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As part of global events commemorating World Radio Day on 13 February 2017, UNAMID’s Communications and Public Information Section organized an outreach event at Al Salam 26 Basic School for Girls, Al Salam camp for…
Thank you for all of you to be here, I’m convinced it will be worthwhile. We are going to give a serious try. This round is taking place again at the time when we want to give a chance to the Syrian people, to the Syria…
- Human Rights
Durant le mois de janvier 2017, le BCNUDH a documenté 427 violations des droits de l’homme sur l’étendue du territoire de la RDC ce qui représente une baisse significative par rapport au nombre de violations enregistrées…
The Japanese engineering contingent of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has initiated road repair work at Gudele Bridge in Luri County, Jubek State. The maintenance operation will cover 35 kilometres of road…
President Salva Kiir today said that improving South Sudan’s international image and mending strained relations with the United Nations are two of his priorities. “Our relations with the United Nations have not been smooth…
GENEVA / TUNIS (21 February 2017) – The trial in Libya of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and 36 other members of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s regime represented a major effort by the Libyan judiciary to hold people to account for crimes…
Through speeches, poems and songs, women from Misseriya and Ngok Dinka communities shared their views on how to support the peace building efforts in Abyei that will eventually lead to the development of the region. Over 80…
Over 80 women from Misseriya and Ngok Dinka tribes gathered in Todach village north of Abyei town on 14 February 2017 for the Open Day for Women, Peace and Security. The occasion was in accordance with the United Nations…
Bogotá, Colombia, 19 February 2017 - Around 300 men and women arrived on 18 February at the zone of Agua Bonita, in the department of Caquetá, central Colombia, where the UN Mission will verify the laying down of arms. This…
Famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, where an estimated 100,000 people are already starving. “Famine has become a tragic reality in parts of South Sudan. Many families have exhausted every means they have to…
(Scroll down for link to full radio interview) “Any word less than terrible would be an understatement. I think it is a terrible human rights situation and it is deeply distressing”. That’s how the United Nations Assistant…
- The UN in Lebanon
International funding for Lebanon in 2016 amounted to USD 1.9 billion, as shown by the funding update released by the Office of the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon. This amount includes a…