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Incoming Force Commander Major-General Michael Beary during his address at the hand-over ceremony held at UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura, south Lebanon. July 19, 2016. Photo by Pasqual Gorriz (UN)

"Permanent ceasefire" between Lebanon-Israel "best outcome"

Moving towards a "permanent ceasefire" between Lebanon and Israel remains the "real challenge" facing the UN's Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). That's the view of Major-General Michael Beary,…

11 Aug 2016 / Listen /

UN Police face "true hardship" taking care of local communities

Stefan Feller speaking to Daniel Dickinson. Photo: UN Radio

UN Police officers face "true hardship" taking care of the local communities they are assigned to. That's according to Stefan Feller, the UN Police Adviser for Peacekeeping Operations. Mr Feller attended the recent…

6 Jun 2016 / Listen /

Steep learning curve for UN police officers

Maria Appelblom. Photo: UN

A steep learning curve faces United Nations police officers when they are stationed in a mission where the UN…

3 Jun 2016 / Listen /

"Inclusive" aspect of "living together" stressed at UN conference

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The importance of diverse communities living together in harmony is expected to be underlined at a UN conference getting…

24 Apr 2016 / Listen /

Countries urged more action on task force against Boko Haram

This family has lost two children to abductions by Boko Haram. Their home was also burned to the ground by the insurgents. Photo: UNICEF/NYHQ2015-0636/Rich

A senior UN representative is calling for more "active interaction" among countries fighting the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram.…

19 Jan 2016 / Listen /

Implementation of peace deal "light at the end of the tunnel" for South Sudan UN Ebola envoy: Survivors are "priority number one" An end to the "misery" is in sight, Somalis tell UN "Positive trajectory" for humanitarian situation in Pakistan "No substitute" for seeing humanitarian needs first-hand Political process in CAR “moving forward” Elections "complicate" political crisis in Burundi Progress made in combating armed groups in DRC Papua New Guinea entrepreneurs challenged to develop new business ideas Release sought for UN helicopter crew in Sudan UN cultural agency rolls out literacy programs in South Sudan Papua New Guinea faces up to "resource curse" Upsurge in tribal clashes “great challenge” for Darfur peacekeepers

Town of Amirli in northern Iraq remains under siege: OCHA official Growing numbers of CAR refugee children severely malnourished Reconciliation process progressing ahead of elections in Côte d’Ivoire African Union-UN mission in Darfur to revise its strategic focus Women's equal rights means everyone wins: UN Women official Women should play bigger role in South Sudan peace process To serve, protect and promote literacy: UN police in South Sudan UNICEF scales up efforts to assist children in Philippine's hardest hit cities People of Madagascar go to polls to elect a president Deputy Head of Peacekeeping travelled to Afghanistan UN envoy says political impasse affecting progress in Haiti Deaths in detention centres doubled in 2012 in the DRC

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