalia facing hunger caused by acute food shortages. The latest Food Security and Nutrition Outlook for August to December 2016 released…
The final report of an independent United Nations investigation in Burundi, released today, describes “abundant evidence of gross human rights violations,” possibly amounting to crimes against humanity, by the Government of…
Council of Ministers decides to permit UNMISS to operate freely in Gbudue State
The Yambio Council of Ministers has declared the resumption of free movement for UNMISS in Gbudue State, where its patrols have recently been restricted. A press statement issued by the Minister of Information, Culture and…
Jubek and Boma state governors unite to combat child abduction
A young girl by the name of Eshter Poni Madong was abducted from an area in Rajaf and taken to Gumuruk town, in Boma on the first of May this year. Nearly five months later, the governor of Jubek state, Augustino Jadala Wani…