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Today’s developments in Kosovo are unacceptable. I call on Belgrade and Pristina authorities to act with good will, to avoid provocation and to take the steps necessary to maintain peace and human security. The…

Strongly condemning the terrorist attack in France, the United Nations Secretary-General has reiterated his support to the Government in its fight against violent extremism.

An International Meeting in Monrovia - 23 March 2018 Download: liberia_moment_-_joint_communique_-_23_march_2018.pdf (Monrovia, March 23, 2018) — Liberia is at a crossroads of opportunity. A new President, H.E. George Manneh…

Nineteen years after the end of the conflict in Kosovo, 1,652 persons from all Kosovan communities remain missing. The full truth about their fate remains unknown to their families. On this day, the International Day for the…

UNMISS has handed over a new women's resource centre to women living in Aweil town. In an effort to empower women in the region, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan in Northern Bahr el Gahzal region has handed over two…

Flying across the vast desert in Northern Mali on surveillance and protection of civilians missions would be a challenge for any pilot, but Sandra Hernandez stands out. She’s the only female helicopter pilot in El Salvador’s…

Proactive and robust road repair work by UNMISS promotes nimble transportation and durable peace. The Chinese Engineering Company of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan in Wau has completed more than 170 kilometres of…

Kajo-Keji is no longer the bustling town it used to be. Most of its residents have fled to refugee camps in Uganda and are not daring to return home. Greater Kajo-Keji, consisting of the four counties of Nyepo, Kangapo…

Gamal Abdulrahman, UNAMID. On 17 March 2018, more than 2500 families were affected by a fire that ravaged parts of El Neem C for internally displaced persons, in East Darfur. A UNAMD Team, led by Mr. Innih Akpan, Officer in…

21 March 2018. Monrovia: (Left to right) the Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Bintou Keita, the Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS)…

It is critical to shore up areas of Africa’s Lake Chad Basin freed from the grip of Boko Haram, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General told the Security Council on Thursday, as she also called for efforts to rebuild the…

The Rumbek Field Office of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan has initiated a quick impact project to renovate a ten- room dormitory for girls at the Rumbek National Secondary School. The Rumbek Field Office of the…