Rockets have been launched from southern Lebanon into northern Israel and Israel Defense Forces has retaliated. UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Del Col is in direct contact with the parties urging all…
Despite a deteriorating security situation and the reverberating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, regional troops deployed to combat terrorists in Africa’s Sahel region have scaled up the tempo of their operations in recent…
Renewed conflict in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area has led to thousands being displaced and increased need for humanitarian assistance in this already-beleaguered part of South Sudan. Photo by Gideon Sackitey/UNMISS…
On Monday, 17 May at around 11:30 pm, UNIFIL detected firing of rockets from the general area of Rashaya Al Foukhar north of Kfar Chouba, in south Lebanon. Immediately after we were also informed by the parties. The Israel…
On Monday, 17 May at around 1130 pm, UNIFIL detected firing of rockets from the general area of Rashaya Al Foukhar north of Kfar Chouba, in south Lebanon. Immediately after we were also informed by the parties. The IDF…
Communities living in Lowoi, a primarily agrarian society, have had their homes and farmlands destroyed by seasonal nomadic herders. Many have been displaced in the past few months and need urgent food assistance, as a…
A hospital worker is pictured going to dispose medical waste at the new incinerator at Malakal Teaching Hospital. This much-needed disposal site was funded by UNMISS and constructed by the International Medical Corps; it was…
Some 60 participants from the military justice sector attended an UNMISS workshop on the rights of children and the need to protect them when armed conflict arises. Photo by Moses Pasi/UNMISS. “Children are the future of our…
[Watch the video on webtv.un.org] I thank France for hosting today’s Conference. We have a responsibility to help Sudan consolidate its democratic transition. Rebuild its economy. And deliver sustainable peace and development…
UNIFIL peacekeepers are on the ground and working in close coordination with our strategic partners, the Lebanese Armed Forces who are working around the clock to provide security in the area. Since the beginning of the…
Juba, 16 May 2021: The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Nicholas Haysom, has expressed deep concern over the fresh escalation of violence in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area. “We are alarmed by the…
State of siege in North Kivu: MONUSCO determined to support DRC security forces. Photo MONUSCO/Myriam Asmani While the Congolese Head of state, Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi, has declared a state of siege in the Ituri and North…