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[English] Mosul, 30 April 2024 – One Iraqi member of a team working for a United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) implementing partner was killed in an incident at an explosive ordnance clearance site in Batnaia, Tal Kaif area, near Mosul. The incident occurred in the early morning at the site…

Kinshasa, 30 April 2024: The MONUSCO is ceasing its operations today in South Kivu Province. At the request of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) government, the United Nations (UN) Security Council decided in its Resolution 2717 (December 2023), that the Mission will withdraw its Force from…

Kinshasa, 30 April 2024: The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) is ceasing its operations today in South Kivu Province.At the request of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) government, the United Nations (UN) Security Council…

Kinshasa, April 29, 2024: The People’s Republic of China’s Peacekeeping contingent with the MONUSCO transferred ownership of assets valued at $US 7.3 million to the Congolese government. An event marking the transfer of the assets was held today at the Chinese contingent’s camp on the outskirts of…

Kinshasa, April 29, 2024: The People’s Republic of China’s Peacekeeping contingent with the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) transferred ownership of assets valued at $US 7.3 million to the Congolese government. An event marking the…

Kinshasa, April 25, 2024: More than 20 years after their arrival in the DR Congo, the United Nations (UN) Peacekeepers from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan are preparing to leave the country. The contingent has constituted the bulk of the UN’s troops deployed in South Kivu province and their…

Kinshasa, April 25, 2024: More than 20 years after their arrival in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations (UN) Peacekeepers from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan are preparing to leave the country. The contingent has constituted the bulk of the UN’s troops deployed in South…

UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka delivered this week a keynote address at the general assembly meeting of the Lebanese League of Women in Business (LLWB). Encouraging more representation of women in corporate leadership positions, the Special Coordinator said: “The tireless efforts…

UN Special Coordinator Joanna Wronecka held a round of meetings with Lebanese and foreign stakeholders on the importance of supporting efforts to end Lebanon’s prolonged presidential vacuum since November 2022. The Special Coordinator discussed with the Ambassadors of Qatar and Egypt, who are…

Juba - The United Nations in South Sudan acknowledges the assurance given today by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs that the imposition of taxes on trucks carrying fuel and other supplies does not apply to UN humanitarian, development, and peacekeeping operations or to the diplomatic community…