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3 March 2015 - The best way to avoid UN Security Council sanctions was for both parties to South Sudan’s conflict to strictly abide by the Cessation of Hostilities agreement of 23 January 2014, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said today…
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Aïchatou Mindaoudou, on Tuesday, 3 March 2015, received the African Cup of Nations trophy brilliantly won by Côte d'Ivoire's national team…
Over the past four days, I have had a series of positive, constructive discussions here in Sri Lanka. The Secretary-General of the United Nations asked me to visit at what he sees as a moment of historic opportunity for the…
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Mogadishu – Speaking at a high level panel discussion on sexual violence in Somalia the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG), Nicholas Kay and the Special Representative of the AU Commission Chairperson…
3 March 2015 The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 3 March – the anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) – as World Wildlife Day…
27 February 2015 - In learning about the overall situation of the Catholic Church in South Sudan, Vatican Ambassador to the country Archbishop Charles Daniel visited the Upper Nile capital Malakal today. The Ambassador said…
First detachment of UNMISS Chinese Infantry battalion after arriving in Juba on 27 February. Photo: UNMISS/JC McIlwaine
3 March 2015 - To help settle social disputes among displaced communities, a three-day workshop on conflict management was recently conducted at the UNMISS protection site in the Unity State capital Bentiu.The workshop…
with a significant rise in the number of people moving to the Afghan capital in recent years, Kabul residents have been breathing increasingly polluted air caused by vehicle emissions, diesel generator fumes and the smoke…
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KABUL - For decades, Afghans have been migrating to other countries to help their families back home, driven abroad by prolonged conflict, poverty, unemployment and underemployment. The bulk of these migrants have travelled…
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KABUL - In June, Afghanistan’s National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) declared the Shah Foladi region of Bamyan province as the third protected area in the country. In 2009, NEPA declared Bamyan’s Band-e-Amir—an area…
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KABUL - Providing children with access to education in remote and conflict-affected areas, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) recently completed 52 new community-based schools in Afghanistan’s southeastern province…