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Münise Beyaz and Marianne Sophocleous are two members of the Pyla Bi-Communal Women’s Initiative which came to life in 2018. The brainchild of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot women who live in harmony in the bicommunal…

Yeniboğaziçi Kadınlar Derneği (YEKAD) or the Ayios Seryios Women’s Association, led by the dynamic Fikirye Hürses and Münevver Kılıç, is one of the oldest women’s groups in the Turkish Cypriot community. Established in 1979…

Klotho, an informal women’s group in Deryneia, Cyprus, is the story of six women brought together by their love for weaving and crochet as well as their determination to preserve Cypriot culture. In 2016, Florentia…

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict in her tour of eastern DRC. Photo MONUSCO/Kevin Jordan The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in…

That children continue to fall victim to sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) is a grim fact that carries serious consequences. MINUSCA therefore launched its “Educational Talks” campaign on the prevention of sexual…

Women from rural areas in Eastern Equatoria aired their concerns about wide-spread impunity for incidents of gender-based violence. Rural women in Ikotos and other communities near Torit in Eastern Equatoria have teamed up to…

Military man listing what is needed for South Sudanese armed groups to be removed from UN list of armies violating the rights of children in conflict. A total of 32 representatives from government and opposition forces…

Jean-Pierre Lacroix: "Everyone should learn the lessons from what has happened". Photo MONUSCO During his two-day visit to DRC, UN Peace Operations Chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix held a press conference on MONUSCO site in Beni…

Jane Connors calls for "dignified" care for victims of sexual exploitation and abuse. Photo MONUSCO The United Nations Victims’ Rights Advocate (VRA), Jane Connors, wrapped up her working visit to the Democratic Republic of…

Newly deployed UNMISS peacekeepers arrive in Maper, where recent intercommunal fighting has claimed at least 79 lives and left scores injured. A brief, but telling, conversation unfolded in Maper on Monday between the United…

Seventy-five United Nations peacekeepers have been temporarily re-deployed from Rumbek to Maper to deter further violence between communities in the northern Lakes region of South Sudan. The fresh deployment of Nepalese…

Women were well represented at the neighbourhood advocacy forum for peace in Kapoeta, organized by UNMISS and partners. Trust and confidence has been reinforced between the civilian population and military forces of the Sudan…