Citizens of Bentiu call for justice and accountability against human rights violations and abuses
Residents in Bentiu are calling for action against human rights violations and abuses in South Sudan. Citizens are demanding that perpetrators of such crimes committed during the country’s 5-year civil war be held accountable. “For us to live in peace, all perpetrators must be held accountable for…
SRSG TANIN MEETS OFFICIALS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN MOSCOW
Photo: mid.ru As part of regular consultations with international stakeholders, in particular members of the UN Security Council, Mr Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, visited Moscow on 11 and 12 October. SRSG Tanin met separately with Deputy Minister of…
MESSAGE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF RURAL WOMEN - 15 October 2018
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL The empowerment of rural women and girls is essential to building a prosperous, equitable and peaceful future for all on a healthy planet. It is needed for achieving gender equality, ensuring decent work for all, eradicating poverty and hunger and taking climate action. Yet…
UN Humanitarian Coordinator launches Partnership for Recovery and Resilience Programme in Yambio
In response to increased food insecurity mostly caused by conflict, the United Nation’s Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan on Friday led a delegation launching a Partnership for Recovery and Resilience Programme in Yambio, aimed at reconstructing the Western Equatoria region. “This event today…
Planting roots for education: UNMISS peacekeepers donate tree seedlings to local school in Juba
Clad in their bright yellow school uniforms, the young school children at the Exodus Junior Academy in Juba welcomed the arrival of peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan with a song and dance about trees. “Let us give back to nature by planting trees. Let us plant trees…
“Hispania Race” marks Spanish National Day
Ahead of the Spanish National Day (12 October), UNIFIL’s Spanish contingent organized “Hispania Race” with participation of troops of different nationalities currently serving with UNIFIL on 6 October. A total of 38 teams, with four in each team, participated in the tournament, which was conducted…
During visit to UNIFIL HQ, Lebanese Minister of Defence discusses LAF capacity-building and enhanced cooperation with UNIFIL
Lebanese Caretaker Minister of Defence, Yaacoub Sarraf, and UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major General Stefano Del Col, met today in Naqoura to discuss efforts to maintain the overall stability in the south of Lebanon. They especially discussed enhanced cooperation between the UN…
UNAMID hosts football tournament for peace in Sewilinga, North Darfur
Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID. On 15 October 2018, hundreds of people from diverse backgrounds attended the final football match in a tournament for peace, organized by UNAMID’s Communications and Public Information Section (CPIS) in collaboration with National Federation of Sudanese Youth Union, in…
Italian peacekeepers train with Lebanese security forces on mountain warfare
UNIFIL’s Italian peacekeepers recently organized two separate trainings for members of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Internal Security Forces (ISF) on mountaineering and mountain warfare. During the trainings conducted from 10 to 14 September and from 1 to 5 October, Italian mountaineering…
Second Implementation Workshop for Improving Security of Peacekeepers, Entebbe
Entebbe, Uganda, 15 Oct 2018 - From 12 to 14 October 2018, MONUSCO joined the Second Implementation Workshop for Improving Security of Peacekeepers at the Regional Service Centre in Entebbe. The activity was organized by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and Field Support (DPKO-DFS)…