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Security Council unanimously approves new UN peacekeeping mission in Mali

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Posted by admin 27 days ago (http://www.un.org)
The Security Council today approved a 12,600-strong United Nations peacekeeping operation to take over from the African-led mission in Mali on 1 July and authorized the blue helmets "to use all necessary means" to carry out security-related stabilization tasks, protect civilians, UN staff and cultural artefacts, and create the conditions for the provision of humanitarian aid.

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New UN envoy Robinson heads to Great Lakes region

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Posted by admin 26 days ago (http://www.un.org)
The newly appointed United Nations Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa is headed to the region this weekend for her first visit to bolster support for a recently agreed UN-mediated accord she has described as "a framework for hope" aimed at ending decades of conflict and instability in Democratic Republic of the Congo and the wider region.

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UN official, visiting Central African Republic, calls for end to abuses, disorder

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Posted by admin 30 days ago (http://www.un.org)
During a visit to the Central African Republic today, the United Nations' top political official appealed for urgent efforts to establish security and end abuses against civilians, while reiterating international calls for a full return to constitutional rule.

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Visiting region, top political official assures Central African leader of UN engagement

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Posted by admin 31 days ago (http://www.un.org)
Meeting in Douala, Cameroon with the Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (CAR), the United Nations' political chief has affirmed the world Organization's continued support for transitional political agreements and humanitarian efforts in the embattled country.

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Darfur: UN condemns deadly attack on peacekeepers protecting civilians in Muhajeria

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Posted by admin 33 days ago (http://www.un.org)
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission in Darfur are calling on authorities in Sudan to find attackers who killed at least one blue helmet earlier today in what is considered a war crime under international law.

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FEATURE: UN-backed partnership helps Kenyans protect forests, improve livelihoods

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Posted by admin 33 days ago (http://www.un.org)
A United Nations-backed project in Kenya is protecting forests and wildlife, as well as providing alternative livelihoods, and offers valuable lessons on how governments and the private sector can successfully work together for the betterment of communities and the environment.

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UN senior officials urge political focus in Mali efforts, while aid agencies flag budget gaps

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Posted by admin 33 days ago (http://www.un.org)
The top United Nations political official today reiterated the importance of the political process in Mali at a high-level meeting with senior UN and Government officials, while UN aid agencies urged more funding to assist the hundreds of thousands of Malians driven from their homes.

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Uganda: UN launches first of its kind mobile court initiative in refugee settlement

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Posted by admin 36 days ago (http://www.un.org)
The United Nations refugee agency and the Government of Uganda have launched a pilot mobile court scheme to improve access to justice and legal assistance for victims of crime in Nakivale, the country's oldest and largest refugee settlement.

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