CENTRAL/WESTERN EQUATORIA– Frequent cattle raids and retaliatory attacks have often threatened South Sudan’s fragile peace. But in some states, solutions are being found through constructive dialogue and community-led agreements. An example of such grassroots-focused peacebuilding is Mundri in Western Equatoria, where as a gesture of reconciliation and commitment, the Central Equatoria State Government just handed over 11 stolen cattle. Based on…
Over the past week, UNIFIL peacekeepers have ramped up support to the people displaced from the mission’s area of operations, especially those forced from towns and villages close to the Blue Line due to ongoing hostilities. Beneficiaries included internally displaced persons (IDPs) sheltering both within and outside the UNIFIL area of operations. On 25 April, the mission’s Italian peacekeepers delivered a donation comprising medicines, hygiene…
A brief roundup of United Nations political and peacebuilding events and developments globally. USG DiCarlo briefs Council on DPRK’s advancing missile and nuclear capabilities On 30 April, Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General (USG) for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, said the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) pursuit of nuclear weapons and its ballistic missile programmes remain a matter of serious concern. Briefing the…
In exercising her good offices functions, the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, met this week with officials in Israel and in Lebanon for discussions on consolidating the cessation of hostilities and paving the way to lasting stability on both sides of the Blue Line. In Israel, the Special Coordinator discussed with Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and Defense Minister Israel Katz the need for solutions capable of…
Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo's Remarks to the Security Council on Non-proliferation/DPRK New York, 30 April 2026 Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, This year marks the beginning of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s new Five-Year Military Development Plan for 2026-2030. The DPRK’s Ninth Party Congress, held from 19 to 25 February, noted that under this Plan, the DPRK will introduce “new secret arsenals and…
Mogadishu, 30 April 2026 – A United Kingdom (UK) government delegation has concluded a two-day visit to the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS), undertaking a strategic mission assessment ahead of forthcoming deliberations by the United Nations Security Council on the mission’s mandate and support operations. The five-member delegation—comprising representatives from the UK Mission to the United Nations, the Foreign, Commonwealth and…
The celebrations of the fortnight of the Child under the theme "Conflict and Crisis in Africa", let us protect all the rights of children" are of special importance this year not only because they coincide with the 20th…
From 07-15 June 2016, UNAMID’s Civil Affairs Section organized a peace campaign in Shangil Tobaya, North Darfur. The campaign, conducted in six villages in the area – Hilat Ahmed, Karwa, Kafanki, Karkaiat, Um Drasay and Abu…
Farid was walking with his father to the market when the explosion hit. “First it felt like an earthquake, and then came the loud sound of the blast,” he said. I held my ears because of the noise. A wall from the military…
Mr. President, Excellencies, Thank you for the invitation to join Stephen O’Brien and Ivan Simonovic at this meeting. I will obviously defer to both Stephen and to Ivan on the subjects of their own competence and professional…
NEW YORK - Progress on the economy and improving security is imperative so that Afghans have confidence in their government, said Nicholas Haysom, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, in a…
The UNMISS Human Rights Division alongside other substantive sections engaged 35 traditional leaders on their role to respect, uphold, and promote human rights in the community. While there, the County Executive Director Mr…
On Sunday 19th June 2016, the 2nd Annual Bi-communal Football tournament took place in the Futsal Stadium on 3rd Avenue in Pyla Village. The event, organised by local Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot football clubs with…
HERAT - The need for more Afghan women to work in government positions was the key message from those speaking at a UN-backed event in Herat city, the capital of Afghanistan’s third largest province. “Women’s participation in…
Durant le mois de mai 2016, le BCNUDH a documenté 384 violations des droits de l’homme sur le territoire de la RDC, ce qui représente une hausse par rapport au mois d’avril 2016 au cours duquel 366 violations avaient été…
Tunis, 20 June 2016 – German Ambassador Christian Much and UNICEF Special Representative for Libya Ghassan Khalil signed today an agreement for a contribution to assist strengthening the Expanded Programme on Immunization…
Children of the village of Diahouin, near Blolequin want peace. They made it clear to a visiting UN delegation following the post-electoral crisis (Diahouin, June 2011)