AU-UN visit to South Sudan concludes with messages of hope and commitment to peace; inclusion of women
A joint African Union-United Nations delegation has concluded a three-day visit to South Sudan, expressing hope for “full cessation of hostilities” and a promise to “hold accountable” those who may derail the peace process. Speaking to journalists in the capital, Juba, they said the signing of the…
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Press Conference Transcript: AU-UN Joint Mission to South Sudan
Near Verbatim Transcript of Media Briefing by the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix; the African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ambassador Smail Chergui; the co-chair of the Network of African Women in Conflict Prevention and Mediation, Dr Specioza…
Two firsts: First time in South Sudan and flying the first-ever Vietnamese to peacekeeping
Flight Lieutenant Conor O’Neill from the Australian Defense Force At the age of five or six, he knew he wanted to be a pilot. He is now 30 - and flies a monstrous craft in those hard-to-go-to places. As his plane touched-down in South Sudan, Flight Lieutenant Conor O’Neill from the Australian…
MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL CHILD - 11 October 2018
The Secretary-General Today, 600 million adolescent girls are preparing to enter a world of work transformed by innovation and automation. They are the largest generation in history and a vast source of ideas and solutions for all career fields. Yet far too often, girls are not given the space and…
Two firsts: First time in South Sudan and flying the first-ever Vietnamese contingent to peacekeeping
Flight Lieutenant Conor O’Neill from the Australian Defense Force At the age of five or six, he knew he wanted to be a pilot. He is now 30, and flies a monstrous craft in those hard-to-go-to places. As his plane touched-down in South Sudan, Flight Lieutenant Conor O’Neill from the Australian Defense…
UNAMID hands over two sites in Darfur to the Government of Sudan
Photo by Mutaz Munafal, UNAMID. United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2429 (2018) has called for the closing of ten Team Sites across Darfur as part of the Mission’s reconfiguration process. The Mission intends to complete this task by the end of December 2018. These Team Sites include…
UNMISS police officers celebrate International Day of the Girl Child at school in Juba
If school backpacks can transmit as much knowledge to their owners as they seem able to hold to their owners, the 252 girls and boys at Queen’s Nursery and Primary School next to UN House in Juba, some only marginally bigger than their bags, have a bright future. To promote girl power and progress…
A day in the life of Aben: International Day of the Girl Child in Malakal
When we first walk into the compound, sixteen-year-old Aben Kon Guon is seated next to a basin of soapy water washing a bright yellow shirt. Across from her on a metal bed with nylon strings forming a firm base, her mother sits reading a bible. And seated on the ground in front of a makeshift iron…
DR Congo: Electoral process advancing despite threat of armed groups, Head of MONUSCO tells Security Council
The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been providing assistance to the election process. Here, in March 2017, a generator is unloaded from a UN helicopter in Popokabaka in the south-west of the country. The situation is most worrying in Beni, where civilians…
UNIFIL locates missing boat between Cyprus and Lebanon, 32 are rescued
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Maritime Task Force (MTF) participated in a search and rescue operation at sea after receiving reports on Wednesday 10 October of a missing boat off the coast of Lebanon. UNIFIL was informed that a small boat, allegedly heading towards Cyprus, was…
