At the start of the Holy Month of Ramadan, the United Nations in Somalia extends its best wishes to all Somalis during this time.
Have Your Say: Libyans from across the country can put forward their ideas and recommendations to the Structured Dialogue
TRIPOLI – Libyan citizens from across the country are encouraged to ‘Have Your Say’ and contribute their ideas and recommendations on the themes of the Structured Dialogue (SD) by completing the online survey with results being fed back into the SD discussions, and to UN leadership. The survey, which has key questions covering the four tracks of the SD – governance, economy, security and national reconciliation and human rights – is open to all…
The UN Special Envoy for Yemen visits Moscow
The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, concluded today a visit to Moscow where he met with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Alexander Sergeevich Alimov, and other officials. They discussed the latest developments in Yemen and exchanged views on ongoing efforts to return to an inclusive, Yemeni-led political process under UN auspices. The Special Envoy underlined the complexity of the conflict and the…
UNMISS peacekeepers from Rwanda strengthen protection and confidence of displaced women and girls
MALAKAL - “Those who want to hurt us will think twice because we now know how to defend ourselves and keep our sisters safe." The strongest of messages for anyone thinking of threatening women and girls in the displacement camp in Malakal coming from youth leader, Saju James, after participating in specialized self-defense training by robust Rwandan peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. "Many of us women have been…
Tambura residents call for trauma recovery support during UNMISS visit
TAMBURA - As the hum of helicopter blades breaks the stillness of the morning, residents in the Tambura displacement camp stir to life under their makeshift tarpaulin and thatched shelters. Children pause mid-play, and elders step out into the open to look skyward. The arrival of the United Nations helicopter signals the first time the peacekeeping mission has been able to visit the area since closing its temporary base in January 2026. The…
SRSG Kaha Imnadze participates in a High-Level Dialogue on Global Health Diplomacy
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan
In Fataki, thousands of displaced persons find refuge near the MONUSCO base
Following the displacement of thousands of families seeking refuge near the MONUSCO base, a delegation from the United Nations Fifth Committee visited the site to assess needs and the impact of actions undertaken in support of the protection of civilians, alongside the Nepalese contingent and local authorities.
The United Nations Support Office in Haiti takes flight
The arrival of the civilian helicopter, contracted by DOS marks an important step to establish UNSOH, in logistics and operational mobility.
Government takes responsibility for last United Nations Protection of Civilians site in South Sudan
MALAKAL - When civil war erupted in 2013, hundreds of thousands of people fled for their lives, seeking sanctuary at United Nations peacekeeping bases across South Sudan. After providing emergency protection to those in imminent danger, the mission later established United Nations Protection of Civilians sites, which provided security and access for humanitarians to support vulnerable families. Over the years, displaced families continued to…
Rebels with a cause: How Cypriot youth are building peace, one birdhouse at a time
In an island that often is defined by division, a group of young Cypriots are demonstrating that the ground beneath our feet it is a home.
Original: French MONUC / PIO / PR /25 / 2005 Kinshasa, DR. Congo, 3 June 2005: A Nepalese peacekeeper of MONUC Ituri Brigade died yesterday, Thursday 2 June, at around midnight, at the Mission's military hospital in Bunia…
Kinshasa, R.D. Congo, 16 May 2005: MONUC hails the adoption, on Friday, May 13, of the Draft Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which will soon be submitted to a popular referendum. MONUC…
On 12 May 2005, at 14: 15, a patrol composed of about 40 Blue helmets from the Bangladeshi contingent of the Ituri Brigade were ambushed by a group of 20 armed elements who opened fire on the patrol. The Blue helmets…
of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Monuc's Ituri Brigade conducts joint operation with the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, D.R. Congo, 26 April 2005: During the night of 22 April, Armed…
reintegration in Ituri Kinshasa, DR Congo, 13 April 2005: To date, exactly 10,022 (ten thousand and twenty-two) militiamen have been disarmed and have entered into the transit sites protected by MONUC, in the context of the…
Security Council 5162nd Meeting (PM) SC/8358 In Presidential Statement, Council Also Calls on FDLR 'To Turn Their Positive Works into Action' by Handing over All Arms to UN Mission The Security Council this morning welcomed…
Press Release * Original in French MONUC / PIO / PR /16 / 2005 Kinshasa, R.D. Congo, 11 April 2005: MONUC was informed, this past weekend, of an incident in which the police in Kinshasa arrested two international civilian…
Press Release * Original in French MONUC / PIO / PR /15 / 2005 Kinshasa, R.D. Congo, 11 April 2005: MONUC congratulates the authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for the arrest in Bunia, Ituri District…
Press Release * Original in French MONUC / PIO / PR /14 / 2005 Kinshasa, R.D. Congo, 4 April 2005: The new Force Commander of MONUC, Lieutenant-General Babacar Gaye of Senegal, took office in Kinshasa on 4 April 2005. He will…
* Original in French MONUC / PIO / PR /11 / 2005 MONUC expresses readiness to facilitate their return to Rwanda. Kinshasa, DRC, 31 March 2005: Civilian and military leaders of Rwandan armed groups in the DRC territory (FDLR)…
*Original in French MONUC / PIO / PR /12 / 2005 Kinshasa, DRC, 1st April 2005: MONUC underlines that the Security Council has unanimously adopted Resolution 1592 dated 30 March 2005. MONUC interprets the unanimous resolution…
Press Release * Original in French MONUC / PIO / PR /10 /2005 Kinshasa, D.R. Congo, 31 March 2005: MONUC stresses that, contrary to wrong interpretations published this morning by some newspapers in Kinshasa, it will not…