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Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the killing today of a Mauritanian peacekeeper and the wounding of three others of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) by anti-Balaka militia in Bria in the country’ s east…

Deadly attack leaves humanitarian gaps in Jonglei region Thousands of civilians are in need of humanitarian assistance following an attack in Duk Payuel village last Tuesday which killed at least sixty-eight people and left 19 critically injured. Local authorities and a team from the United Nations…

UNMISS provides human rights training to South Sudanese army officers in Maridi Army officers serving in the troubled Equatorian region of Maridi have committed to respecting and promoting the human rights of all citizens during a training session provided by the United Nations Mission in South…

A team of United Nations volunteers have come together to touch the lives of the people they serve in South Sudan by embarking on a special personal donation drive to mark International Volunteer Day in Jonglei. There are 27 volunteers serving in the Jonglei region for the United Nations Mission in…

Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID. EL FASHER – UNAMID and the United Nations Country Team in Sudan launched the annual ‘16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence’ campaign with an event in El Fasher, North Darfur on 28 November. Attended by members of the local community, along with UNAMID…

UNIFIL’s Force Commander and Head of Mission Major General Michael Beary joined UNIFIL Sector West Commander Brigadier General Rodolfo Sganga and some 120 other UN Peacekeepers and soldiers from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) today to pull up their sleeves and donate blood for the Red Cross in Tyre…

UNMISS committed to preventing gender-based violence against women in South Sudan With one in every four women experiencing some form of gender-based violence on a daily basis in South Sudan, the United Nations Mission in the country has reiterated its commitment to working with communities across…

On 6 December 2017, the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) held the third Job Fair for its Sudanese staff. The day-long event aimed at enabling staff members to explore job opportunities and meet potential employers, in the wake of the ongoing reconfiguration process…

Women in Bor demand end to early and forced marriage Women in Bor are demanding empowerment through education as a way to help them combat early and forced marriage in the conflict-affected country of South Sudan. The women were taking part in a leadership forum organized as part of the 16 Days of…

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Michael Beary today chaired the seventh and last scheduled tripartite meeting of 2017 with senior officials from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at the UN position at Ras Al Naqoura. Discussions centered on…

Defending the vulnerable from attack is one of the important duties of a UN peacekeeper, but what do you do when you come across a secret safe that may contain weapons, hidden away in a camp designed to protect civilians? That’s one of the real-life dilemmas facing a UN police patrol in this latest…

The relationship between United Nations peacekeepers and civilian staff and the vulnerable people in South Sudan they are working for must be one of mutual trust and confidence, said a senior UN official, noting that instances of sexual exploitation and abuse by UN personnel not only breaks down…