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The United Nations deputy chief today called on Member States to fund the Organization's new strategy to counter cholera in Haiti, stressing that the initiative is facing a critical shortage of resources. “Without additional…
Five passengers rescued from River White Nile after boat capsized
The UNMISS Bangladesh Navy Force Marine Unit (BANFMU) has rescued five people after their boat capsized along the River White Nile on Monday. The boat was coming from Ogod heading towards Ditang near Malakal when it…
High Level UN-Central Asian Dialogue on the Implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
On June 13 th, 2017, a High-Level UN-Central Asian Dialogue on the Implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in Central Asia was held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, organized by the United Nations Counter…
SdM: True, this is not the most important perhaps job in the world, but one of the most complicated at the moment. I was trying during, and I’m not revealing a secret, I was trying to convey to those who are participating to…
La Elvira, Cauca. June 13, 2017. The Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the UN, Jean Arnault and Pablo Catatumbo, Member of the Secretariat of the FARC-EP, spearheaded the act of laying down of individual…
A community of local boys and youth, age 12-25 seated at the banks of the Kineti River in Torit, South Sudan waiting for a customer for their “car wash” business. They forgo their schooling to gain a living at 300SSPs per car.
As the world turns its eye to the issue of child labour on the World Day Against Child Labour, the problem could not be more pertinent to the peace process and development of South Sudan. According to UNICEF, there is an…
The United Nations Multi-Dimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) is determined to prevent any attempt by the Popular Front for Renaissance of Central African (FPRC) to occupy…
NEW YORK - Upon taking up my duties as Secretary-General in January of this year, my very first act was to issue an appeal for peace -- a call on citizens, governments and leaders everywhere to put peace first. The…
Michael Page, Head of Security Sector Reform Unit at UNMIL (middle) hands over a certificate to a trainee at the end of a five-day training session on Security Sector Reform in Monrovia, Liberia. Monrovia – On 9 June 2017…
The UN Report released this month in Geneva, Switzerland, and presented on Friday in Bissau reveals that the implementation of the right to health in Guinea- Bissau faces enormous challenges and calls for a comprehensive reform of the local health system.
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The Report was discussed and analyzed today at the Government Palace in Bissau in a meeting on international recommendations on human rights made to Guinea-Bissau. The meeting, was presided over by the Minister of State for…
Commanding Officer Fiji Batt Lt Col Ravunakana welcoming the Force Commander and Head of Mission (Chief Guest) Maj Gen Jai Shanker Menon at the Fiji Batt Medal Parade in Camp Fauoar.
Members of Fiji Batt proudly received their UNDOF service medal from the Force Commander and Head of Mission Maj Gen Jai Shanker Menon during a Military Ceremony in Camp Fauoar on 30th May 2017. This medal acknowledges…
Michael Page, Head of Security Sector Reform Unit at UNMIL (middle) hands over a certificate to a trainee at the end of a five-day training session on Security Sector Reform in Monrovia, Liberia.
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Monrovia – On 9 June 2017, more than 95 personnel from Liberia’s national, non-state and private security institutions completed weeklong training on Security Sector Reform at the University of Liberia. The training…