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1 May 2014 - A UNAMID peacekeeper, Sergeant Awesu Soleiman, who had been abducted in Nyala, South Darfur, on 9 March 2014, was freed today in Nyala after 54 days in captivity.The African Union – United Nations Joint Special…
On 24 April 2014, UNAMID’s Sector South Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) Section, in collaboration with a local NGO Jebel Mara Charity Organization for Rural Development (JMCO), officially launched the…
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KABUL - Representatives from various Afghan sports bodies today elected a new president of the National Olympic Committee of Afghanistan (NOCA), with the newly-appointed official pledging to develop sports participation in…
30 April 2014 - It is too early to determine whether recent violence in South Sudan amounted to genocide, but risk factors like hate speech and targeted killings based on ethnicity are causes for concern, a senior UN official…
29 April 2014 - With seven million people in South Sudan at risk of food insecurity, the top humanitarian official in the country today called for a one-month truce to allow civilians to cultivate their fields. “I call on all…
Soccer School for all children, vulnerable, disabled, orphans etc is an initiative from MONUSCO Uruguayans peacekeepers . This idea came up when they started playing the game with children in the remote area of Pinga. The…
The tradition annual children's spring festival once again brought together hundreds of children at a celebration to receive the spring in Sultaniyeh southern town, Tibnin area. For the eighth consecutive year, ALPHA Non…
30 April 2014 - Expressing graving concern, UN human rights chief Navi Pillay said at a press conference in Juba today that neither South Sudan’s political leaders nor the international community seem to perceive how…
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26 April 2014 - The United Nations Office in Burundi (BNUB) welcomed the adoption by consensus of the new Electoral Code by the National Assembly of Burundi, this Friday 25 April 2014 which is seen as an important step in…
It is at the wheel of a MONUSCO 6x6 truck that Sergio Guerra has been assigned as a UNV Convoy Leader. His volunteer work is not common: travel around Congo and neighboring countries to deliver cargos to all MONUSCO bases…
29 April 2014 – At least two people were killed and six others injured in the Central African Republic (CAR) after an attack on an 18-truck humanitarian convoy relocating 1,300 Muslims to safety in the country’s north, a…
25 April 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appointed Aurélien Agbenonci of Benin and Laurence D. Wohlers of the United States as his Deputy Special Representatives at the newly-created United Nations Multidimensional…