Rapports

Mr. George Somerwill, Chief, UNMIL Public Information, Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Rule of Law, Mr. Eugene Nindorera, Chief Human Rights & Protection Section, and Representative, High Commissioner for Human Rights NEAR VERBATIM Mr. George Somerwill (Chief, UNMIL…

In calling for the media to take a more pivotal role in combating Sexual and Gender based Violence (SGBV), Samuel Harbor, UNDP Deputy Country Director said, "inequalities between men and women (in Sierra Leone) are some of the worst…

Appeal Target: US$ 2,026,824 Geneva, 2nd February 2010 Dear Colleagues, The humanitarian situation in Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains critical, characterized by internal displacement, returnees, human rights abuses and food insecurity. According to UN OCHA's 2010 humanitarian…

The United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office has recently joined forces with the UN Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict network to address conflict-related sexual violence in a more systematic manner. The Assistant-Secretary General for Peacebuilding Support, Judy Cheng-Hopkins, said joining the…

The Democratic Republic of Congo remains the theatre of one of the worst crises in the world. Despite positive signs of progress at the political level and the improvement of relations between the DRC and its neighbouring countries, ongoing battles…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Democratic Republic of Congo remains the theatre of one of the worst crises in the world. Despite positive signs of progress at the political level and the improvement of relations between the DRC and its neighbouring countries,…

SC/9837 Security Council 6256th Meeting (AM) Challenges to Improved Conflict Prevention, Peacebuilding Efforts also Cited While West Africa continued to make progress in critical areas, weak governance, lagging development, climate change, the changing nature of drug trafficking and other challenges continued to threaten peace…

Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo: While UNV volunteers are a familiar sight in UN peacekeeping missions, not all of them work directly alongside the 'Blue Helmets'. Kristen Petillon, however, works hand-in-hand with the military to help protect civilians. In…

SC/9832 Security Council 6253rd Meeting (AM) Resolution 1906 (2009) Expresses Extreme Concern over Attacks On Civilians; Decides to Withdraw Support from Suspect Government Units The Security Council decided today to extend until 31 May 2010 the deployment of the United Nations Organization Mission in…

New York, 23 December 2009 - The United Nations Security Council today unanimously adopted resolution 1906 (2009) by which the Council extends MONUC's mandate until 31 May 2010 and indicates that it intends to extend the Mission's mandate for…