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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…

I want to start by thanking the Presidents of the General Assembly, Security Council and the ECOSOC for their solidarity and for their determination and patience with which they have been facing the enormous practical and…

During the week of 17 – 21 February 2020 a team from the Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT), DMSPC-DOS including Benjamin Marle and Boris Beigelman conducted introduction, setup, implementation, and…

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…

From here at the United Nations, I join you in welcoming the New Year. We enter 2020 with uncertainty and insecurity all around. Persistent inequality and rising hatred. A warring world and a warming planet. Climate change is…

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…

Ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030, as we committed to in the Sustainable Development Goals, will require a continuous collaborative effort. The United Nations, Governments, civil society and other partners have been working…

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…