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HERAT - Ensuring the full implementation of the Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW) law was the focus of a UNAMA-backed event for women police officers in the western province of Herat. Some 35 women officers from…
An MP-elect is carried shoulder-high by jubilant supporters to celebrate his victory in the ongoing electoral process to choose members of the Lower House of the Federal Parliament in Kismaayo, Somalia on 13 November 2016. UN Photo
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Jubbaland state completed its fifth day of voting for seats in the House of the People with another six members elected to the lower chamber of the federal parliament. A total of 26 candidates have now been elected to the…
Female members of the Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) ended a three-day conference with concrete recommendations and agreed steps to advance the role of women in the political life and decision making process in Libya…
Some 60 dignitaries from south-western Lebanon pose for a group photo with the UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major General Michael Beary.
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During his introductory meeting with local authorities and religious leaders from south-western Lebanon, head of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Major General Michael Beary today underlined the importance of…
“The police in the UN peacekeeping operations are there to assist the host country police,” says Priscilla Makotose, United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur ( UNAMID) Police Commissioner, the highest-ranking female…
On 11 November 2016, the 41st meeting of the Gali Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) took place under the chairmanship of the United Nations. The participants of the meeting followed up on several matters…
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Major General Chaoying Yang, from China, formally took responsibility as the acting Head of UNMISS Force on 11 November 2016. General Yang has held various command and staff responsibilities of the Chinese People Liberation…
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11 November 2016, Pristina - Thirty young activists from Kosovo and Serbia participating in the LinKS 2.0 initiative implemented by NGO Youth Initiative for Human Rights visited UNMIK on 4 November. UNMIK Deputy Special…
Ms. Elia Armstrong (far left) talks to UNMOGIP staff about ethics. The United Nations expects its staff to maintain the highest ethical standards during their work. The director of the UN Ethics Office, Elia Yi Armstrong…
Members of the Libyan Political Dialogue met on 11-12 November 2016 in Malta. They discussed the developments of the political process and the obstacles that obstruct full implementation of the Political Agreement. They…
KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan condemns last night’s attack against civilian residents of the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif. Shortly before midnight on 10 November, a vehicle laden with heavy explosives…
Nairobi (Kenya), 11 November 2016 – The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes seek to follow up on existing recommendations made to…