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…
MONUC describes Kinshasa Act of Commitment and Nominations within Territorial Administration as Meaningful Breakthrough The signing of the Act of Commitment for the pacification and disarmament in Ituri as well as the…
Security Council, UN: In presidential statement, security council expresses 'serious concern' over reported incursion into democratic republic of congo by elements of rwandan army also condemns impediments to freedom of…
A Uruguayan contingent's peacekeeper based in Bukavu passed away Thursday 13 May 2004 following a heart attack. Sergeant William Aparicio Ferreira Cassini, 49 years old, was married and father of five children. He joined…
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mr. William Lacy Swing, urged the representatives of the Ituri active armed groups to actively and unequivocally join…
A routine patrol of the Ituri Brigade was ambushed early Friday near Kombokabo village, 25 kilometres south west of Bunia, along the Bunia - Marabo axis. A militia group of the Front Nationaliste Intégrationniste (FNI) opened…
7 May 2004 - The United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) has launched a comprehensive investigation into reported instances of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of civilians…
On Friday, 23 April 2004, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mr. William Swing, sent official letters to the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Rwanda and…
MONUC acquaints itself with public declarations and accusations on incursions of FDLR gunmen into Rwanda from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi. MONUC expresses serious concerns and says if it turned out, upon…
The Gabonese President, Omar Bongo Ondimba, received the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of Congo, William Lacy Swing on Tuesday, 13 April 2004, in Libreville, Gabon…
Two peacekeepers of the Nepali Battalion deployed to Mahagi in Ituri were killed yesterday, Sunday, 11 April, mid-day in a road accident, 18 km East of Nebbi in Uganda. The accident, which left two dead and three injured…
Following a report received on Monday, 5 April 2004, indicating the presence of a weapon and ammunition-loaded truck at a residence in Kisangani, MONUC dispatched a group of approximately 30 soldiers to the site to verify the…
Six MONUC peacekeepers of the South African contingent were killed Tuesday, 6 April 2004, when their armoured vehicle accidentally fell into Lake Kivu in an attempt to avoid an oncoming vehicle. Another five military staff…