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15 December 2014 - The failure to reach peace at Addis Ababa talks one year after the South Sudan conflict erupted is due to lack of political will, Bishop Enock Tombe said today on UN Radio Miraya. The Bishop, of the…
Ammunition collected from displaced persons at UNMISS protection areas in Malakal, Upper Nile, awaiting destruction by mission on 12 December (see story below). Photo: UNMISS/JC McIlwaine
12 December 2014 - UNMISS and the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) today destroyed weapons and ammunition recovered from civilians seeking refuge in the UNMISS base in Malakal, Upper Nile State. The destruction of…
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KABUL - Afghanistan’s President and a senior UN official today condemned widespread human rights violations in the country and urged that perpetrators be held to account. Speaking at an event in Kabul to mark International…
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns the killing of 11 Afghan de-miners and the wounding of another six in an attack in Helmand province yesterday. “The deliberate targeting and…
10 december 2014 On Human Rights Day we speak out. We denounce authorities who deny the rights of any person or group. We declare that human rights are for all of us, all the time: whoever we are and wherever we are from; no…
12 December 2014 - All media should improve reporting on sexual violence to help create accurate data and curb impunity for such crimes, a national human rights activist said in Juba today. Edmund Yakani, executive director…
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NEW YORK - The latest quarterly report on the situation in Afghanistan and the activities of the United Nations there is available now. The report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 68/11 and Security…
C’est un honneur d’avoir été reçu par le Président de la République. Je lui ai transmis les salutations chaleureuses du Secrétaire général des Nations Unies, Ban Ki-Moon. J’étais accompagné du Représentant Spécial du…
Cultural performances, traditional dances and drama presentations were among the activities conducted by Ajaweed group and University students during the commemoration of Human Rights Days. Held on 10 December 2014 under the…
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns yesterday’s suicide attack against a crowd of civilians in Kabul. On 11 December, a suicide attacker detonated himself amongst a crowd attending a…
12 December 2014 - Peace was the single biggest priority before South Sudanese refugees and internally displaced people could go back home, according to a survey released today by the International Republican Institute (IRI)…