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KABUL- As we celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr around the world after a month of fasting and worship, I wish all Afghans Eid Mubarak on behalf of the United Nations in Afghanistan. To allow all Afghans to commemorate this auspicious and…

UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 236

The Head of the United Nations Mission to Support Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA) and Chairman of the Redeployment Coordination Committee (RCC) Lt. Gen. Michael Lollesgaard extends his warmest greetings and wishes for peace and…

Zalingei, 30 May 2019 – On behalf of the African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), I would like to extend greetings and best wishes to the people of Sudan on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr. Eid Mubarak. Eid al…

Honourable Minister; Excellencies; Members of the diplomatic community; Dear UN colleagues; My fellow peacekeepers, Thank you for sharing this special day with us. It is my great pleasure to welcome you all on this 71 st…

-- Update at 14:30 local time: One UNMIK staff member, a Russian national, has been released. -- May 28, 2019 - UNMIK is following with great concern the developments in northern Kosovo today, including the detention of two…

UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 235

UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kubis welcomes the Cabinet’s endorsement of the 2019 draft State budget and hopes that following a thorough review by the Parliament it will be adopted as quickly as possible. “The…

TRIPLOI, 26 May 2019- UNSMIL is deeply concerned at a series of serious incidents which have taken place in the last few days in and around Tripoli. The Mission is very concerned at the report of the kidnapping of a member of…