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PR: MONUSCO denounces attack on helicopter which wounds two UN peacekeepers in North Kivu
Kinshasa, February 02, 2024 : A MONUSCO helicopter carrying out a medical evacuation came under fire from suspected M23 armed group elements near Karuba in Masisi territory in North Kivu. The attack wounded two United Nations (UN) peacekeepers, one of them seriously.
UNISFA condemns continuing violence that has led to the death of a second peacekeeper, urgently calls for calm
Abyei, 29 January 2024 - The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) is concerned by continuing intercommunal clashes that resulted in the death of another United Nations peacekeeper from Pakistan on 28 January. This follows the death of a Ghanaian peacekeeper on 27 January. As part…
UNISFA condemns attacks on civilians and killing of a peacekeeper
Abyei, 27 January 2024 - The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) strongly condemns a series of armed attacks that took place at 16:45hrs on 27 January 2024 in the Abyei Area, which resulted in civilian casualties as well as the death of a United Nations peacekeeper from Ghana…
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Joint World Bank, EU, UN Report Assesses Damages Caused by Catastrophic Flooding in Libya
WASHINGTON, January 24, 2024 — Reconstruction and recovery needs following the catastrophic flooding in eastern Libya last September are estimated at $1.8 billion, according to a new report released today by the World Bank, the United Nations, and the European Union. The disaster impacted…
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UN Peacekeeping chief wraps up Lebanon leg of regional trip
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix concluded a four-day visit to Lebanon yesterday. This was part of a regular visit to peacekeeping missions in the Middle East, though it came in the context of high tension along the Blue Line between Lebanon and Israel…
UNMISS, Government to coordinate in investigating breach of UN compound
Juba, 12 January 2024: At approximately 5:00am this morning, an unidentified armed intruder in military uniform entered the United Nations Mission in South Sudan’s (UNMISS) base in Tomping and began shooting indiscriminately at a sentry post and other UNMISS installations. UNMISS personnel manning…
Special Representative of the Secretary-General Carlos Ruiz Massieu, highlighted the clear linkages between the implementation of the Final Peace Agreement and dialogue initiatives with other armed actors
Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia, Carlos Ruiz Massieu, highlighted the clear linkages between the implementation of the Final Peace Agreement and dialogue initiatives with other armed actors. New York, 11 January 2024. At the…
UN Secretary-General acknowledges Colombia’s determination to consolidate peace, highlighting progress made in the implementation of the 2016 Final Peace Agreement and the importance of dialogue initiatives to resolve conflicts
Bogota, 8 January 2024. - In his most recent report on the UN Verification Mission in Colombia, covering the period from 27 September to 26 December 2023, UN Secretary-General António Guterres highlights “the progress made in peacebuilding efforts in Colombia as the Government’s total peace policy…
UNMISS calls for restraint and peace in Jonglei State and Greater Pibor Administrative Area
Juba, 07 January 2024 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) condemns the violence in Jonglei State in the recent months, particularly the attack in Duk Padiet county on 4 January 2024, which was reportedly triggered by a cattle raid and resulted in a number of civilian casualties…
Secretary-General appoints Ms. María Angela Holguín Cuéllar of Colombia as his Personal Envoy on Cyprus
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of María Angela Holguín Cuéllar of Colombia as his Personal Envoy on Cyprus. The Secretary-General has asked Ms. Holguín to assume a good offices role on his behalf to search for common ground on the way forward and to…