The revitalized peace agreement: What’s in it for women?
“We still have more questions than answers in our minds,” admits Peter Boscoe Lotyang, the Speaker of Parliament for Kapoeta in South Sudan’s Eastern Equatoria region. The revitalized peace agreement, signed in September 2018…
Bringing justice to the people: how the UN is helping communities deal with disputes in remote and dangerous areas
Justice can be hard to come by in countries hit by conflict. To ensure that communities can settle disputes, and see criminals lawfully punished, UN peacekeeping missions support mobile courts, which travel to places where no…
Capacity building to address serious crimes against children
Sixteen Child Protection Officers and ten Child Protection Focal Points respectively from UNICEF, MINUSCA Child Protection Section and Human Rights Division participated in a workshop organized, from 9 to 13 April 2019 in…
Bria: The prefecture of Haute-Kotto on its way to reconciliation
The forum for inclusive reconciliation in the Haute-Kotto ended, Wednesday 24 April in its capital, Bria. A final statement containing seven points was adopted by the participants. As most regions in the Central African…
Dialogue and reconciliation efforts critical to UNAMID’s protection of civilians
Photo by Mohamed Nureldin. Zalingei, 29 April 2019, Protection of civilians represents UNAMID’s core mandate, as further enshrined in UN Security Council Resolution 2429 (2018), thereby defining the Mission’s Protection of…
The Secretary-General's Message on World Press Freedom Day
A free press is essential for peace, justice, sustainable development and human rights. No democracy is complete without access to transparent and reliable information. It is the cornerstone for building fair and impartial…
The International Support Group for Central Africa discusses ways and means for implementation of Peace Agreement
The International Support Group for Central Africa (GIS-RCA) held its second meeting on 17th April in Bangui to discuss ways and means for a better implementation of the Khartoum Peace Agreement, in presence of Central…
The new Military Code of Justice brought to the attention of the central African armed forces
On April 8th, the Camp ‘’Bataillon du Soutien et de Service’’ (Camp BSS) of Bangui hosted the launch of the awareness campaign on the new Military Code of Justice to the attention of the Armed Forces of the Central African…
UNAMID hands over its Sector Headquarters in East Darfur to El Daien University
El-Daien, 01 May 2019 – On 30 April 2019, the African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) concluded the closure and handover of its sector headquarters in El Daien to the State Government of East Darfur…
Farewell of first Female Team Site Commander of MINURSO
SRSG greeted LT COL Andréa Firmo On 25 April 2019, SRSG and Head of MINURSO, Colin Stewart, received in his office in Laayoune (Western Sahara), for a final farewell, Lt. Col. (Br. Ar.) Andrea Lourical Firmo de Araujo. Lt…
Women from Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal and Warrap call for respect for rights and full participation
Women at a conference in Aweil raised their voices to claim their rights and legitimate participation in decision-making. Women from greater Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal and Warrap are calling for their rights to be heard and duly…
Kapoeta police trained by UN colleagues
South Sudanese police officers in Kapoeta receive certificates after being trained by UN Police. Today, they are the lucky ones. Theirs was a quick trip to the agreed training venue, because they live here in Kapoeta in South…