Lack of trust between civilians and armed forces prompts calls for dialogue in Torit
Ralf is a businessman in Torit in the Eastern Equatoria region of South Sudan. Of foreign origin, Ralf runs a shop of mixed goods at the town’s main market. While business has recovered significantly since the crisis in July…
Revitalised Peace Agreement gives hope to war-affected population in Southern Unity
“We are hoping that the new Peace Agreement will change the current political situation in the country, and that it will unite and reconcile the people of South Sudan” said Nyaroom Ruei, a women’s leader in Nyal, Panyjiar…
OHCHR: South Sudan: UN report urges release of hundreds of abducted civilians
OHCHR: South Sudan: UN report urges release of hundreds of abducted civilians
UNMISS-funded peace garden inaugurated in Juba to mark the International Day of the Girl Child
To mark the International Day of the Girl Child, more than 600 students from the Don Bosco primary and secondary school inaugurated their new peace garden in Juba. Celebrating the event on the peace garden inside Don Bosco…
UNIFIL Head of Mission chairs tripartite meeting with LAF and IDF
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major General Stefano Del Col, today chaired a tripartite meeting with senior officers from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at the UN position in…
Ghanaian all-women show during Sector West transfer of authority
As Brigadier General Paolo Fabbri passed the command of UNIFIL’s Sector West area of operation to Brigadier General Diodato Abagnara at a ceremony in the Sector Headquarters in Shamaa today, the parade of Ghanaian…
SRSG TANIN CONDEMNS ATTACK ON SERB PILGRIMS AND URGES RESPECT FOR FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT AND FREEDOM OF RELIGION
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Mr. Zahir Tanin, condemns the incident in Istog/Istok municipality which took place yesterday when two buses transporting Serb pilgrims were stoned. “Such…
Ebola in DR Congo: UN chief ‘outraged’ by recent killings of civilians and health workers
On 12 September 2018 in Beni, Kambale, 7 years old, attends school in the Ndindi neighborhod of Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been hit by an Ebola epidemic. There he learned that washing his hands is a good…
Prison in Western Lakes introduce sports for inmates after UNMISS donation
Many people refer to prisons as places of condemnation rather than correction centres. A prison in Western Lakes has embarked on a campaign to change this perception through the introduction of sports activities for their…
Leaving home for the homeless: How a New York City priest became the spiritual glue in Malakal
“I will be here until they leave.” Seventy-year-old Father Michael Bossano’s solemn declaration sounds resolute. His streaks of white hair tell tales of many years spent travelling the world. For now, however, the soft-spoken…
Local communities and authorities call for dialogue to end revenge attacks in Lakes region
Local communities are calling for a peace dialogue to end revenge killings and road ambushes taking place in seven counties of Western Lakes. Aluak-Luak, a County in the Eastern Lakes area, next to Akot and Paloch in Western…