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The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus and Head of UNFICYP, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, Force Commander Major General Mohammad Humayun Kabir, and senior officials of the mission join global calls to end…
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KABUL - The director of an award-winning Afghan short film, ‘Mary Mother,’ discussed his work with a Kabul audience as part of nationwide activities to mark the global 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence…
The Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on Cyprus, Mr. Espen Barth Eide, and the Deputy Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on Cyprus, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, are joined by Good Offices personnel to send a message…
Earlier today, H.E. Mr. Gustavo R. Zlauvinen, Argentina's Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Gabriel Alejandro Jorquera, Deputy Head of Mission for the Argentinian Embassy in Israel, visited UNFICYP HQ, where they…
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Seven more candidates have been elected in the past two days to the House of the People in the ongoing electoral process in Galmudug and HirShabelle states. Two of the five candidates elected in Cadaado on Monday and Tuesday…
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Pristina, 29 November 2016 – UNMIK’s Office of the Strategic Communications and Public Affairs (OSCPA) today launched the United Nations’ “Zero Tolerance” policy campaign towards sexual exploitation and sexual abuse. The UN…
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Violence against women is a violation of human rights. According to a global review of the 2013 data available, 35 percent of women worldwide have experienced physical or sexual violence. Women in Guinea-Bissau suffer from…
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KANDAHAR - The pivotal role of good governance in promoting development and strengthening coordination with Kandahar civil society was emphasized by participants at a UNAMA-backed event in southern Kandahar city. Around 50…
On 27 November 2016, UNAMID Rule of Law - Prison Advisory Unit (PAU), in partnership with the Mission's Nigerian peacekeepers provided free medical services to more than 200 inmates and staff at Nyala Central Prison as part…
The 16 Days of Activism campaign aligned with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, is observed from the 25th of November until the 10th of December as an effort to raise awareness of the…
Ms. Becky Ajak Malith, a 20 year old school girl at the Bishop Mazzolari Memorial Secondary school has broken her silence by becoming a peace activist in an attempt to reconcile the fractured society of Western Lakes. She…
Three members of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan visited Bentiu and Malakal to get an update on the current human rights situation in the country. The members of the commission met with women…