Bentiu residents committed to working with UNMISS to implement new mandate
Efforts to explain the new mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan and build trust and confidence with the community are underway with the first of a series of workshops held in Bentiu. The United Nations Security Council recently renewed the Mission’s mandate to protect civilians and…
'The primacy of politics' | Olubukola Akin Arowobusoye, Chief of Political Affairs
Abraham, a resident of Monrovia’s sprawling slum Westpoint, relaxes on Sundays with his treasured book and the sports pages of a local newspaper.Photo: K. Leigh Robinson | 12 Nov 17 The outgoing Chief of the Political Affairs Section of UNMIL, Olubukola Akin Arowobusoye began his career as a…
Displaced South Sudanese begin to return to villages in Eastern Equatoria
Refugees who fled ongoing violence are beginning to return to the villages of Bungu and Ganji in the Eastern Equatorian region of South Sudan in the hope of rebuilding their homes and planting their crops before the rainy season starts. A patrol led by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan…
Schoolchildren visit UNIFIL HQ
About 70 children from a public school in Houla in south-eastern Lebanon visited UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura, during which they were briefed on the work of the peacekeeping mission, last week. During the 5 April visit, organized by UNIFIL peacekeepers from Austria, Indonesia, Italy and Sri Lanka…
Indian peacekeepers rebuild damaged classrooms in Bor
Indian peacekeepers have repaired two classrooms at a primary school in Bor in South Sudan to ensure that children in the conflict-affected area are able to carry out their studies safely and in some comfort. On a patrol to the area, the Indian battalion, serving with the United Nations Mission in…
We are All Human Beings, We All Have Equal Rights, say Youth in Torit
The group of young people gathered under the shady tree in Torit are holding signs reading “American”, “German”, “South Sudanese”, “Woman”, “Man”, “Rich”, “Poor”, “Muslim”, “Christian”. The teenagers are asked to reach out their hands to each other without putting down their sign. They quickly…
UN Security Council urges an end to recurring cycles of instability in Africa’s Great Lakes region
The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday called for an end to the recurring cycles of violence and instability in Africa’s Great Lakes region, as a senior UN official reported that some armed groups are continuing attacks on civilians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Displaced South Sudanese begin to return to villages in Jubek
Refugees who fled ongoing violence are beginning to return to the villages of Bungu and Ganji in the Eastern Equatorian region of South Sudan in the hope of rebuilding their homes and planting their crops before the rainy season starts. A patrol led by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan…
MINUSCA condemns fresh attack against peacekeepers in Bangui
Following an operation on 8 April conducted jointly with the Central African army and internal security forces in the PK5 neighbourhood of Bangui, MINUSCA continued its efforts in the area to avoid an escalation of violence beyond the neighbourhood. In this critical context, over the course of four…
UN chief condemns attacks against peacekeepers in Central African Republic
The United Nations chief has condemned the latest killing and wounding of the world body’s peacekeepers in the Central African Republic during an exchange of fire with armed groups on 10 April.
UNIFIL, Lebanese Army pay last respects to fallen UNIFIL peacekeeper from Ghana
UNIFIL and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) today paid last respects with full honours to Corporal Mercy Adade of the Ghanaian Contingent, who passed away at the age of 36 in the early morning of 5 April following short illness. Cpl. Adade is survived by a son. Senior UNIFIL officials, including…