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Hundreds of people including school children in Bentiu gathered today to celebrate World Water Day, commemorated every year on 22 March. The focus of the day is on the importance of universal access to clean water, sanitation…
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HERAT – As part of a series of events broadcast on local radio, UNAMA in Herat organized a panel of human rights experts recently to discuss the protection of civilians in conflict. The discussion was broadcast on Ariana…
The Gonzaga Football Club on Sunday, 19 March, won the Sport for Peace football tournament in front of over 5,000 spectators at Rumbek Freedom Square. Speaking after the game, UNMISS Political Affairs Officer, Mr. Athiaan…
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UNSOM Police Commissioner Christoph Buik and the German Deputy Ambassador to Somalia Markus Bollmohr visited the disputed city of Gaalkacyo on 21 March to assess the implementation of a ceasefire agreement concluded by the…
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Truckloads of medical supplies are being sent to villages hard hit by drought in Somalia’s South West after a UN airlift of emergency supplies arrived in Baidoa today. The supplies were donated by the Federal Government of…
Famagusta, 22 March 2017 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) in Cyprus, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, today participated in a workshop titled “Women’s Political Decision-Making in Cyprus: Achievements and…
21 March 2017 [as delivered] As the President of the General Assembly just referred, this day reminds us that in 1960 in Sharpeville, South Africa, 69 unarmed protestors were killed in a peaceful protest against the…
Mr. Elijah Karambizi, Chief Mission Support, welcomes the new Acting Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Tesfay Gidey Hailemichael. The new United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) Acting Head of…
The new United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) Acting Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Tesfay Gidey Hailemichael of Ethiopia arrived in Abyei this afternoon to assume his duties. The new…
Statement by SRSG Maman Sidikou to the Open Session of the UN Security Council 21 March 2017 Monsieur le Président, Distingués membres du Conseil, Je vous remercie de l’opportunité que vous m’offrez de m’entretenir avec vous…
On 21 March 2017, the Office of the United Nations Representative to the Geneva International Discussions (UNRGID) organized and chaired the 44th meeting of the Gali joint Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM)…
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Speaking after the meeting, at the Presidency, Ovídeo Pequeno, AU representative, said that the partners are concerned about the verbal escalation on both sides, which warns "the international community will not tolerate."…