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As part of UNIFIL’s continued support to Lebanon’s security institutions in extending state authority in south Lebanon, the UN mission handed over this week a number of vehicles and information technology (IT) equipment to…
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Thursday told the Human Rights Council in Geneva today: “ Afghanistan is a graveyard for human rights. The cascade of edicts and laws announced by the de facto…
YAMBIO - Ethiopian peacekeeper, Tigist Ferede, is serving her country and the United Nations with pride. The 46-year-old is not on the frontline of patrols but is helping to keep peacekeepers safe and ready for every…
In Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, a police officer from Tanzania serving with MONUSCO holds an awareness session with the Congolese National Police to train women leaders on preventing sexual violence, strengthening referrals with judicial police, and promoting formal reporting over inf
- Women, Peace and Security (WPS) 01
This year’s commemoration of International Women’s Day calls us to examine the structural barriers to equal justice: discriminatory laws, weak legal protections, harmful practices, and social norms that erode the rights of…
MUNDRI - In Mundri West, the changing seasons bring cattle — and with them, both opportunity and uncertainty. Each year, pastoralists migrate in search of water and grazing land. But as herds move across farmland and fishing…
LEER - “Peace and justice are paramount for our community.” Leer County Commissioner, General James Kuol Tap, set the tone for a specialized training for 50 traditional chiefs and 20 police officers from across southern Unity…
LEER – In the town of Leer, a silent revolution is underway. Once decimated during fierce fighting, the town is slowly rebuilding itself thanks to the resilience of its residents, and a little support from the United Nations…
A voter in Central African Republic displays her ID at a polling station during the December 2025 elections. Photo: © MINUSCA/Myriam Asmani.
- Elections 01
By Vibhu Mishra Fresh from holding the most extensive elections in its history, the Central African Republic (CAR) is entering what the UN’s top envoy in the country describes as a “decisive period” in consolidating fragile…
The leader of the Turkish Cypriot community, Mr. Tufan Erhürman, and the leader of the Greek Cypriot community, Mr. Nikos Christodoulides, met this morning in the United Nations Protected Area. The leaders were welcomed by…
- Security Council
Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council on Ukraine (Delivered by Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary A. DiCarlo) New York, 24 February 2026 Four years after the Russian…
The Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General on Cyprus convened the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot representatives of the 13 Technical Committees, together with the two Coordinators, at Wilton Park in the United Kingdom…