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International Peacekeepers Day was celebrated last week in several towns in Cote d'Ivoire including Daloa, Mere, Bondoukou, Abengourou, Boguine in the Sub Prefecture of Man , San Pedro,Tolepleu, Toumanghie, Gbapleu, Adzope…
Special Envoy of the Secretary-General to the Great Lakes Region Mary Robinson, U.S. Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Russ Feingold, Special Representative of the African…
On 26 May 2014, UNHCR launched a verification operation to document the situation of urban refugees and asylum seekers in Bangui. The operation aims to update their figures and attest their needs, in order to better target…
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2 June 2014 - Interpol Secretary-General, Ronald Kenneth Noble, today, made an unprecedented visit to Bissau, as a sign of the organization's support to national authorities as the country is returning to constitutional order…
By Mohamad Mahady A teacher reviews students' exercise books in the school of El Sereif IDP camp. Photo by Albert González Farran On 28 May 2014, UNAMID conducted a routine patrol to the El Sereif camp for internally…
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Mrs Aïchatou Mindaoudou, on Thursday, 29 May 2014, presided over the official ceremony commemorating International Day of United Nations…
30 May 2014 - To promote human rights and respect for prisoners, UNMISS held a 10-day intensive training course for some prison officers in the Western Equatoria capital Yambio. Some 20 prison officers attended the course…
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KABUL - As Afghanistan prepares for the 14 June Presidential run-off election, a senior United Nations official has called on the country’s electoral and security bodies to address the shortcomings in the first round and work…
31 May 2014 - Targeting the most vulnerable, UNMISS and partners today began relocating people seeking protection at the mission’s base in Malakal, Upper Nile State, to a new site. The area, located within the mission walls…
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30 May 2014 – The United Nations Secretary-General is concerned about the case of Burundian human rights activist Pierre Claver Mbonimpa and calls on Burundian authorities to observe the right to due process, his spokesperson…
1 June 2014 - Commemorating the 51 st anniversary of internal self-rule in Kenya, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Hilde F. Johnson and Kenya’s Ambassador to South Sudan Cleland Leshore led a 14-member…
LOGAR - Born and raised in Afghanistan’s central province of Logar, Sgt. Qadeer joined the Afghan police some three years ago. At the time, he was unable to read or write, as were nearly one-third of the country’s 147,000…