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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 Mission’s Police component, this is Charity’s second tour of duty in Sudan, the…

Major Evelyn Maweu from Kenya joined UNAMID as a Gender Officer in 2017. A trained physiotherapist working with the Kenya Defence Forces, this is Evelyn’s first experience in peacekeeping. Here, she speaks about how working as a Gender Officer has opened up new avenues of professional and personal…

Women from all walks of life participated in the celebration of International Women's Day in Juba. A jam-packed Nyakuron Cultural Centre in Juba enjoyed a colourful celebration of the International Women’s Day. Attendees were treated to a parade and an assortment of empowering cultural performances…

In South Sudan, years of conflict have subjected women to unspeakable atrocities. Yet they carry on, sometimes with the support of the UN family and other humanitarian actors. In South Sudan, years of conflict have subjected women to some of the worst crimes and deprivation imaginable. The conflict…

Ghanaian peacekeepers serving with UNIFIL celebrated their country’s 61st Independence Day by organizing a series of events, on 6 March, in the Ghanaian Battalion (GHANBATT) Headquarters in Al-Qawzah and the Mission Headquarters in Naqoura. In the GHANBATT Headquarters, the peacekeepers held a flag…

UNIFIL peacekeepers listen to a young student from Aytarun as she explains the dangers of approaching the Blue Line. 11 November 2017. With a greater push for gender mainstreaming in United Nations peacekeeping, over the past years UNIFIL – backed by a slight increase in the number of women…

Anything You Can Do Video of Anything You Can Do “It’s not a women’s sport.” These words never got in the way of Kosovo’s top female boxer Donjeta Sadiku. The 18-year-old from Pristina began boxing at age 11 and never looked back, in spite of the negative response from society – including her family…

Highlighting political tensions and the disintegrating security situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Leila Zerrougui, briefing the Security Council for the first time as head of the UN stabilization mission in the contry, said significant progress is being made on preparations…

Join the UN Mission's nationwide essay competition for secondary students by telling us: "How can women contribute to durable peace in South Sudan?" Deadline for submissions is 26 March. Are you a South Sudanese secondary student with innovative ideas on how women can contribute to durable peace in…

By June this currently barren area at the Juba Checkpoint village will see the completion of an UNMISS-financed Joint Integrated Police post, aimed partially at making the area safe enough for displaced people to want to return to their homes. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has initiated…

Women peacekeepers from UNIFIL’s Sector East Command recently organized an all-female foot patrol and market walk in Souk al Khan, south-eastern Lebanon, with the aim of incorporating gender perspective while performing operational activities. About a dozen peacekeepers from Indonesia, Nepal, Serbia…

Goma, march the 8th 2018 – MONUSCO Strategic Communications and Public Information Section has organized a debate on 08 March 2018 on the role of the media in the advancement of women as part of activities to commemorate the International Women's Day in Goma. The debate brought together mostly…