I want to thank the Members of the Lebanese Parliament who are here today, and your colleagues who couldn’t be here, for your kind words, solidarity, and support. We have been touched by the outpouring of condolences and…
Text from Daniel Barasa It has been so long since I was free, felt at home, and did not worry about how others will misunderstand or think about me. I have met many activists and participated in several networking activities…
I want to thank Prime Minister Miqati for his visit today and for the strong solidarity he has shown UNIFIL and its peacekeepers. It is much appreciated. I want to thank the Lebanese government and authorities, who have been…
Ahead of South Sudan's annual migration season, stakeholders in Warrap hold discussions on avoiding violence and conflicts with their neighbours in Western Bahr El Ghazal. Photo by Zejin Yin/UNMISS WARRAP - "Seasonal movement…
Will you take the call to protect Human Rights? Sometimes it’s the call that isn’t picked up that makes all the difference. This was the concept behind an international Human Rights Day street action organised by Youth…
On 13 December, the SRSG and Head of UNMIK, Caroline Ziadeh, visited Istog/Istok municipality where she met with Mayor Ilir Ferati and other municipal officials. The SRSG and the Mayor discussed inter-ethnic relations, socio…
Last night a peacekeeper was killed and three others were injured in an incident in Al-Aqbieh, just outside UNIFIL’s area of operations in south Lebanon. We offer our deepest condolences to the friends, family, and colleagues…
Representatives from different branches of the justice system learning more about the nitty-gritty of rule of law at a workshop in Lakes State. Photo: James Mawien Manyuol/UNMISS LAKES- Local authorities and customary chiefs…
329 Bangladeshi Peacekeepers and 49 MINUSMA Police Officers received the United Nations Medal on 28 and 30 November in Goundam (Timbuktu region) and Bamako respectively. On 30 November 2022, during an official ceremony at…
“Mirëdita, Dobar dan, Good day” – these were the three greetings used by the director of the Xhemajl Kada school during a Human Rights Day 2022 celebration that focused on both language rights and eliminating Gender Based…
Issam Jheir, a fisherman from Naqoura village in South Lebanon tells us about the hardships the fishing profession has been facing during the last few years. Being a fisherman for more than 25 years, Issam remembers the good…
On Wednesday 7 December 2022 – two days after the United Nations’ International Volunteers’ Day – UN volunteers (UNVs) in Abyei continued to advance Sustainable Development Goal 4, ‘Quality Education’, by opening the first…