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UNMISS has embarked on a five-day patrol to conflict-affected areas near Pajok. (Archive photo).
(Scroll down to listen to a Radio Miraya interview with UNMISS Spokesperson Daniel Dickinson on the same topic) The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has dispatched an integrated patrol to the town of Pajok and surrounding…
Journalists in Rumbek decried restrictions on freedom of expression during a consultative meeting organized by the UNMISS Human Rights Division.
Lakes States journalists in a consultative meeting organized by UNMISS Human Rights Division on Thursday denounced unnecessary restrictions on freedom of opinion and expression. Addressing the participants, the Human Rights…
Libya - IOM Libya’s latest Displacement Tracking Matrix Mobility Tracking report shows that there are 294,436 IDP individuals residing in 89 baladiyas (municipalities) across the country and 196,852 individuals who have…
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UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major General Michael Beary, today chaired a regular tripartite meeting with senior officials from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) at the UN…
United Nations officials are mentoring Libyan coastal guards regularly engaged in risky search-and-rescue missions at sea. In the process, they are arming them with greater awareness of how to deal with migrants and refugees…
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HERAT - Improving social and economic conditions for Herat’s residents was the focus of a UN-backed event in the western province this week. Officials from Herat’s provincial development committee gathered with United Nations…
Civilians in the Wau area seeking safety and shelter after a recent outbreak of violence.
(For another article on this topic, check the UN News Centre) “Significant work” has been undertaken by the UN Mission in South Sudan, UNMISS, over the last five months to enhance its ability to protect civilians. That’s the…
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has written a letter to the Security Council on the implementation of recommendations by Major General (retired)Patrick Cammaert related to July events in South Sudan.
(Scroll down for attached "note to correspondents") Following the outbreak of hostilities in Juba from 8 to 11 July 2016 and the resulting violence perpetrated against civilians, on 23 August 2016, my predecessor, Ban Ki-moon…
A joint open women’s peace forum was held in Bentiu on Wednesday to discuss peace and security concerns in the region. Following deliberations, the group of female participants from the Bentiu Protection of Civilian (PoC)…
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On the occasion of the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, a detachment of UNIFIL’s Force Commander Reserve participated in the “Tyre By Bike” event on 8 April 2017. Some 400 children…
SECRETARY-GENERAL'S REMARKS TO SECURITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM: “MAINTENANCE OF INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY: HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE PREVENTION OF ARMED CONFLICT”
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New York, 18 April 2017 I thank the United States presidency for convening this important meeting. We are all aware that large-scale human rights violations cause terrible suffering and undermine prospects for sustainable…
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Durant le mois de mars 2017, le BCNUDH a documenté 547 violations des droits de l’homme sur tout le territoire de la RDC, ce qui représente une hausse importante par rapport au mois de février 2017, au cours duquel 461…