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KABUL - UNAMA condemns two improvised explosive device (IED) detonations on civilian vehicles in recent days that killed 19 civilians in Helmand and Badghis provinces. Both devices used victim-activated pressure plate…
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KHOST – A pledge to establish a municipal advisory board through a transparent electoral process was a key outcome of a recent UN-backed workshop in south-eastern Khost province. Around 35 people participated in the one-day…
Tunis, 1 October 2016 – From 1 September to 30 September 2016, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 14 civilian casualties, including 7 deaths and 4 injured, during the conduct of hostilities across…
The management of allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse by UN personnel in peace operations is a complicated matter. Several actors are involved and many steps have to be taken. More than often we have struggled to…
Llanos del Yari, Colombia - The UN Mission in Colombia verified today the destruction of 620 kg of explosives, detonators, gunpowder, grenades, mines, and bomb making components by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia…
Foot patrols by UNMISS peacekeepers in the vicinity of the Protection of Civilian (PoC) site in Bentiu have reduced the number of crimes committed against women collecting firewood in the area. “We now face no problem. The…
The people of Lainya County are gradually returning to their homes. Clashes, in early July, between the national army and other armed groups had driven them into out-skirting bush land seeking shelter and safety for the past…
The states of Eastern Lakes, Terkeka and Jonglei in a move to halt road ambushes and cattle rustling, held a three day peace conference at Mingkaman. The forum started on 26 and ended on 28 September 2016, supported by VISTAS…
The Catholic Diocese of Rumbek with support from UNMISS Civil Affairs Division (CAD) has held a three-day training for thirty teachers in Yirol town. Participants were briefed on peer counseling and on how to manage conflicts…
A group of artistic, peace-loving South Sudanese has recently embarked on spreading messages of peace, unity and national identity using a new radio drama series called Soil and Fire. Targeting citizens from all walks of life…
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. UN Photo/Mark Garten (file) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is deeply concerned over the significant increase in tensions between India and Pakistan in the wake of recent…
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On the occasion of the high-level segment of the General Assembly, we spoke with the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, about the challenges the region is facing…