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Peacekeepers celebrate the arrival of 2018 by donating gifts to orphanage near Torit. Children at the Hope for South Sudan Orphanage in Motti near Torit rang in 2018 with a festive visit by staff from the United Nations…
Dear friends around the world, Happy New Year. When I took office one year ago, I appealed for 2017 to be a year for peace. Unfortunately – in fundamental ways, the world has gone in reverse. On New Year’s Day 2018, I am not…
I am going to engage in a delicate balancing act of writing the portrait of the chief, without giving the impression of heaping praises on him or underestimating his talents. Let me start from the beginning, when an…
SRSG Farid Zarif (second left) farewell to former President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria (C), member of the UN Secretary-General’s High-level Advisory Board and his team who were visiting Liberia during the presidential…
New UNMISS Sector East commander Brigadier General Masum shared his optimism about durable peace in 2018 with civilians staying at the Bor protection site. The UN Mission in South Sudan has received a new commander, Brigadier…
Despite a particularly deadly year for United Nations peacekeepers – with more than 60 'blue helmets' killed in hostile acts – the Organization in 2017 completed its peacekeeping objectives in Côte d'Ivoire, refocused its…
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday congratulated George Weah on his election as the next President of Liberia, and commended Vice-President Joseph Boakai for conceding defeat. In a statement issued by…
El Fasher, 28 December 2017—On behalf of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), I wish the people and the Government of Sudan a peaceful and joyous new year. Furthermore, I would like to congratulate…
The legacy of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the outgoing President of Liberia, is connected to the legacy of the United Nations Mission in the country (UNMIL), which will wind down in March after 15 years of operations, a senior UN…
The legacy of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the outgoing President of Liberia, is connected to the legacy of the United Nations Mission in the country (UNMIL), which will wind down in March after 15 years of operations, a senior UN…
A voter in Liberia casting his ballot for a president in the second round of vote on 26 December 2017. Photo: UNMIL/Shpend Berbatovci 27 December 2017 – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday welcomed…