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From 4-15 June 2018, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) conducted four sessions of its Improvised Medical Techniques (IMT) training course for UNFICYP’s military and police personnel. Each session stretches over…
From 4-15 June 2018, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) conducted four sessions of its Improvised Medical Techniques (IMT) training course for UNFICYP’s military and police personnel. Each session stretches over…
- The UN in Lebanon
Op-Ed by Philippe Lazzarini, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon The last few weeks have seen a renewed public debate about refugee returns. As Lebanon struggles to grapple with its complex economic and…
NEW YORK - The Secretary-General welcomes the Afghan Government’s announcement of the extension of the unilateral ceasefire with the Taliban. The Secretary-General urges the Taliban to heed the call for peace from the Afghan…
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) commends the Government of Afghanistan and the Taliban for honoring the ceasefires. UNAMA welcomes the announcement made today by President Ghani to extend…
On 14 June, the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Ms. Bintou Keita, and Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of UNMIK, Mr. Zahir Tanin, met Albanian Prime Minister Edi…
On 14 June, the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Ms. Bintou Keita, and Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of UNMIK, Mr. Zahir Tanin, met Albanian Prime Minister Edi…
Earlier in the week, on 12 June, ASG Keita and SRSG Tanin met in Pristina with Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj and the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Behgjet Isa Pacolli. The Pristina…
Earlier in the week, on 12 June, ASG Keita and SRSG Tanin met in Pristina with Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj and the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Behgjet Isa Pacolli. The Pristina…
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The Afghan government and the forces of the Taliban have announced that they will each observe a cease-fire over the Muslim Eid holiday this coming weekend. This action is unprecedented in the past 17 years of war. Both sides…
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PRESS STATEMENT 08/2018 The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Michael Keating, congratulates all Somalis on the occasion of Eid-al-Fitr. “On behalf of the entire United Nations family in…
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL 19 June 2018 “The Plight and Rights of Children Born of War” Sexual violence in conflict is a threat to our collective security and a stain on our common humanity. Its effects can echo across generations…