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Mogadishu – “Culture is the fountain of our progress and creativity and must be carefully nurtured to grow and develop,” according to the World Commission on Culture and Development – and it is a view many people in Somalia…
15 - 21 August 2020 This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. COVID-19 Peacebuilding - Interview with the Resident Coordinator in The Gambia In…
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The approved agenda has five axes, namely, Promotion of political dialogue among political actors; Promotion and monitoring of the rule of law, justice and combating impunity; Promotion of transparency and combating…
On 17 August 2020, UNDOF Head of Mission and Force Commander (HoM/FC) Major General Ishwar Hamal visited OPs 56 and 72 of United Nations Truce Supervision Organization's (UNTSO) Observer Group Golan (OGG), followed by a visit…
UNMISS handing over a vehicle to the COVID-19 task force in Kodok, Upper Nile State. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has handed over a vehicle to the COVID-19 task force committee in Kodok in Upper Nile State. It…
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has handed over a vehicle to the COVID-19 task force committee in Kodok in Upper Nile State. It will be used as an ambulance and will facilitate the movement of local health workers.…
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With elections slated for November delayed due to COVID-19, Somalia is at a critical juncture, the top United Nations official in the country told the Security Council on Thursday, pressing federal and state leaders to agree…
Nairobi, 20 August 2020 – The Office of the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes convened a virtual meeting on 20 August 2020 to explore ways of ensuring women’s effective participation and contribution to decision-making…
Mr. Geir O. Pedersen: Thank you, as Jenifer said, for joining us this morning and for those of you online, thank you for also joining. As you know, it has taken us a little bit of time before we could actually tell you that…
UNIFIL Italian peacekeepers yesterday donated four state-of-the-art lung ventilators to the intensive care and pulmonology units of public hospitals of Tyre, south Lebanon, which are on the frontlines in responding to the…
Crucial COVID-19 information and face masks: a lifesaving combo not only in Malakal but also in any other place plagued by the pandemic. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has donated several thousands of face masks to…
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Mr. President, Members of the Council, Thank you for this opportunity to brief on the situation in Somalia. You have received a detailed written update in the latest report of the Secretary-General. So, I will focus on just a…