Nepalese Peacekeepers receive UN Medal
Nepalese Peacekeepers receive UN Medal The Nepalese peacekeeping contingent deployed in Rumbek, Western Lakes, has been awarded the United Nations peacekeeping medal in recognition of their outstanding work in South Sudan…
Local residents form Community Peace Committee to promote peace
Local residents form Community Peace Committee to promote peace A small community in Kidepo Valley in the Eastern Equatorian region of South Sudan has formed a Community Peace Committee in an effort to stop cattle rustling as…
UNIFIL liaison: A vital communication link
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Michael Beary visits the Blida area, close to the Blue Line, together with UNIFIL liaison officers. It's autumn in Lebanon and the Blida olive fields that span the Blue…
Students living in UN protection sites sit final primary school exams
Examinations for students transitioning from primary to secondary school have kicked off in South Sudan with more than 40,000 taking part across the country. In the capital Juba, 640 students from five primary schools in the…
South Sudanese call for peace and respect for all people on Human Rights Day
South Sudanese call for peace and respect for all people on Human Rights Day Soccer stars are usually driven by a desire to compete, but in a special match in South Sudan’s capital on Human Rights Day, they used their shared…
Wildfire victims receive lifesaving medical care at UNMISS Sri Lankan hospital
Wildfire victims receive lifesaving medical care at UNMISS Sri Lankan hospital Two victims of a wildfire are receiving life-saving medical attention at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan hospital in Bor, in the Jonglei…
UN peacekeeping chief visits injured Tanzanian ‘blue helmets’ in DR Congo
The head of United Nations peacekeeping operations today thanked individually peacekeepers who fought to hold off an attack on 7 December in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). “Thank you very much for your service. I…
Unified action needed in Central Africa to defuse regional tensions, Security Council told
Despite some positive developments, the overall situation in Central Africa still requires concerted action at all levels to address sociopolitical tensions, economic difficulties and abuses by armed groups, a United Nations…
UNAMID facilitates HIV/AIDS sensitization of women inmates at Shallah Prison, North Darfur
Photo by Mohamad Almahady, UNAMID. On 13 December 2017, UNAMID’s Rule of Law and Communications and Public Information Sections, in partnership with the North Darfur Prisons Administration and the State AIDS Programme (SAP)…
New camp leaders elected at UN protection site at Malakal
New camp leaders elected at UN protection site at Malakal A new team of community leaders has been elected to the Peace and Security Council (PSC) at the Protection of Civilians site next to the United Nations base in Malakal…
Human Rights Commission promises justice for crimes committed in South Sudanese civil war
Human Rights Commission promises justice for crimes committed in South Sudanese civil war Victims of human rights violations and abuses committed during the South Sudanese civil war should not lose hope that the perpetrators…
Human rights workshop helps women claim their rights
Human rights workshop helps women claim their rights Internally displaced people living in the United Nations protection site in Bentiu are claiming back their human rights. Ongoing engagement with women in the site in the…