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SRSG Tanin calls for municipal electoral campaign free of intimidation and coercion
At the outset of the campaign for municipal elections in Kosovo, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Zahir Tanin, emphasises the importance of the opportunity for all people and communities to elect…
New German Ambassador visits UNFICYP HQ
NICOSIA, 20 September 2017 - The new Ambassador of Germany to Cyprus, H.E. Mr. Franz Josef Kremp, called on the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) in Cyprus and Head of UNFICYP, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, at…
Entrepreneurship at the UN PoC site keeps shop owner going
Entrepreneurship at the UN PoC site keeps shop owner going Fifty-six year old Gabriel Gatluak Kuei was forced to flee his home in Jebel, on the outskirts of Juba, the capital of South Sudan, after fighting broke out in 2013…
UNAMID Joint Special Representative briefs IDP leaders in North Darfur on Mission reconfiguration
Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID. EL FASHER - UNAMID’s Joint Special Representative, Jeremiah Mamabolo, met with community leaders at Abu Shouk camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in El Fasher, North Darfur this week to…
UN supports campaign to get girls back to school in Bentiu
UN supports campaign to get girls back to school in Bentiu A campaign to get young girls to go back to school and to encourage teachers to deliver a better education has been launched in Bentiu, northern South Sudan. The…
Amiet common market reopens
The temporary suspension of trading activity in Amiet common market on 10 July 2017 resulted from the security incidents in the vicinity of Amiet. More than 200 trucks loaded with a variety of goods for trading were affected…
UN envoy calls for de-escalation of tensions and violence in Jerusalem
Expressing deep concern over a surge in tensions and violence around the holy esplanade of Jerusalem's Old City, the United Nations envoy on Middle East peace today called for de-escalation of the situation. “I call on all…
Change in behaviour for South Sudan actors 'long overdue,' Security Council told
Highlighting challenges facing South Sudan, a senior United Nations official today underlined that overcoming obstacles borne of a volatile combination of insecurity and political uncertainty is critical for the war-torn…
Environmental impact assessment at UNIFIL Sector West Headquarters in Shamaa, south Lebanon.
Last week, a team of UNIFIL Environmental Management Unit visited UNIFIL Sector West Headquarters in the village of Shamaa in southern Lebanon in order to assess the environmental impact at the base. The assessment consisted…
UNIFIL Spanish Peacekeepers donate an elevator to a center for children with special needs in South Lebanon
The “Special Need Centre” in the village of Suq Al Khan in South Lebanon benefited from a donation by UNIFIL Spanish Peacekeepers.The $13,200 donation funded a project to install an elevator for the center to enable the safe…