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Rafail Dimitriou is a young Cypriot who is passionate about raising awareness and mobilising young people in Cyprus to tackle climate change and its effects while also advocating for the rights of youth across the island. As…

Öykü Tural is a young Cypriot and an environmental activist who is passionate about raising awareness towards a sustainable and more resource-efficient society on the island. She does so by advocating simple steps that can be…

In Kuajok, UNMISS peacekeepers from Bangladesh recently trained prison officers and inmates on farming as well as conducted health consultations. Photo by Zejin Yin/UNMISS. WARRAP – Strengthening partnerships with local…

Electoral preparations and necessary security conditions discussions during a two-day Commissioners’ Forum in Jonglei state, supported by UNMISS. Photo by Mach Samuel/UNMISS. JONGLEI/GPAA – The world’s newest nation—South…

By: Samira Y. Salifu Meet Mr. Francis Shuei who has been working with the United Nations to create and strengthen peaceful communities in Sudan and South Sudan since 2006. Having started as a Language Assistant with the past…

SRSG and Head of UNMISS, Nicholas Haysom, attends a Government-hosted press conference on resolving key operational issues related to the UN-owned radio station, Radio Miraya. Photo by Gregorio Cunha/UNMISS CENTRAL EQUATORIA…

Force Commander Mohan Subramanian recently visited Yambio to meet newly deployed Ethiopian peacekeepers; interact with senior state government officials and assess key security as well as operational issues on the ground…

Climate shocks in South Sudan have left communities stranded in floodwaters but UNMISS peacekeepers come up with new approaches to bring them relief and boost confidence. Photo by Gregorio Cunha/UNMISS. UNITY - Transformed…

Last month UNIFIL’s Spanish contingent facilitated a joint training between the Spanish Military Emergency Unit, southern Lebanese Civil Defense Centers (CDCs) and UNIFIL peacekeepers. The Galatea Program, conducted from June…

An UNMISS-organized youth outreach in Juba, Central Equatoria, builds on the need for youth participation in South Sudan’s democratic transition. Photo by Gregorio Cunha/UNMISS. CENTRAL EQUATORIA – Recently, nation-building…

UNIFIL and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) today paid last respects to WOII Abubakari Ibrahim of the Ghanaian Contingent, who lost his life in a tragic vehicle accident on 28 July, while on duty in south Lebanon. At a somber…

Bamako, August 4, 2023 - The last Senegalese troops stationed at the MINUSMA Temporary Operating Base (TOB) in Ogossagou, Bandiagara region, central Mali, left today, following the formal handover of the base to the Malian…