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The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Ms. Bintou Keita, visited Haiti from 5-9 February, her first official mission to the country. During her visit, Ms. Keita stressed the importance of…
Nairobi, 15 February 2018 – The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) Youth Forum participated in the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum that took place at the United Nations…
KABUL - More than 10,000 civilians lost their lives or suffered injuries during 2017, according to the latest annual UN report documenting the impact of the armed conflict on civilians in Afghanistan. A total of 10,453…
- Special Coordinator
Following his joint meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah and Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, Major General Yoav (Poli) Mordechai on 14 February, UN Special Coordinator…
On February 1 and 2, a commission of representatives from 20 sponsoring countries from the United Nations Department of Political Affairs -UN DPA- visited Colombia with the objective of obtaining first-hand knowledge of the…
Photo by Muntasir Sharafadin, UNAMID. On 8 February 2018, UNAMID’s Bangladeshi peacekeepers teamed up with the Rule of Law section to organise a free medical clinic for the inmates and prison officers at Ardamata Prison, West…
The United Nations will need to focus its efforts on supporting Guinea-Bissau’s national leaders in their efforts to appoint an acceptable Prime Minister, establish an inclusive Government, organize and conduct timely…
- Security Council
Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Council, I thank you for this opportunity to introduce the Secretary-General’s report on the situation in Guinea-Bissau and the activities of the United Nations Integrated…
- Security Council
Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, I have come to New York to convey in person, I could have done it by video as we have done many times, to the Security Council the Secretary-General’s grave concern at the…
The recently rehabilitated road between Bor and Pibor has already made prices of commodities drop and optimism about durable peace and security soar. Photos: UNMISS/Amanda Voisard As we fly from Bor towards Pibor, we can see…
It took Aliza an eleven-hour-long dangerous walk to reach the nearest health care centre. Arriving in Tonga in northern South Sudan, she and her sick daughter are met by a looted facility. The United Nations Mission in South…
Kim Bolduc urged peacekeepers to respect the HIV prevention rules. Photo MONUSCO/Joseph Tabung Banah Goma, 7 February 2018 - During her recent contact tour in the North Kivu Province, the deputy chief of MONUSCO expressed…