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When Alexandra Carmen walks home through Bangui today, she carries something that once felt out of reach¡ªfreedom. Years after leaving the Central African Republic as a teenager, she returned not only to rebuild her life, but¡­

Fawzy Abdalla is the UNDSS Field Security Associate (FSA) covering South Kordofan : home to the Nuba Mountains and to more than two million people living in the area where months of escalating violence have disrupted¡­

Twenty-four years after Timor-Leste restored its independence with significant support from the United Nations, the UN is still here ¡ª and still needed. Today, the UNDSS presence in Dili consists of just two people. No large¡­

At 1 a.m., as air raid sirens sound and reports of incoming drones begin, decisions are made in minutes: whether a convoy moves at first light, whether a team deploys, whether operations pause or proceed. Every day in Ukraine¡­

Tawila was once a small market town in North Darfur, Sudan. Today, it hosts more people than most European capitals ¡ª with no infrastructure, no hospitals, no water system built to support them. Situated approximately 50¡­

After three years of conflict, several communities across the country are faced with displacement, hunger, disease, and violence. The resilience of these communities and unwavering resolve of aid workers to reach them¡­

Being appointed as Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security is an honour, matched only by the complexity of the mandate ¡ª and the opportunity to lead meaningful change. Welcome to our series ¨C Part 1: The First 100¡­

UN personnel operate in some of the world's most demanding and high-risk environments. Ensuring they have access to qualified and specialized mental health support is a core part of what makes operations possible. Last week¡­

Coups, civil wars, deliberate attacks on convoys, detained colleagues, evacuations under fire. The past seven years have tested the system in ways that were difficult to anticipate in 2019. USG Michaud, speaking recently at¡­

Mister President, Members of the Security Council, In March of this year in Goma, a drone hit a home, killing a UNICEF colleague. In November 2025, a Haitian colleague working for WHO was killed in Port au Prince in an¡­

When emergencies strike, the difference between arriving and being operational can determine the effectiveness of the entire response. Thanks to the support of the Government of Canada, the UNDSS Emergency Response Team (ERT)¡­

¡°What was already a complex risk landscape has become significantly more volatile.¡± Gilles Michaud, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security, shared this assessment during a discussion with students and¡­