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MINURSO’S PEACEKEEPERS: NATIONAL DAY OF INDIA
On 15 August, MINURSO marked India’s National Day by raising the Indian flag at its headquarters in Laayoune. This day holds great significance in India’s history, commemorating the end of almost 200 years of British colonial…
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Remarks by the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, Martha Pobee, to the United Nations Security Council on the situation in South Sudan
[As Delivered] Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Security Council, thank you for the opportunity to brief on the situation in South Sudan as outlined in the Secretary-General’s report submitted to this Council…
PR: MONUSCO strongly condemns ADF attacks in Beni and Lubero and reinforces support to Congolese authorities for civilian protection
Kinshasa, 18 August 2025- The MONUSCO strongly condemns the attacks carried out by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) armed group between 9 and 16 August 2025 in several localities of Beni and Lubero territories, in North…
New UNMISS-funded prosecutor’s residence helps strengthen justice system in conflict-torn Upper Nile
In conflict-torn Malakal, UNMISS has further strengthened the judicial system by building a new prosecutor’s residence, so they no longer share space with the police. On top of new court houses and a mobile court, this…
DR Congo: UN deplores deadly attacks in the east of the country
The UN has strongly condemned recent attacks carried out by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) armed group in several locations in North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The attacks, which…
MONUSCO Force commander in Bunia to strengthen cooperation with the army in civilian protection
MONUSCO Force commander, General Ulisses de Mesquita Gomes, is visiting Bunia to assess the security situation in Ituri. The MONUSCO Force Commander, General Ulisses de Mesquita Gomes, arrived in Bunia on Monday, August 18…
Fresh fighting has displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians across South Sudan. Photo: UNICEF/Mark Naftalin
- Protecting Civilians (POC)
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Violence surges in South Sudan leaving civilians at risk and peacekeepers stretched thin
By Vibhu Mishra Escalating violence, political stalemate and humanitarian constraints are pushing South Sudan’s civilians to the brink once again, while funding cuts weaken the UN mission tasked with protecting them. Briefing…
UNIFIL peacekeepers on patrol along the Blue Line in southern Lebanon. Photo: © UNIFIL
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UN peacekeeping patrols suspended along Lebanon-Israel Blue Line
UN peacekeepers temporarily suspended patrols and other activities along parts of the ‘Blue Line’ in southern Lebanon after the Israeli military said it would release what it described as a non-toxic chemical substance near…
MINUSCA troops survey Central African Republic’s open border with Sudan. Villagers move back and forth freely – by foot, on the back of a donkey, or with cattle. Armed men cross, too. Photo: UN News/Alban Mendes de Leon
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At the edge of war: the Central African Republic's uneasy border with Sudan
By Alban Mendes de Leon and Fabrice Robinet The land flattens on the approach to Birao, a cut-off town ringed by savannah in the far north of the Central African Republic, where roads dissolve into dust and motorcycles vastly…