In the Kivus, victims and survivors of sexual exploitation and abuse take their destiny in hand
As part of the UN System's efforts to end sexual exploitation and abuse by UN personnel, victims are at the heart of the response in the field. As a result, community-based complaint reception mechanisms (CBCMs) were set-up within communities with attention to cultural and gender sensitiveness in…
Breaking the silence about sexual gender-based violence in the Unity region
Following recent reports about large-scale sexual violence targeting women in the Unity region, UNMISS organized a workshop with community leaders and security forces to discuss solutions. “People in our area have been accused of those sexual assaults. We will lead the fight and find those who…
Security and Gender Group urges members of the Kosovo Assembly to allocate sufficient funding for shelters for survivors of gender-based violence
The Security and Gender Group strongly calls for the Kosovo Assembly to amend the draft budget for 2019, towards ensuring allocation of sustainable funding through the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare to enable shelters to meet the needs of gender-based violence survivors. This is in accordance…
Moves to create a Kosovo army have ‘deteriorated relations’ with Serbia: UN peacekeeping chief
UN Photo/Evan Schneider - Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, briefs the Security Council, 17 December 2018. The decision by Kosovo’s parliament to form a national army was described by the UN Peacekeeping chief on Monday as having “further deteriorated…
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.222
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.222 UNMISS PoC sites Update No.222
UN News 2018 Recap: In Case You Missed It
At UN News, 2018 kicked off with UNICEF’s “challenge” to all nations to make sure more newborns survive their first days of life by ensuring they are protected from treatable diseases as well as having access to proven, low-cost health solutions in their first months. Since 1 January, UN News has…
Confirmed ‘Blue Line’ tunnels ‘do not appear’ to surface in Israel – UN peacekeeping chief
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has confirmed the existence of at least two tunnels crossing the “Blue Line” – the border demarcation between Lebanon and Israel – but they “do not appear thus far” to have exit points leading to the surface on Israeli territory, the United…
UNMISS supports Torit-Kapoeta conference leading to cattle migration agreement
An agreement on how to manage cattle migrations affecting people living in a number of counties in the Eastern Equatoria region has been reached. The people living in the Torit and Kapoeta regions have signed an agreement to advance peaceful coexistence and to regulate, control and manage cattle…
Girls participating in Torit cultural festival insist on right to avoid early and forced marriages
The rights of the girl-child were discussed and affirmed at a cultural festival organized by UNMISS in Torit. “Torit give us a chance! Marriage is between adults, not between an adult and a child. We are left without a future when our brothers are sent to school, but we are picked out to clean, cook…
UNAMID completes handover of team sites to the Government of Sudan
El Fasher, 20 December 2018 – The African Union – United Nation Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) today concluded the closure and handover of 10 team sites to the Government of Sudan, with Graida team site in South Darfur being the last to be handed over. This is in line with the second phase of…
UN reports hundreds of human rights violations as security situation in North Kivu deteriorates
GENEVA/KINSHASA (19 December 2018) – Hundreds of extrajudicial killings and cases of torture and sexual violence against civilians have been documented during the last two years in North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to a UN report issued Wednesday.The security…