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UNIFIL’s Sector West organizes Spartan Race
UNIFIL’s Sector West Command organized a Spartan Race, with participation of 15 teams operating under it, in the Sector Headquarters in Shaama, on Saturday. UNIFIL’s Italian Battalion won the “Sector West Challenge,” which…
Morobo residents call for an end to fighting so humanitarians can reach people in need
Morobo residents call for an end to fighting so humanitarians can reach people in need Residents of Morobo village in the Yei region of South Sudan are calling for an immediate end to ongoing fighting in the region to allow…
Sports brings South Sudanese youth together on National Unity Day
The many diverse cultures that make South Sudan special were celebrated in song and dance as hundreds of young sports stars gathered in the capital for the launch of National Unity Day. The annual event brings together…
SRSG TANIN MEETS FOREIGN MINISTER OF ALBANIA IN ADVANCE OF UN SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATE ON KOSOVO
On 30 January 2018, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Mr Zahir Tanin, met with Albania's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Mr Ditmir Bushati, in Tirana. The visit was part of SRSG…
Somali leaders, international partners and UN determined to make Somalia famine resistant
One year after Somalia declared drought as a national emergency, famine has so far been averted due to collective and unprecedented humanitarian action, and on Tuesday, the country marked a turning point towards ending the…
Homage to fallen Pakistani Blue Helmet in Goma
MONUSCO Deputy Force Commander Major General Bernard Commins, has paid Homage to the fallen Pakistan Soldier (N.K)/Corporal MUHAMMAD NAEEM RAZA who was killed on the 27 January 2018 in an ambush in South Kivu by an illegal…
Security Council stresses need of ‘sustainable solutions’ for millions displaced in Darfur
Despite improvements in the security and humanitarian situation in Darfur, continued challenges remain, the United Nations Security Council has said, underlining the need for sustainable solutions for the region’s 2.7 million…
Portrait of Simion Marius ADRIAN
UNPOL Simion Marius ADRIAN is currently the acting chief for the UN Police Planning Unit at Kinshasa Headquarters. He is actually the Police Deputy-Commissioner and Chief of the Romanian contingent. Educated in the military…
Despite the implementation of the Peace Agreement, the human rights situation in Mali remains of concern
Bamako – 1st February 2018 MINUSMA and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released a joint public report today on human rights and the peace process in Mali, the product of monitoring and analysis…
FCR provides medical support to schoolchildren
Over the course of the past six weeks, UNIFIL’s French and Finnish peacekeepers provided medical support to about 600 children in the city of Burj Kallawiyah, south Lebanon. The peacekeepers attached to the UN Mission’s Force…