UNIFIL peacekeepers from the Republic of Korea organized daylong Taekwondo classes for 56 children of Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) personnel at its main base near the village of Jariudiya, south-west Lebanon, Tuesday. Korean…
On Tuesday, May 1st, 2018, Central African internal security forces exchanged fire with armed elements of the “Force” criminal group, in Fatima neighborhood, 3rd district of Bangui. The incidents occurred after a member of…
Photo by Mohamad Almahady, UNAMID. On 24 to 25 April 2018, UNAMID’s Communication and Public Information Section organized a peaceful coexistence festival as well as a photo exhibition with interactive installations of a…
Ten aid workers who were detained while on an assessment mission near Yei, Central Equatoria, have been freed. The humanitarian workers were held by an armed opposition group in South Sudan for more than five days, since 25…
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Michael Beary met with H.E. President Michel Aoun, in Beirut today. Major General Beary briefed President Aoun on the situation in the UNIFIL area of operation in south…
Escalation of fighting in South Sudan puts thousands of civilians at risk and compromises peace process A surge in violent clashes in Unity, Jonglei and Central Equatorias is having a devastating impact on thousands of…
(New York, 26 April 2018) The Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, met with the South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC) leaders in New York to discuss the ongoing crisis in South…
Photo by Elsadig Daud, UNAMID. On 23 April 2018, UNAMID handed over a police post at Al Riyadh camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in El Geneina, West Darfur, to Government of Sudan police forces. The project is part…
Ten aid workers missing in South Sudan Press Release South Sudan | 26 April 2018 Ten aid workers missing in South Sudan(Juba, 26 April 2018): Ten aid workers have gone missing outside South Sudan’s Yei town in Central…
UNIFIL’s military and civilian peacekeepers joined various UN agencies in Lebanon in an NGO fair in Beirut earlier this week to speak with Lebanese youth about the work of UN Peacekeeping in south Lebanon in furthering peace…