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Côte d’Ivoire: UN chief voices support for sustaining ‘hard-won peace’ after mission’s closure
Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the closure of the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI), which will take place on Friday, and reiterated the UN family’s commitment to helping the people and…
Security Council renews steps against illicit Libyan oil exports; renews missions in Golan, Mali, Darfur
The Security Council today adopted a series of resolutions by which it extended the mandates of United Nations missions in the Golan, the Darfur region of Sudan and Mali, and renewed measures against illicit oil exports in…
UN weapons free zone and water project fosters harmony between displaced civilians and local communities in Juba
UN weapons free zone and water project fosters harmony between displaced civilians and local communities in Juba The eruption of violence in July 2016 forced tens of thousands of South Sudanese civilians to seek sanctuary in…
Lebanon’s Justice Minister visits UNIFIL headquarters
The Lebanese Minister of Justice Salim Jreissati inspecting UNIFIL guard of honor. The Minister of Justice of the Republic of Lebanon, Salim Jreissati, paid a visit to the UNIFIL Headquarters and the UN Mission’s area of…
UNMIL hands over furniture and office equipment to Liberia’s National Police Policy Management Board
Monrovia – On 29 June, the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) handed over furniture and office equipment to the National Police Policy Management Board (PMB) at the Liberia National Police (LNP) headquarters in…
Geneva Roundtable on Missing Persons as a Result of the Conflict in Kosovo
Geneva - 30 June, 2017: On 29 and 30 June 2017, members of the Working Group on Persons Unaccounted for in Relation to the Events in Kosovo, representatives of UNMIK, the ICRC, and the UN Working Group on Missing Persons and…
UN refugee agency 'extremely worried' about renewed violence in Central African Republic
The United Nations refugee agency has voiced concern over a flow of people fleeing renewed violence in some parts of the Central African Republic, a country that has already seen a half million people internally displaced and…
After ‘successful’ visit to Haiti, Security Council notes window of opportunity for reforms
Haiti has a window of opportunity to implement reforms necessary to bring the Caribbean country onto a path of stability and development, the United Nations Security Council President said today. Recounting the Council’s…
Security Council adopts first-ever resolution on mine action
The United Nations Security Council today adopted its first-ever resolution on mine action, noting the serious and lasting threat posed by landmines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices, while also…
‘Important work ahead,’ Security Council says, as UN mission in Côte d’Ivoire concludes
Recognizing the efforts of the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) in promoting peace, stability and development, the UN Security Council today marked the closing of the mission by underscoring the importance of…