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UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Michael Beary today visited the Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabih Berri in Beirut. During the meeting, Major General Beary congratulated the Speaker on the…
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MAHMUD-I-RAQI - Eliminating violence against women as an essential starting point for their empowerment was the main discussion topic at a daylong event set up by the UN in the central province of Kapisa. The event drew a…
The success of the Sustainable Development Goals, will depend, in part, on how well stakeholders invest and support the young girls of today, according to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA). The announcement was made as the…
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Four more candidates from Somaliland and northern regions were voted into the House of the People today, raising the number of members of parliament (MPs) elected from that part of the country to 30. Somaliland and the…
The Secretary-General applauds the Government and the people of Cote d’Ivoire for the peaceful and inclusive legislative elections of 18 December. He congratulates Ivorian political parties for their active participation in…
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The United Nations, African Union, European Union, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States have closely followed the work of the Independent Electoral…
On 21 December 2016, SRSG Zahir Tanin welcomed the Ambassador of Israel in Belgrade, Dr Alona Fisher-Kamm, to UNMIK. The SRSG and Ambassador Fisher-Kamm discussed a variety of issues including the EU dialogue, rule of law…
A South Sudanese Youth activist is calling for the creation of Peer to Peer HIV support groups in South Sudan, on World Aids Day. Peer to Peer support has already gained ground in Maridi, where HIV health workers are…
A number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) currently staying at a former UNMISS Base in Yei town are urging the government and the opposition to forge an authentic peace process that addresses the suffering of the South…
Your Excellency Mr. Peter Thomson, President of the General Assembly, Your Excellency Ms. Ana Silvia Rodriguez Abascal, Deputy Permanent Representative of Cuba and Chargé d’affairs. Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Allow…
El Fasher, 20 December 2016 – Three staff members of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) who were abducted in El Geneina, West Darfur, on 27 November 2016, were freed on 19 December. Sarun Pradhan and…
Kinshasa, 20 December 2016 – Maman S. Sidikou, the Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of MONUSCO, expressed his grave concern over the wave of ongoing arrests, some of which are arbitrary, and detentions…