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Prishtina, 1 August 2016 - Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations, Zahir Tanin met with the President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi. They discussed the cooperation of Kosovo institutions with the…
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Interviewer: Hello sir, welcome and thank you for agreeing to do this interview. What is the role of the UN in the electoral process? SRSG: The UN’s role is to support a Somali owned and Somali managed electoral process. Our…
Tunis, 1 August 2016 – From 1 July to 31 July 2016, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 41 civilian casualties, including 12 deaths and 29 injuries, during the conduct of hostilities across Libya…
Members of the Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation Team, at their first press conference on 1 August 2016 in Mogadishu, Somalia. UN Photo
Members of the Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (FIEIT) have assured the public that they will carry out their assignment with impartiality to ensure the electoral process is successful.Omar Mohamed Abdulle…
UNMISS Chinese peacekeepers patrolling the areas surrounding the Protection of Civilian sites at UN House, Juba.
Following deeply disturbing reports of sexual violence against civilians in the vicinity of the Protection of Civilians (PoC) site at UN House in Juba, UNMISS and partners are stepping up efforts to protect vulnerable girls…
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Gbadolite, 31st July 2016 – On the occasion of the launch of the pilot operation on the revision of the voters’ register in the North Ubangi province, the United Nations recalls their support to the Congolese Government for a…
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FAIZABAD - Promoting good governance in northeastern Badakhshan province was the focus of a meeting at which participants agreed to establish a committee to further strengthen civil society-provincial council coordination…
Rumbek was recently one of the most insecure towns in South Sudan. At times when I spoke with people in Juba and told them I was working there, I was met with pity. It was the example of how intercommunal violence can disrupt…
Chinese Peacekeepers patrolling the outside of the UN Camp in Juba South Sudan in a bid to protect women who venture out of the POC for food and firewood. Photo: UNMISS/Julio R. Brathwaite
29 July 2016 - The Security Council today extended for two weeks the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), allowing time for its membership to consider options on adapting the operation’s mandate amid renewed…
All over the world, tens of millions of people are desperately seeking refuge, many of them far from home and even farther from safety. Migrants and refugees face imposing physical obstacles and bureaucratic barriers. Sadly…
The Security Council this evening requested Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to establish a United Nations police officers component in Burundi for an initial period of one year to monitor the security situation and to support…
Five South Sudanese refugees who have qualified to compete at the Olympic Games prepare to fly from Kenya to Brazil. Photo: UNHCR/Benjamin Loyseau
Five runners who fled South Sudan have been given the chance to compete in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games as refugees. On Thursday, they boarded a plane in Kenya, bound for the Brazilian city that's hosting the world's biggest…