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Today, the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) underwent a transfer of authority ceremony of Force Commander Major General Cheryl Pearce to the Mission’s Chief of Staff Colonel Neil Wright at the completion…
The Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in the Central African Republic (CAR), Denise Brown, today visited the National Elections Authority Data Processing Centre in Bangui to assess the progress of…
Khartoum, 30 December 2020— On 22 December 2020, The UN Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2559 which ends UNAMID’s mandate on 31 December 2020. This was the culmination of a sustained process of consideration of…
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities, and their human rights, were celebrated by playing wheelchair basketball in Juba. Victoria Alex travelled five kilometers in a taxi from Gudele 2 on the city’s outskirts to…
A man on a bike on a mission: raising awareness on COVID-19 in remote Ibba County, in several languages. At long last, a patrol team of peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan managed to navigate…
The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attacks on 25 December 2020 against the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) in Dékoa and near…
The 2020/2021 presidential and legislative elections are underway in the Central African Republic (CAR). Voters turned out early to cast their votes in the 27 December 2020 general elections as the country goes to the polls…
On the eve of the 2020/2021 presidential and legislative elections in the Central African Republic, we talk to a first-time voter about her hopes and dreams as she heads to the polls to cast her ballot. Tell us about yourself…
Professor Danièle Darlan sits atop one of, if not the most influential institution in the country – the Constitutional Court of the Central African Republic (CAR). For three years, she has steered the establishment that will…
The Humanitarian Coordinator in the Central African Republic, Ms. Denise Brown, expresses her serious concern for the escalation of tensions and the upsurge of violence that has been observed in several parts of the country…
End-of-year holiday season at UN House, Juba. JUBA, 23 December 2020 This year has been one of the most challenging we may face in our lifetime given the severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on all our lives, right across…
Many patients in Achong-Chong showed up when UNMISS peacekeepers handed over medications. They also dropped of educational material at a school in the area. Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in…