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Out at sea a crackle comes over the radio: “Motor Vessel Sam, this is the Lebanese Navy. You cannot enter the Lebanese territorial waters from this position.” The reply from the Brazilian ship is uncooperative: “Lebanese Navy…
Although global understanding of sexual violence in conflict is shifting, there remains the need to tackle the root causes of such violations that lie in fundamental inequality and discrimination against women, Deputy…
INDBATT-I administers veterinary care for livestock in Renk The ongoing strife and political turbulence in South Sudan has caused severe damage to an already fragile veterinary infrastructure, especially in Upper Nile region…
- The UN in Lebanon
Deputy UN Special Coordinator, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon Philippe Lazzarini yesterday carried out with Lebanon’s Minister of State for Displaced Affairs Mouein Merhebe and the General Director of the…
STATEMENT OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL SECURITY COUNCIL OPEN DEBATE ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONFLICT New York, 15 May 2017 [as delivered] Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Security Council, Ladies and Gentlemen…
- Feature Stories
After the collapse of Somalia’s central government in 1991, the role of the Ministry of Education was taken over by private institutions, which enrolled and provided education to children of school going age at a cost…
STATEMENT OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL SECURITY COUNCIL OPEN DEBATE ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONFLICT New York, 15 May 2017 [as delivered] Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Security Council, Ladies and Gentlemen…
KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is deeply concerned by the continued increase in conflict-related child deaths in 2017 and urges parties to the conflict to take immediate measures to reduce harm. “I…
Photo by Mohamad Almahady, UNAMID. On 9 May 2017, UNAMID’s Communications and Public Information Section (CPIS), in partnership with the Centre for Peace and Development Studies, University of El Fasher, organized an annual…
- Feature Stories
Young Somalis across the country turned out in large numbers today to mark Somali Youth Day, an annual event that signifies the beginning of the struggle for independence by a group of young Somalis, who agitated for self…
On 9 May 2017, UNAMID’s Communications and Public Information Section (CPIS), in partnership with the Centre for Peace and Development Studies, University of El Fasher, organized an annual debate around the topic, “Peace for…