‘Football promotes peace and unity,’ say Aweil local team players after win against UNMISS
The Green Town Football Club of Aweil beat UNMISS 7-6 on penalties, with UNMISS missing the last spot kick in a football game that had ended 0-0 in regulation time. It was joy and jubilation for the visiting team at the end…
Military commanders in Eastern Equatoria address conflict-related sexual violence
Ensuring respect for international human rights and international humanitarian laws at all times and by all soldiers now forms part of the new action plan of the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) in the Eastern…
With UNIFIL's support, Marjayoun public school gets science laboratory
A public school in Marjayoun in south-eastern Lebanon got a science laboratory last week with funding support from UNIFIL’s Quick Impact Project (QIP). The $9,000-project, inaugurated amidst a ceremony on 4 April, benefits…
The displaced in Juba urge speedy implementation of peace agreement
“When will the Transitional Government of National Unity be formed?” asks Professor Majok Yen, a youth representative, who lives in a UN protection of civilians site in South Sudan’s capital, Juba. He has been displaced for…
A safe haven for women and girls: Aweil centre supporting prevention and response to gender-based violence
A group of women sing and dance joyfully, as they welcome the head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) to their secondary home – a resource centre for women and girls. Located in Aweil, in the far north-west of South…
UN-supported vocational training centre keeping youth dreams alive in Aweil
An entertaining cultural dance greets the head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), as he visits a vocational training centre in Aweil town, located in the north-west of the country. One would be forgiven to…
UNAMID peacekeepers facilitate UN Agencies assessment mission to Keiling village, Central Darfur
Photo by Kone Mouroulaye, UNAMID. On 9 April 2019, UNAMID peacekeepers provided escort services to a joint World Food Programme (WFP), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) needs…
Rwanda: Peacekeepers in Juba remember genocide 25 years later with words of hope for South Sudan
Twenty-five years ago, in 1994, Celine Kalingirwa was just being born in Rwanda, fondly known as the land of a thousand hills. She was just three months old when a bloody conflict consumed her country, leaving about 800,000…
Thursday's Daily Brief: Women in peacekeeping, the arrest of Sudan’s leader, updates on Libya, Nigeria and Syria
On Thursday, the Security Council looked at the key role played by women in the UN’s peacekeeping operations. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange could be exposed to “serious human rights violations”, following his arrest in the…
UNIFIL Sector West delegation visits women-only soccer team
A UNIFIL delegation led by the Mission’s Sector West Commander Brigadier General Diodato Abagnara visited a women-only soccer team of south Lebanon recently as a display of encouragement for women’s participation in various…
Action plan to preserve heritage sites during conflict
UNIFIL head Maj. Gen. Stefano Del Col (centre) with Mr. Karl von Habsburg (left), President of Blue Shield International, and Mr. Sarkis Khoury from the General Directorate of Antiquities of Lebanon, during the Blue Helmet…
Joyous celebration as Indian peacekeepers receive medals of honour in Malakal
Sixteen years ago, a young newlywed Indian soldier was sent with his unit to the fairly remote state of Assam in the north eastern part of the country. With no electricity and little to do after completing the team’s…