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UNIFIL Chinese Medical Company handed over 20 varieties of medicines to the Ibil al-Saqi Municipality last week following request that the village dispensary was facing “acute shortage” of certain drugs. On 26 February, the…
Briefing to the Security Council on South Sudan Special Representative of the Secretary-General David Shearer Often when I brief the Security Council on South Sudan, the news is not encouraging. However, today is different…
Nicosia, 05 March 2020 – Following the decision to temporarily close four crossing points along the buffer zone, UNFICYP is concerned by the ongoing disruption caused to people on both sides. While the UN supports all…
Positive developments in South Sudan have “moved the country further along the road to sustainable peace”, the top UN official there told Security Council members on Wednesday. The world’s youngest nation has been mired in…
On 04 March 2020, MINURSO organized a ceremony celebrating, in advance, the International Women's Day celebrated every year on the 8th of March. A female military parade was organized on the occasion that was attended by the…
UNMISS Force Commander Lieutenant General Shailesh Tinaikar listens to the concerns of residents of the recently conflict-stricken Tonj area. Following recent intercommunal clashes in greater Tonj near Kuajok, the United…
UNIFIL French peacekeepers recently organized an awareness day with the UN Mission’s strategic partner, the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), on the dangers posed by mines, cluster munitions and improvised explosive ordnances. The…
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Mr. Zahir Tanin, met the new Head of the Council of Europe Office in Pristina, Mr. Francis Power, at UNMIK Headquarters on 3 March 2020. SRSG Tanin and Mr…
In between discussions on conflict mitigation, here in Bangasu district in Western Equatoria, one can do with stretching one's legs a bit. Some eighty women’s representatives in the Bangasu district of Western Equatoria have…
Congolese government and FRPI armed group have signed a peace agreement, much to the relief of the local population The Congolese Government signed on Friday, February 28 in Gety, roughly 60 km from Bunia, the provincial…
From now on, a significant portion of the electricity used at UN House in Juba will be generated by this farm of solar panels. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has inaugurated a new solar panel farm at one of its…
Sergeant Adubofour-Poku engaging with children in Malakal's protection of civilians site. It is a sweltering hot afternoon in the UN mission’s protection site in Malakal, South Sudan. Punishing weather notwithstanding…