DR Congo: Flaring tensions could ‘plunge Kasai region into new violence,’ UN warns
The United Nations refugee agency warned Tuesday that ongoing instability in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) poses a grave risk to civilian safety, including for several hundred refugees…
UN and partners in Wau implementing action plan for voluntary return of displaced people
The number of displaced persons staying at the UN protection size has decreased significantly, from a high of 39,000 to approximately 25,000. The United Nations Missions in South Sudan (UNMISS), its humanitarian partners and…
United Nations Secretary-General and African Union Commission Chair Appoint Anita Kokui Gbeho of Ghana as Deputy Joint Special Representative for the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki today announced the appointment of Anita Kokui Gbeho of Ghana as Deputy Joint Special Representative for the African Union…
Kereinek second locality in West Darfur to be declared free of explosive remnants of war
Photo by Elsadig Daud, UNAMID. On 28 February 2018, thousands of people from Kereinek, a locality in West Darfur, gathered to celebrate the declaration of all registered areas in the locality as free of Explosive Remnants of…
Security Council condemns attack on education workers in Central African Republic
The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday denounced an attack against education workers that killed six, including one UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) consultant, who were traveling in the north-western prefecture of the…
‘Protect the momentum’ and seize opportunities offered by latest inter-Korean talks, urges UN chief
Welcoming the progress in the latest talks between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea, the United Nations Secretary-General has highlighted the need to utilize the opportunities it offers to…
Yei women engage in creative activities to improve livelihoods, heal trauma
Members of a Mothers Union in Yei town in the Central Equatoria region, said they are using their creative skills and talents to earn a little income to make ends meet and forget the horrors left behind by the previously…
MINUSCA position on press report about sexual exploitation and abuse allegations in Bangassou
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) takes seriously the allegations of sexual abuse committed by its troops, which were made by Bishop of Bangassou…
UNIFIL peacekeepers hand out gifts to children
A group of UNIFIL peacekeepers paid visits to special needs children in Ayta ash-Shaab and orphan girls in Tibnin, both within the UNIFIL area of operation in south Lebanon, as part of their community outreach activities…
International Women’s Day Peacekeeper Profile: Tamasha Mpyisi-White
A Civil Affairs Officer with UNAMID’s Governance and Community Stabilization section, Tamasha Mpyisi-White has worked with the Mission for the past ten years. In this short interview, Tamasha tells us how her love for reading…
International Women’s Day Peacekeeper Profile: Charity Chanda
An Assistant Commissioner with the Zambia Police Service, Charity Chanda was nominated by her country to serve in the AU-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). Currently working as a Public Information Officer with the…