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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today donated a number of UN assets, including vehicles and information technology equipment, to the General Directorate of the General Security of Lebanon. The donation is…
2 March 2017 – The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) received two certificates of appreciation from the University of Juba today as the Mission and local universities in Juba organized the UNMISS Peace Fair along…
Thank you very much, since this has been an intense period you would forgive me if I read some points and then of course I will take questions and be a little bit more informal but I need to be a little bit formal because…
Nicosia, 2 March 2017 - This afternoon, the Solution & Peace Platform (Çözüm ve Barış Platformu) – a group of 55 civil society organisations in support of a comprehensive settlement in Cyprus – called on the Special Adviser…
Monrovia - On 27 February 2017, the UNMIL Police Commissioner (PC) attended the Senior Leadership Working session on the final draft of the National Security Strategy. Around 40 participants from the Ministries of Justice…
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GARDEZ - Enhancing the transparency and accountability of government in the interest of improving ties with local communities was the focus of a UN-backed event in the Waza Zadran district of the south-eastern province of…
2 March 2017 - UN peacekeepers from UNFICYP Sector 2’s 4 LANCS were honored for their service to the cause of peace in Cyprus at a Medal Parade held at Ledra Palace Hotel on 2 March 2017. The outgoing contingent, drawn from…
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On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the non-governmental organization “Social Way” paid tribute to UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag and her efforts for Lebanon. “By paying tribute to Mrs. Sigrid Kaag…
TUNIS – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of US$700,000 from the Government of Japan that will provide vital food assistance to tens of thousands of Libyans affected by ongoing conflict…
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KINSHASA/GENEVA (1 March 2017) – Defence and security forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo used excessive, disproportionate and at times lethal force to prevent and contain demonstrations in December 2016, a UN…
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A rehabilitation centre for former Al-Shabaab combatants was officially opened today in Kismaayo, the interim administrative capital of Jubbaland state. The Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) centre is the…
Monrovia – UNMIL through its Quick Impact Project has handed over electronic data on inmates in all correction facilities in Liberia to the Bureau of Corrections and Rehabilitation (BCR). “This marks another milestone in…