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Honorable Kenji Wakamiya, Japan’s Deputy Minister of Defense, liked what he saw when he on Monday 16 January visited the University of Juba and its football field to inspect the renovation work being carried out by UNMISS…
On 18 January 2017, the Bangladesh Contingent of UNAMID conducted free medical services at Ardamata prison in El Geneina, West Darfur. More than 100 male and female patients made up of prison officers and inmates benefited…
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KANDAHAR - Raising awareness about women’s rights and gender-based violence was the aim of a series of UN-backed radio debates in the country’s southern province of Zabul. Panellists in the radio programmes, supported by the…
- The UN in Lebanon
Prime Minister Saad Hariri together with UN Special Coordinator Sigrid Kaag and UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Philippe Lazzarini, formally launched today the Lebanon Crisis Response Plan 2017-2020 at the Grand…
A meeting in which an ambitious inter-provincial project was revealed took place Wednesday 18 January 2017 at MONUSCO headquarters in Uvira. It was attended by national, provincial, and local authorities who strongly felt the…
- Security Council
Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, Ladies and Gentlemen, On 16 January, the United Nations welcomed the first anniversary of “Implementation Day” of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) which was…
Bamako, January 18, 2017 – Today, shortly before 9am, A suicide vehicle exploded inside the camp of the MOC (Mécanisme Opérationnel de Coordination) in Gao. The camp hosts elements of the Malian Armed Forces and members of…
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The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has launched a US$864 million humanitarian response plan for 2017 that will target an estimated 3.9 million Somalis in need of emergency food…
Nairobi, 17 January 2017 – Said Djinnit, United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, and Maman Sidikou, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), had multiple…
Law, political studies and local governance students identified corruption, nepotism, unemployment, educational curriculum, isolation of youth, and unresolved grievances of the past as the key challenges affecting young…
Tunis, 13 January 2017 – Today the Minister of Local Government, H.E. Mr. Badad Abduljalil signed with UNICEF Libya Special Representative Dr. Ghassan Khalil, a seven-year Framework of Cooperation to support UNICEF’s work…
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HERAT - The importance of strong ties between Afghanistan’s police officers and the communities they serve was the focus of a UN-backed event in the country’s western province of Farah. The event, organized by the regional…