A tale of three UN medal recipients from India
A badminton champion. A talented chef. A first-time parade commander. These men, serving with the Indian Horizontal and Mechanical Engineering Company (HMEC), received medals of honor for their service in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Their counterparts from an intermediary…
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 230
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 230
100 At-Risk Youths participate in vocational skills training in El- Daein, East Darfur
On 14 March 2019, UNAMID Sector East in collaboration with High Council for Youth and Sport in East Darfur State held a graduation ceremony after a three-month training for 100 at-risk youth in different fields of vocational skills, implemented by El Nafeer Charity Organization (ECO). The training…
UNMISS deploys patrol team to Kuarjena to help defuse intercommunal tensions
UNMISS peacekeepers in Wau have been deployed to Kuarjena county to support the government in deescalating the ongoing insecurity caused by clashes between herders from Tonj and the host community in the area. The move was taken in response to the latest incident, on Sunday, when an attack allegedly…
Taboo of gender-based violence raised during Kosovo-wide documentary screening
The taboo around gender-based violence that still exists in Kosovo was recognized by many people during a Kosovo-wide tour of an UNMIK-produced documentary on the relationship between property rights and domestic violence. Not Your Property Screenings Video of Not Your Property Screenings During…
Indian peacekeepers organize awareness session on breast cancer
UNIFIL’s Indian peacekeepers organized a training session with the aim of raising awareness about preventing breast cancer among the women of Shab’a in south-eastern Lebanon earlier this week. The training session, conducted on 18 March in coordination with local authorities and the Lebanese Armed…
UNIFIL marks the 41st anniversary of its establishment
Today, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) marked the 41st anniversary of its establishment with a ceremony at its Headquarters in Naqoura. This was to highlight the commitment of the international community and the United Nations to the Lebanese state and its people in providing a…
Renewed hope for peaceful coexistence between James Diko community and SPLA-IO after dialogue
A one-day peacebuilding dialogue concluded on early this week in Gbudue area’s Bangasu County, bringing together some one hundred members of the James Diko community and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO). Organized by the Inter-faith-based Council for Peace with support from…
International Women’s Day at UNMOGIP
International Women’s Day Every year on 8 March, International Women’s Day is an opportunity for communities around the world to mark women’s achievements, raise awareness against bias and help to forge a more gender balanced world. This day is also an occasion to reflect on progress made in gender…
Juveniles in Torit State Prison Reformed through Different Strengthened Education Platforms
Within the tall walls of state Prison fence, hundreds have lived without stepping at the gate step to see what goes around Torit town, Juveniles unbelievably inside the fence felt freed to jump and sing for the joy of the day in their prison life. “Today in Torit State prison, I feel freed because I…
Indian peacekeepers in Upper Nile teach farmers new methods generating incomes through goat rearing
With calm and normalcy slowly returning to many areas following the signing of the revitalized peace agreement in South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, previously displaced citizens are gearing up for returns to their places of origin. As such, the UN mission’s peacekeepers in Upper Nile are…
