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.
Secretary-General
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the West Bank
The Secretary-General condemns the Israeli Government’s 15 February decision to resume land registration procedures in Area C of the occupied West Bank, following a cabinet decision in May 2025. The decision could lead to the dispossession of Palestinians of their property and risks expanding Israeli control over land in the area. Such measures, including Israel’s continued presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, are not only…
10 November 2008 -- Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) Public Service Announcements were broadcast by El Fasher Radio yesterday morning to inform the population that the UNAMID Force would conduct live-fire exercises in the Dirwat…
6 November 2008 -- The African Union fact-finding team led by the former President of Burundi Pierre Buyoya, arrived in El Fasher, North Darfur, today, as part of its visit to the region, in a bid to defuse escalating…
4 November 2008 -- The African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur today bid farewell to one of its Peacekeepers killed on 29 October 2008 whilst conducting his duties in North Darfur. Corporal Ben Benjamin Titus…
El Fasher, 4 November 2008: The African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur today bid farewell to one of its Peacekeepers killed on 29 October 2008 whilst conducting his duties in North Darfur. Corporal Ben…
4 Novermber 2008 -- The German Ambassador to Sudan, Mr. Rainer Eberle, visited UNAMID Headquarters today, where he met with the Deputy Joint Special Representative (DJSR), Mr. Henry Anyidoho, who briefed him on the overall…
4 November 2008 -- Yesterday, the Indonesian Formed Police Unit (FPU), accompanied by UN Police Advisors commenced its first confidence-building patrol to Abu Shouk and Al Salaam Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camps, in…
4 November 2008 -- On 3 November, UNAMID Police undertook their 9th convoy from the UN Logistics Base in El Obeid to Darfur to bring much needed equipment and vehicles (including 39 vehicles, 7 trucks of contingent owned…
3 November 2008 -- On 29 and 30 October 2008, Sudanese media published statements made by the Deputy Secretary General of the National Air Companies Chamber, Mr. Omar Ali Abdul Majid, and the Head of the Chamber of Pilots, Mr…
10 November 2008 -- On Sunday 9 November, at about 17:45 hrs, a patrol from UNAMID's Nigerian Protection Force Company stationed at the Geneina Super Camp, in West Darfur, was ambushed by a group of unknown men, armed with…
22 July 2008 -- UNAMID police conducted their first helicopter patrol flights over five camps housing displaced persons in Darfur on Sunday, 20 July. The three-hour test flight was part of a UNAMID police initiative to use…
EL FASHER, 22 July 2008 - On the afternoon of 21 July 2008, a UN security officer was beaten up by military personnel of the Government of Sudan and then forced into a military vehicle before being taken to a Military base…
21 July 2008 -- AU-UN Joint Special Representative for Darfur, Rodolphe Adada, met in Khartoum, today, with Arab League Secretary General, Amr Moussa, who briefed him on his consultations with President Al Bashir and top…