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The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack on 29 May 2016 against a convoy of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) near Sévaré…
UNMISS and UN agencies celebrated the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers in the Malakal PoC site, under the theme “Honoring our Heroes”. The program began with a unified UNMISS Peacekeepers parade comprised of…
The headline of Le Potentiel’s article reads: “ 38 Congolese targeted by US Senate’s sanctions,” that “according to their sources, New-York reportedly added names with MONUSCO’s help; the Mission having declared itself…
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KABUL - UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova met with President Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah during a three-day visit to Afghanistan that highlighted the importance of cultural heritage, literacy and press freedom. Ms…
The United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) regrets to announce the death of three soldiers of the 16th Senegalese Contingent, on Thursday, 23 May 2016, in a road accident, 5 km from Bonguera, a locality situated at…
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[From the June/July 2016 issue of Chatham House's The World Today magazine] My day starts with some exercise, breakfast in my room, then an 8am planning session. The schedule typically includes meetings in town with…
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…