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UN Security Council renews mandate of UNISFA
The Security Council on 15 May 2018 decided to extend, for six months, mandates of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) relating to the delivery of humanitarian assistance and the protection of…
Floods devastate homes at UN Protection of Civilians site in Bor
A group of children living in the United Nations Protection of Civilians site in Bor dig up soil and fill up old pots and empty rusted tins of powdered milk. They carry these pots on their heads as they make their way across…
Korean peacekeepers help a local school in Bor after floods interrupt exams
It is a beautiful sunny morning with clear blue skies. A different day compared to the heavy rains and storm that hit Bor town only a few days ago. The rains caused flooding at Imperial High School, a school in the Jonglei…
The UNSG issued his report on the situation in Western Sahara
The UNSG issued his report on the situation in Western Sahara The UNSG issued his report on the situation in Western Sahara
UN officials urge action to prevent sexual violence in conflict; Rohingya lawyer says ‘Security Council failed us’
The United Nations Security Council has failed to prevent the Rohingya refugee crisis, and the 15-member body must refer sexual violence and other crimes against the ethnic group to the world’s top criminal court, a Rohingya…
UN Mission trains South Sudanese police officers on rights-based community policing
UN Mission trains South Sudanese police officers on rights-based community policing This week a total of 35 South Sudanese police officers in Juba are being trained by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan on how to…
French peacekeepers train together with LAF dog handlers
Dog handlers from UNIFIL’s French contingent trained jointly with their counterparts from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) earlier this month. The “Attack Dog” exercise benefited LAF soldiers from the Fifth Intervention…
Korean peacekeepers receive service medals
UNIFIL peacekeepers from the Republic of Korea received United Nations medals earlier this week for their service in furthering peace in south Lebanon. At a medal parade ceremony held on 11 April in the Korean Battalion’s…
As conditions worsen in Yemen, new UN envoy hopes to rekindle peace talks
The new United Nations envoy for war-torn Yemen called Tuesday for all parties to the conflict to abandon preconditions and begin negotiations, and said he would offer a new framework for talks within the next two months.
UN and League of Arab States ink pact to partner on counter-terrorism
The United Nations and the League of Arab States on Tuesday signed an agreement on working together to tackle terrorism – previewing the type of partnerships the UN hopes to forge in June at a gathering of counter-terrorism…