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As the world fights the deadly COVID-19 pandemic – the most challenging crisis we have faced since the Second World War – we are also seeing another epidemic, a dangerous epidemic of misinformation. Around the world, people…

Mr. President, Thank you for convening this important discussion. The world faces its gravest test since the founding of this Organization. Every country is now grappling with or poised to suffer the devastating consequences…

Il y a des dizaines d’années, des millions de mines terrestres étaient enterrées un peu partout dans le monde. Du Cambodge au Mozambique et de l’Angola à l’Afghanistan, des milliers de vies ont été fauchées ou bouleversées à…

Decades ago, millions of landmines were buried in countries across the world. From Cambodia to Mozambique, in Angola and in Afghanistan, thousands of lives were lost, with others altered forever because of one unlucky step…

This op-ed was initially published in French in Le Monde on 02 April 2020 . The COVID-19 pandemic is also developing in countries marred by armed conflict. In an op-ed featured in Le Monde, the head of United Nations…

On 04 March 2020, MINURSO organized a ceremony celebrating, in advance, the International Women's Day celebrated every year on the 8th of March. A female military parade was organized on the occasion that was attended by the…

Following the launch of CPAS (Comprehensive Performance Assessment System) in December 2019, the Mission, between 19 January and 29 February 2020, embarked on an intensive training and working process involving all Mission…

On 12 December, MINURSO Force Commander Maj. Gen. (Pak. Ar.) Zia Ur Rehman received at Mission HQ a delegation of the Royal Swedish Armed Forces, comprising Lt. Col. (Swe. Ar.) Elisabeth Skoglund and Major (Swe. Ar.) Anders…

A Chinese military delegation comprising the following senior officers: Sr. Col. QU ZHE; Sr. Col. TONG SHENGHAI; Sr. Col. YAN RUI; Col. FU JIANHUI; Col. FANG YI; Col. SHAO FEI; Col. LU PENG; LT.Col. TANG MIN, undertook a…

A U.S delegation comprising military and civilian officials namely: Col. Kenneth Gjone (USAF) (Defense Attache’, US Embassy, Rabat, Morocco); Cdr. (US N.) Jalal Khan (Navy Attache’, US Embassy, Rabat, Morocco); Mrs. Coleen…