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UNMISS PoC sites Update No.206

Another 37 students have successfully graduated from Hanbit the South Korean vocational training centre in Bor, courtesy of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. They are now keen to use their carpentry, welding, bakery, agricultural and other skills to make a living. “I am so happy. I have…

“Sharing my skills of dressmaking with women in South Sudan is a rare opportunity for me which will make me very happy for all of my life,” says Mohir Hossad a Bangladeshi UN peacekeeper proactively redefining gender roles in Wau, a town in northwestern South Sudan. Teaching women tailoring is one…

Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID. On 12 August 2018, UNAMID’s Communications and Public Information Section, in partnership with the Ministry of Youth and Sport and the National Federation of Sudanese Youth, joined the rest of the world in commemorating the International Youth Day in El Fasher, North…

In Kananga, UN Joint Human Rights Office intensify sensitization on people’s rights and responsibilities in preparation to upcoming elections. Photo MONUSCO/Laurent Sam OUSSOU Kananga, 31-Jul. -18: UN Human Rights Joint Office organized in July a number of sensitization sessions on people’s rights…

Force Intervention Brigade's Women Celebrate Women's Day in the Mission area, DRC. Photo MONUSCO/LT OBED MEDUPE(FIB) The effervescent or rather fizzy and adventurous activities as planned by the RSA Battalion Gender Officer Gift Molepo and Chaplain Dorah Mphahlele for the 9th August National Women's…

Youth in Torit in the Eastern Equatoria region took to the streets last weekend to celebrate International Youth Day, voice their many concerns and express their desire to play a bigger role in the future of the country. “We are calling on the youth of South Sudan in general and in Torit in…

An early morning run was an exciting experience for some 300 peacekeepers this past Sunday, as they ran to convey a message of peace for South Sudan. Organized by Indian peacekeepers, the eight-kilometre ‘run for peace’ brought together men and women from both the civilian and military components of…

Group photo, Children and UNIFIL peacekeepers. On 8 August, around 2,500 kids enjoyed a children’s festival in Tibnin public school where UNIFIL in collaboration with Alpha association provided a variety of entertaining activities including face painting, fun entertainment and refreshments.

Kofi Annan was a guiding force for good. It is with profound sadness that I learned of his passing. In many ways, Kofi Annan was the United Nations. He rose through the ranks to lead the organization into the new millennium with matchless dignity and determination. Like so many, I was proud to call…

El Fasher, 19 August 2018 – On behalf of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur, I wish the people and the Government of Sudan a peaceful and joyous Eid Al-Adha. This year’s Eid Al-Adha is being celebrated as Darfur transitions to a phase of stabilization and development while UNAMID…

Abandoned shops line the streets of once bustling towns across Ayaci and Magwi County near Torit in the eastern part of South Sudan. Places like Obbo, Pajok, and Pugee appear deserted, save a few women trading what little crops they have cultivated, or small groups of elderly men taking their tea.…