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JUBA - Tens of thousands of people who fled violence during the brutal civil war that raged across South Sudan in 2013 found sanctuary next to the United Nations peacekeeping base in Juba. Twelve years later, many remain in…
Rwandan peacekeepers patrol around camps for displaced communities to strengthen security as political tensions rise and clashes continue between armed forces in pockets of the country. JUBA - Tens of thousands of people who…
- Press statements
Mogadishu – Marking the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, the United Nations today reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Somalia in the fight against explosive hazards for a safe and secure…
Around the world, more than 100 million people are at risk from landmines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices. From Afghanistan to Myanmar, from Sudan to Ukraine, Syria, the Occupied Palestinian…
- Press Releases
Dakar, 3 April 2025 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, today presented to the United Nations Security…
Port Sudan, 3 April 2025 – Nearly two years of intense conflict have left Sudan facing a severe and growing explosive ordnance (EO) crisis, threatening civilians and impeding humanitarian efforts. As the world marks the…
JONGLEI – Significant efforts are being made to combat the sexual and gender-based violence that perseveres in plaguing mostly women and girls in South Sudan. In another bid to put an end to these harmful practices, Jonglei…
Jonglei State has formed a special entity to take on the daunting task of coordinating the prevention of and response to incidents of sexual and gender-based violence. Photo by Mach Samuel/UNMISS. JONGLEI – Significant…
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The Regional Service Centre Entebbe (RSCE) hosted Chief Human Resources Officers (CHRO) and Chief Budget and Finance Officers (CBFO) of peacekeeping missions and special political missions for a four-day meeting focused on…
- Youth Engagement
NEW YORK – As one of the alumni of the UN in Libya’s Ra’idat programme, Shahed El Kharraz, 24 from Misrata, was selected by the UN’s Youth Office to attend in person the Commission on the Status of Women to discuss women and…
- Secretary-General
The Secretary-General is deeply alarmed by the human toll of the intensified hostilities in Gaza. He condemns the reported killing of over a thousand people, including women and children, since the collapse of the ceasefire…
Today, the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mr. Ersin Tatar, and the Greek Cypriot leader, Mr. Nikos Christodoulides, met at their own initiative to follow up on the Geneva informal broader format meeting under the auspices of the…