Sahara: UN Denies Reports Staffan de Mistura Planning to Resign
The United Nations has flatly denied press reports that UN Sahara envoy Staffan de Mistura is considering leaving his post, labeling the rumors as a […]
Stephane Dujarric
UN provides $10 million to support Freddy’s victims in Mozambique
The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund has released $10 million to help the Government of Mozambique cope with the aftermath of Tropical Storm Freddy, […]
Release of six UN staff members arrested in Ethiopia
Six U.N. staff members have been released but five others, along with a deputy, are still being held in Addis-Ababa, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric told […]
Sixteen UN workers arrested in Ethiopia
Sixteen Ethiopian U.N. staff were detained Tuesday by the authorities after a major raid targeting Tigrayans, as the international community continues to believe in a […]
Cote d’Ivoire lost three UN peacekeepers in a jihadist attack in Mali
Three Ivorian peacekeepers of the UN Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) were killed Wednesday 13 January in a jihadist attack against their convoy, said an official […]
Ouganda: Opposition candidate Bobi Wine arrested again amidst electoral campaign
Violent clashes between demonstrators and security forces took place on Wednesday 18 November in Kampala, the Ugandan capital. The police death toll was 3 dead […]
Two UN Peacekeepers killed in DRC
Two United Nations peacekeepers have been killed and several injured in an attack on their base in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), […]
Mali: Two Peacekeepers Killed in Mine Explosion, UN Establishes Sanctions Regime
Two peacekeepers of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) were killed and two others were injured when their convoy hit a mine […]
Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed Appointed Deputy UN SG
Nigeria’s Environment Minister, Amina Mohammed, was appointed on Thursday by the New United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as his Deputy Secretary-General (DSG). Guterres made the […]
UNMISS Boss in South Sudan Sacked
The commander of the United Nations’ peacekeeping force in South Sudan has been sacked on Tuesday, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s office said. The move follows a […]