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Kinshasa, April 09, 2024 : After more than 20 years of service in the DR Congo, United Nations Peacekeepers from the People’s Republic of China are leaving the country. A ceremony was organized today to pay tribute to their…

Kinshasa, April 09, 2024 : After more than 20 years of service in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), United Nations Peacekeepers from the People’s Republic of China are leaving the country. A ceremony was organized…

It is six months since the exchanges of fire across the Blue Line began, and continue unabated, taking a heavy toll on both sides. The lives of thousands of people have been profoundly affected. Tens of civilians have…

Bogotá, 7 April 2024. – In his most recent report on the UN Verification Mission in Colombia, covering the period from 27 December 2023 to 26 March 2024, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, applauds…

UN Special Coordinator Joanna Wronecka held a round of meetings with prominent Lebanese intellectuals and academics on the role that they can play in inspiring Lebanese authorities and political parties in reinforcing state…

Message from SRSG, Carlos Ruiz Massieu, on the International Landmine Awareness Day 2024 Today, on the International Day for Mine Awareness, I would like to express my solidarity with victims of mines and their families, as…

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan On 3 April, during the online session of the Preventive Diplomacy Academy, Mr. Akylbai Eleusizov, the Team Leader for Central Asia and South Caucasus in the Europe and Latin America Division of the…

I condemn the attack on the diplomatic premises of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Damascus on 1 April. The principle of the inviolability of diplomatic and consular premises and personnel must be respected in all cases in…

This morning, three OGL (UNTSO) military observers and one Lebanese language assistant on a foot patrol along the Blue Line were injured when an explosion occurred near their location. They have now been evacuated for medical…

Dakar, March 29, 2024 - As part of his continuing good offices engagement , the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos…