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Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID. EL FASHER – The demobilization of some 500 ex-combatants -- part of ongoing efforts supported by UNAMID and partners to reintegrate former combatants into the community -- concluded on 10 January…

The top United Nations envoy for Somalia has called for calm and dialogue amid reports of clashes between security forces from ‘Somaliland’ and neighbouring Puntland. “Our position is to try and reduce tensions [and] to…

The security situation in West Africa and the Sahel remains of grave concern, the United Nations envoy for the region said Thursday, warning that while there had been progress on the political front over the past year, there…

UN peacekeepers have rebuilt the Akoka Bridge in the Upper Nile region, making it possible for local communities to reach Malakal with ease. Some 2,000 residents of the township of Akoka are jubilant: Indian peacekeepers…

For Samuel James Ayot, a villager from Akoka in rural north South Sudan, accessing basic services and earning a livelihood does not mean having to make a perilous neck-deep wade across a river, thanks to the tireless efforts…

New York, 25 October 2017 [As prepared for delivery] Your Excellency, Mr. Sven Jürgenson, Chair of the Second CommitteeExcellencies,Ladies and Gentlemen, I am pleased to be with you today to discuss the operational activities…

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Michael Beary and other senior members of the UN Mission with the visiting delegation of the European Union at the UNIFIL Headquarters UNIFIL today welcomed a…

US Ambassador to UN Demands Greater Progress on Peace in South Sudan The United States Ambassador to the United Nations has demanded greater progress towards peace in South Sudan during a flying visit to the country’s capital…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo and Head of UNMIK, Zahir Tanin, met on 23 October with Benedetto Della Vedova, Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Italy, at the Ministry of Foreign…