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27 May 2011 - Naqoura, Lebanon - The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today commemorated the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, remembering colleagues who lost their lives in the line of duty…
New York, 29 May 2011 - The tragedies that have befallen United Nations peacekeepers already this year are a sobering reminder of the risks entailed in their important work for peace. As we mark the International Day of…
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPERS 29 May 2011 The tragedies that have befallen United Nations peacekeepers already this year are a sobering reminder of the risks entailed…
26 May 2011 - The humanitarian initiative to deliver assistance to remote areas throughout North Darfur, dubbed Operation Spring Basket, reached the villages of Tine and Kaguro. The mission, lead by UN Office for the…
26 May 2011 - UNAMID and UN Agencies are working to provide necessary assistance, following heavy rains on 23 May, to 64 households of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Khor Abeche. The IDPs have been sheltered outside…
26 May 2011 - This programme examines secondary education in Afghanistan, including the latest achievements but also challenges the Ministry of Education currently faces. Feature interviews include the Media Advisor to the…
25 May 2011 - Government and civil society members discussed key issues that Sudan's new constitution should embrace during a two-day forum in Khartoum that ended today. The forum, organized by UNMIS and several agencies…
25 May 2011 – Major fossil fuel exporting and importing nations in the Asia-Pacific, meeting at a United Nations forum, agreed today to enhance cooperation to promote energy self-reliance in a region where high food and oil…
The Secretary-General welcomes today's arrest of Ratko Mladic, former Commander of the army of Republika Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He commends President Tadic and the Serbian authorities for this significant step…
Dili, 26 May 2011 - Julie Langelier, a 32-year-old new mother, works with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Timor-Leste to improve the lives of children with disabilities. She is stationed in Baucau, a remote…
Dili, 26 May 2011 - From community policing to navigating the duties of a national staff officer in Timor-Leste, the 30-year-old Hamimat Lawal's job as a UN peacekeeper is anything but boring. Before her deployment to UNMIT…
Dili, 26 May 2011 - For Major Chizu Kurita, a 36-year-old Japanese military officer from Kyoto, Japan, visiting the people who live in remote rural communities near Baucau, Timor-Leste, is an experience she will never forget…