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UNAMID collaborates with Office of the General Prosecutor for Darfur Crimes on transitional and criminal justice workshop
Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID. On 12 October 2017, UNAMID Human Rights Section, in collaboration with the Office of the General Prosecutor for Darfur Crimes, concluded a two-day workshop on the role of transitional and…
Secretary-General condemns Saturday's attacks in Mogadishu; commends responders
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today commended the first responders and residents of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, for mobilizing to aid in what is being called Somalia's worst-ever bomb attack. In a…
UN chief condemns Saturday's attacks in Mogadishu; commends responders
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today commended the first responders and residents of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, for mobilizing to aid in what is being called Somalia's worst-ever bomb attack. In a…
UNIFIL Mission Profile
In 2006, under Security Council Resolution 1701, UNIFIL witnessed a substantial increase in its troops and responsibilities across its area of operations between the Litani River and the Blue Line. Monitoring the cessation of…
SRSG Tanin Meets the New MSU Carabinieri Regiment Commander, Colonel Marco Di Stefano
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Zahir Tanin, welcomed the new MSU Carabinieri Regiment Commander, Colonel Marco Di Stefano, to UNMIK Headquarters in Pristina. Col Di Stefano and SRSG…
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty – Tuesday 17 October 2017: World is ignoring human rights of poor despite disproportionate abuses – UN expert
Women and their children looking for valuables in a trash dump in Kinshasa. Photo Radio Okapi /John Bompengo GENEVA (16 October 2017) – The world’s poor are at disproportionate risk of torture, arrest, early death and…
UN envoy discusses implementation of intra-Palestinian agreement with Prime Minister Hamdallah
Meeting the Palestinian Prime Minister today, the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, and discussed the implementation of the intra-Palestinian agreement signed in the…
Secretary-General welcomes launch of new UN mission in Haiti
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterrs welcomed the establishment Monday of the UN Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH), following the closure of its predecessor peacekeeping mission. “MINUJUSTH reflects…
UNAMID hands over Tulus team site to Government of Sudan
Photo by Mutaz Munafal, UNAMID. On 15 October 2017, UNAMID officially handed over its team site in Tulus, South Darfur, to the Government of Sudan. The event took place in Tulus locality, some 80 kilometers south-east of…
UN Sports for Peace event unites communities in troubled Maridi region
UN Sports for Peace event unites communities in troubled Maridi region While sports is often about competition, the diverse communities of Maridi have come together in an expression of unity to enjoy a special Sports for…