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The Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, called for pledges made in support of the G5 joint force to be “disbursed and made available to the G5 as quickly as possible so that the momentum can continue and G5 force can continue in the process of beefing up its capacity.” UNIFEED

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) project ‘Enhanced Resilience through Increased Economic Opportunities for Syrian Refugees and Host Communities’ successfully trained 900 people selected from among Syrians refugees and local host community members in Turkey. FAO

Addressing the Security Council, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Colombia, Jean Arnault said, “throughout the implementation phase of the Peace Agreement, circumstances have occasionally tested the commitment of the two parties to stay the course. They have stayed the course.” UNIFEED

During her visit to South Sudan, a high-ranking United Nations official said she is “particularly appalled by the violence this conflict has brought against women and girls in South Sudan.” UNMISS

A commemorative ceremony in honor of the two blue helmets killed during recent events in the Central African Republic took place today at the MINUSCA headquarters in Bangui. MINUSCA

Launching the United Nations Road Safety Trust Fund in New York today, the Special Envoy for Road Safety said “road traffic injuries are estimated to create 1.85 trillion dollars burden on global economy each year.” UNIFEED

On the second day of their official visit to the Central African Republic (CAR), the United Nations Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, and African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security, Smaïl Chergui, met Wednesday the country’s head of state, Faustin-Archange Touadéra. MINUSCA

Upon their arrival in capital Bangui for a four-day visit to the Central African Republic, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, and the African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security, Smaïl Chergui, visited Mauritanian peacekeepers wounded during the April 3rd attack on the temporary Minusca base in Tagbara, in the center of the country. MINUSCA

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) held a memorial ceremony in honour of three peacekeepers who lost their lives as a result of two attacks last week. MINUSMA

The Security Council today (10 April) voted to extend the mandate of the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) with 13 votes in favour and two abstentions from member states that objected the use of chapter seven of the United Nations Charter. UNIFEED