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Kismayo – Humanitarian, security and political developments, including the formation of district councils, were among the issues covered in discussions today by top United Nations officials in Somalia on their visit to…

A united Nations peace medal ceremony for elements of the 8th detachment of the Cambodian Explosive Ordnance Disposal Contingent (EOD Team) took place on 10 September 2022 at the MINUSMA camp in Gao. Intended to salute the…

It was a warm summer night in Gao, Northern Mali, when people suddenly woke up to the cries of women, men and children. A coordinated attack by terrorist groups on 18 June cost the lives of dozens of civilians in remote…

After spending 20 months on Malian soil, elements of the formed police unit of the Federal Republic of Nigeria deployed to the United Nations Police (UNPOL/MINUSMA) in Timbuktu, are returning home. A total of 70 of them…

[As delivered] Goodmorning. On behalf of colleagues here today representing some of Somalia’s main international partners, I would like to thank President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed ‘Laftagareen’ and the people of South West…

New York – Addressing the United Nations Security Council today, the world body’s top official for Somalia urged the country’s federal and state authorities to collaborate closely to achieve progress on the new government’s…

New York – Somalia is at a “tipping point”, with hundreds of thousands of people at immediate risk of famine, the heads of the UN’s highest-level humanitarian coordination forum have warned. In  a statement issued on Monday…

CNMC determined to finalize the demarcation process Since its establishment in 2002, the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission (CNMC) has consistently demonstrated over 20 years of stringent commitment to peacebuilding. From 25…

CNMC determined to finalize the demarcation process Since its establishment in 2002, the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission (CNMC) has consistently demonstrated over 20 years of stringent commitment to peacebuilding. From 25…

On the 30th of August, UNOWAS and CNMC celebrated 20 years of engagement in the prevention of conflict and the consolidation of peace in West Africa and the Sahel. This monumental occasion was used as an opportunity to…