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UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 254

Thirty officers serving with the South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) in Gogrial have benefited from an intensive training session to sharpen their criminal investigative skills and improve their understanding of child…

Human rights messages will echo more loudly if organisations speak collectively, UNMIK’s human rights partners learned in a joint training. More than 30 Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) from throughout Kosovo gathered…

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of David McLachlan-Karr of Australia as his Deputy Special Representative in the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the…

Côte d’Ivoire’s Delegate Stresses Support of African Members for Lifting Sanctions The ranking United Nations official in the Central African Republic appealed to the Security Council today to renew the mandate of the…

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Deng Dau Deng. Ambassadors, Heads of Missions and representatives of the diplomatic community. Heads of UN Agencies and NGOs. UN personnel. And citizens of Juba. Welcome and thank you for…

UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 253

The SRSG and SG On Tuesday 22 October, the SRSG and Head of MINURSO Colin Stewart chaired a town-hall meeting that was attended by the whole Mission staff. Mr. Stewart briefed the personnel of MINURO of his recent visit to…

The bridge linking Joppa to major markets, health centers and schools in the South Sudanese capital Juba is a lifeline for the local community. But damage caused by heavy flooding during the rainy season had left residents…

Sudan and neighbouring South Sudan “have never been closer” to reaching a sustainable peace with each other, and their own internal armed opposition groups, the head of UN peacekeeping told the Security Council on Thursday…

Bangui, Central African Republic – The Un common system held today a ceremony to mark the 74th anniversary of the United Nations day– a commemoration of the entry into force of the United Nations Charter – celebrated on 24…

UNIFIL today marked the 74th United Nations Day at its headquarters in Naqoura, south Lebanon, joining the global call for international peace and security as enshrined in the UN Charter.UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force…