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Emmanuel Kembe, VIP, Kawaja Revolution – all on one stage! The unusual artistic trinity came to life in Malakal early this week, as they fired up a boisterous crowd at a peace concert fittingly called Malakal United. “’Malakal United’ was a very, very wonderful title; I saw all people holding hands…

Thirty-two-year-old Nyakong Nyal Deng slowly steps back and looks away as she covers her face. Her fingers gently sweep over her eyes. She is hiding away her tears. As she narrates the cause of a now-healed scar on her right cheek, she pauses, but continues to weep briefly in silence. "I don’t want…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Zahir Tanin, notes the adoption of three laws by the Assembly of Kosovo that initiate substantial changes to the role and responsibilities of the Kosovo Security Force. In this regard SRSG Tanin refers to UNSCR 1244 that entrusts…

A year on from the brutal killings of 15 United Nations peacekeepers from Tanzania in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the head of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) paid a visit to some of the victims’ families on Friday, to honour the memory of the soldiers who died in what was the biggest…

On Friday 14 December, three young boys, released after having been abducted in 2017, arrived in Juba on board an UNMISS helicopter. The next step is to find their families. Every big journey starts with a small step. The first such steps, crucial ones at that, towards a happy family reunion have…

Women belonging to various ethnic groups got together in Bor for a workshop on the importance of national identity. “We were all in the bush together. We all fought for the liberation and independence of South Sudan. We are the same people.” One after the other, one Bor-based woman after the other…

Hundreds of women, young and old, gather and line up at a food distribution center, opposite Bentiu town’s main mosque. They are from Nhialdiu, and have walked anywhere between 30 and 40 kilometers to get to this food distribution center. Tired, many of the women are hungry, dusty, and thirsty. Some…

A suspect is led into the new Bentiu Mobile Court by Ghanaian police peacekeepers Arriving at a partly run-down building just after 8 a.m. with files in hand, Bentiu’s new mobile High Court officials immediately settle down to their business of the day – studying cases they have scheduled to start…

Photo by Muntasir Sharafadin, UNAMID. UNAMID and the Government of Sudan (GoS) on 10 December 2018 officially declared the registered contaminated areas at Kulbus Locality, West Darfur, free of Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) and Unexploded Ordnance (UXO). This followed the successful implementation…

UNIFIL has been actively following up on developments relating to the discovery of tunnels along the Blue Line by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). IDF has informed UNIFIL that they have so far discovered four tunnels along the Blue Line. UNIFIL technical teams have undertaken a number of site…

A healthy animal is a happier animal. UNMISS peacekeepers in Malakal have trained people in the local community how to provide basic veterinary services. An enthusiastic group of trainees in Malakal are now ready to provide basic services to livestock owners in the area, after completing an…