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Mogadishu – The United Nations unveiled a training programme on business opportunities for Somali entrepreneurs at a seminar in Mogadishu. The United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) in-conjunction with the United…
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General Farid Zarif and Liberia’s Defence Minister Brownie J. Samukai today laid wreaths in honour of peacekeepers that lost their lives while serving in Liberia at a ceremony to…
The first female military Commander in the history of the United Nations is currently serving at the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (ONUCI). Colonel Namza Begum, a national of Bangladesh is proud of her country…
Colonel Nazma Begum, Commander of UNOCI Bangladeshi Contingent is the first female military contingent commander in the history of the United Nations (Daloa, May 2016)
Dr. Catherine Buzmion-Cheong, a United Nations peacekeeper, was working in Liberia when the first case of Ebola was confirmed in the West African nation. “The Ebola epidemic was unprecedented,” Dr. Buzmion-Cheong told the UN…
Dr. Catherine Buzmion-Cheong, a United Nations peacekeeper, was working in Liberia when the first case of Ebola was confirmed in the West African nation. “The Ebola epidemic was unprecedented,” Dr. Buzmion-Cheong told the UN…
On 27 May 2016, the thirty-sixth meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) chaired by the United Nations was held in Gali. The meeting took place in a constructive and respectful atmosphere…
Stabilization Facility for Libya Endorses Benghazi, Obari and Kikla for a Quick Assessment The Stabilization Facility for Libya Project Board met this morning in Tunis under the leadership of HE Dr. Taher Al-Jehaimi, Minister…
The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in South Sudan said today it will receive 37 new explosive detection dogs as part of an increase in the presence of such dogs throughout the country. In a press release, UNMAS…
- International Day of UN Peacekeepers
Uvira, 27 May 2016 – Like in many parts of the DRC, in Uvira, this Day was celebrated earlier on Friday 27 May as it fell on Sunday. A hundred invitees met at the Conference room of MONUSCO HQ: students from secondary school…
Goma, eastern DRC, 26 May 2016 - The representatives of the Guarantors of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework comprising of the United Nations (UN), the African Union (AU), the International Conference on the…
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Climate change is "a fundamental threat" to human security in the Sahel region of Africa; that's according to Mohammed Ibn Chambas, the head of the UN Office for West Africa ( UNOWA). He was briefing the UN Security Council…