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Bunia, 5 December 2015 - The new Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the DRC, Maman Sidikou, on his very first visit to the country’s eastern part, met with the authorities of Ituri province and…
Tunis, 08 December - The Humanitarian Country Team for Libya convened a coordination meeting with Libyan Non-Governmental Organisations (LNGO) to discuss better engagement and communication in the current humanitarian…
The United Nations Security Council today adopted an historic resolution on youth, peace and security, which for the first time in its history focuses entirely on the role of young men and women in peacebuilding and…
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KANDAHAR - Community leaders at a UN-backed event in the southern Kandahar province encouraged more than 500 girls to prioritize higher education and take a more active role in Afghan society. The event, which drew government…
Publication Date: 08/12/2015 Type of document: Press Release Year of Publication: 2015
(New York, 9 December 2015) Global attitudes towards corruption have changed dramatically. Where once bribery, corruption and illicit financial flows were often considered part of the cost of doing business, today corruption…
Provisions in South Sudan’s Transitional Constitution greatly improved the legal position of women and girls in the country, UNMISS Human Rights Officer Anthony Nwapa said in Juba today. Mr. Nwapa was speaking at a workshop…
In tackling difficulties faced by women in South Sudan, UNMISS has been holding Open Peace Forums in state capitals across the country. A forum held today Torit, East Equatoria, focused on participation of women in decision…
On 8 and 9 December 2015, UNAMID’s Communications and Public Information Section (CPIS) opened its first two resource centres in Kutum and Al Waha localities, North Darfur. The centres were established in partnership with the…
On 9 December 2015, the Sierra Leone Police Contingent serving with UNAMID handed over a police station they constructed to the Government of Sudan (GoS) at Abu Shouk internally displaced persons (IDPs) Camp, North Darfur…
The Special Representative of the Secretary General in the Democratic Republic of Congo Maman Sidikou has inaugurated the first North Kivu Press Center on the 07 of December 2015 in Goma. The Center which is first of its kind…