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Peacebuilding and sustaining peace require a more coherent United Nations strategy, as well a ‘quantum leap’ in funding activities that prevent the outbreak, escalation, continuation and recurrence of conflict, Secretary…
On 25 April 2018, the 55th meeting of the joint Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) chaired by the United Nations was held in Gali town with the participation of Georgian, Russian, Abkhaz and EUMM (European…
Essay winners in Juba: “If men can make good presidents, maybe women can make better presidents” High-pitched ululations, music, dancing and inspiring statements about the power, abilities and rights of women were all parts…
Essay winners in Juba: “If men can make good presidents, maybe women can make better presidents”
High-pitched ululations, music, dancing and inspiring statements about the power, abilities and rights of women were all parts of an emotional UNMISS essay writing competition award ceremony at Don Bosco Senior Secondary…
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The Acting United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Pernille Kardel visited today the areas of Ras Baalbek and Arsal along Lebanon’s north-eastern borders. Ms. Kardel met with representatives of the Lebanese Armed…
Calling for more diplomacy, dialogue and mediation to head off conflicts before they break out, United Nations officials urged a gathering of world leaders on Tuesday to help strengthen a new approach to sustaining peace…
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SRSG Zahir Tanin welcomed the Ambassador of Germany, Mr Christian Heldt, at UNMIK Headquarters on 24 April 2018. The Ambassador and the SRSG discussed a number of issues including the EU-facilitated dialogue, recent political…
SRSG Zahir Tanin welcomed the Ambassador of Germany, Mr Christian Heldt, at UNMIK Headquarters on 24 April 2018. The Ambassador and the SRSG discussed a number of issues including the EU-facilitated dialogue, recent political…
Participating in the launch of the Follow-up Mechanism for the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework agreement, Said Djinnit, UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region (2nd from left) with AU, ICGLR and Rwandan representatives (Photo: Michael Ali)
Goma (Eastern DRC), 24 April 2018 - Representatives of the Governments of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda, Uganda, as well as the Guarantors of the Addis Ababa Framework agreement, of which MONUSCO, the United…
UNMISS acts on allegation of sexual exploitation in Aweil On 13 April, four teenagers were caught trying to enter the United Nations base in Aweil through the perimeterfence.It was alleged that one of the teenaged girls had…
Explosive remnants of war lead to devastating humanitarian consequences, causing injury, death and massive displacement of civilians across Libya. With limited resources, Libyan Security Institutions such as the National…
For Miroslav Lajčák, President of the General Assembly, the United Nations need a new approach to peace. © UN Photo
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When the United Nations was created, its founders envisioned a different kind of world. A world in which disputes were resolved in meeting rooms and not battlefields. A world in which wars were stopped before they broke out…