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Is there anyone in the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) who can say he or she doesn’t know Franck Nzolani Mavambu? No, no, no, don’t raise your hand for this would mean you have never taken part in any of the compulsory training sessions that UN…

Community members and internally displaced people residing in Rokon in the Jubek region are urging the warring parties in South Sudan to respect, uphold and implement the newly signed peace pact. Manowa Ladu Jade, Deputy Chief of Rokon, is cautiously hopeful about the newly signed agreement. “Very…

The Secretary-General of the United Nations today announced the appointment of Joanne Adamson of the United Kingdom as his new Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). Ms. Adamson succeeds Koen Davidse of the…

In the village of Akrogbode, grandmother Ana Mario is collecting clean water from a borehole for her family. She has defied the fear and trauma caused by the ongoing conflict in this Western Equatorian community to remain with her family while hundreds of others have fled. Many have crossed nearby…

The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General is encouraging police officers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan to gear their work towards supporting the implementation of the country’s revitalized peace agreement. “Ask what you can do to support the new peace…

A group of students from Don Bosco Senior Secondary School in Juba have been busy the last two months designing and planting a peace garden in their school. While South Sudanese leaders have put pen to paper to sign a new peace deal in Addis Ababa, these pupils have put their hands to work to sow…

A flurry of activity at South Sudan’s Juba International Airport, as UNMISS personnel and airport staff await the arrival of the first ever Vietnamese medical team to deploy in the history of peacekeeping. Contact is yet to be made between the control tower and the plane, to ascertain an actual…

A total of 24 participants completed the three-day Safe and Secure Approaches in Field Environments (SSAFE) Training conducted in Abyei from 09 to 12 September 2018. Eight standard training modules were covered during the first two days; namely, United Nations Security Management System (UNSMS)…

Members of the organized forces in Torit have pledged to promote human rights to fulfill their responsibility of protecting and serving their local communities. Their renewed commitment comes in the wake of a two-day workshop organized by the United Nations Police (UNPOL) with a focus on human…

Earlier this week, UNIFIL peacekeepers cleared the drainage system running parallel to the Blue Line near Kfar Kila in order to prevent accumulation of water during the monsoon season. The cleaning work, carried out by the Engineering Unit of UNIFIL’s Sector East Headquarters on 1 and 2 October, is…

Marking the International Day of Non-Violence and the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, UNIFIL’s Indian peacekeepers organized a series of activities including “peace walk” and painting competition for differently abled children earlier this week. Local residents joined UNIFIL peacekeepers…

One of the first cinemas of Lebanon, “Cinema Rivoli of Tyre” had a name, fame and aura. Started in 1959 in a bustling neighbourhood of Tyre, Cinema Rivoli was visited by celebrity who’s whos of the time, including Jean Marais, Brigitte Bardot, Rushdi Abaza and Omar Hariri. In 1988 the budding cinema…