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A two-day capacity-building workshop organized by the South Sudan Women Peace Monitoring and Advocacy Group (SSWPMAG) and supported by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Photo by Zejin Yin WARRAP – “We realize…

In an effort to promote healthy habits, Ghanaian peacekeepers organized an aerobics session for the students of Al Boustan Public Elementary School. The activity saw 30 students - 18 boys and 12 girls - participate in the…

The difference a bridge can make is there for all to see. The one connecting farmers, school children and other residents of Sakure with Yambio town is no exception. Photos: Phillip Mbugo/Felix Katie/UNMISS WESTERN EQUATORIA-…

One of the 16 entries to the art competition Peace Begins with Me, organized by UNMISS and the University of Juba, being deservedly photographed. Photos: Gregorio Cunha/UNMISS CENTRAL EQUATORIA - More than 10,000 kilometres…

U N I T E D N A T I O N S N A T I O N S U N I E S THE SECRETARY-GENERAL --- MESSAGE FOR WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY 3 May 2023 For three decades, on World Press Freedom Day, the international community has celebrated the work of…

On 24 April 2023, the 27th contingent of peacekeepers from the Republic of Korea held a completion ceremony for its Taekwondo classes in Abbassiyah and Burgholiyah, south Lebanon. The ceremony was attended by senior Korean…

Thanks to UNMISS engineers from China, the nearly 30,000 community members of Raja county in Western Bahr El Ghazal, South Sudan, no longer need to suffer during the country's long rainy season. Chinese peacekeepers…

Combined efforts are vitally important to protect children from possible abuse by armed groups. / Photos Alain Wandimoyi While eastern DRC is facing an upsurge of child rights abuses, MONUSCO's Child Protection Section…

700 Ghanaian peacekeepers were awarded the prestigious United Nations medal for their commitment to shaping a more peaceful and prosperous future for the people of the world’s youngest nation. The ceremony, which took place…

The flag is white: these heads of cattle are coming in peace. Sometimes, however, clashes between pastoralists and farmers occur. Photos: Isaac Billy/UNMISS CENTRAL EQUATORIA - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan…

GENEVA (27 April 2023) – Mali’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the fourth time on Tuesday, 2 May 2023, in a meeting that will be webcast…

In Bunj, Upper Nile, more than 50 peace activists, women leaders, youth representatives and community elders attended a conflict-prevention workshop organized by UNMISS. Ines Surwumwe/UNMISS UPPER NILE – Hope for lasting…