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Uganda is currently witnessing a surge in refugee arrivals, with more than 4,000 South Sudan refugees entering the country ‘each day of the week,’ that’s according to UN refugee agency, UNHCR. The latest UNHCR emergency…
The United Nations Security Council today approved the Secretary-General’s recommendations regarding the size, operational aspects and mandate of the UN Mission in Colombia, including the deployment of 450 unarmed observers…
Colombia: El Consejo de Seguridad define el tamaño y mandato de la @MisionONUCol https://t.co/DjiMFZR9tr pic.twitter.com/HwgdP8FAN5 — Naciones Unidas (@ONU_es) September 13, 2016
- Human Rights
Durant le mois d’août 2016, le BCNUDH a documenté 393 violations des droits de l’homme sur le territoire de la RDC, ce qui représente une hausse par rapport au mois de juillet 2016 au cours duquel 383 violations avaient été…
- Transboundary Water Management
ALMATY, Kazakhstan
Good afternoon. Let me first of all make some general comments then of course I will take questions. First of all, today, perhaps just now according to our timing, but you know they are referring to the Damascus timing, is…
Mogadishu – A conference for military engineers opened in Mogadishu today to seek ways of effectively delivering engineering support to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). Engineers drawn from the AU Mission…
- News stories
KANDAHAR - Access to justice and the rights of defendants are key elements of rule of law, said panellists at a UN-backed TV debate in the southern city of Kandahar. A four-member panel -- involving a judge, a lawyer, the…
The UN envoy for Sudan and South Sudan has cautioned the two neighbors against actions that could undermine peace and stability within and between them. “One has to recognize that the internal situations in both Sudan and…
KABUL - As Afghans prepare to mark the holy occasion of Eid-ul-Adha, UN envoy Tadamichi Yamamoto wishes all Afghans a peaceful and joyous celebration. “Eid-ul-Adha is a time of peace, which Afghans richly deserve,” said Mr…
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BAMYAN - An agreement to establish district-level civil society networks to promote improved transparency and accountability in local governance was the key outcome of a UN-backed workshop in central Bamyan’s Panjab district…
Kinshasa September 10, 2016 - Between 24 August and 1 September MONUSCO extracted some 291 individuals from the Garamba National Park on humanitarian grounds. Many of these individuals were wounded, acutely malnourished or in…