Dokufest Screening: A Taste of Multilingualism in Kosovo
The beauty of people and communities connecting through language reverberated inside the walls of Hamam, one of the oldest buildings in Kosovo's multilingual epicentre Prizren, during the city's 18th annual documentary film…
UNMISS-supported centre set to empower women in Wau
A fully refurbished women’s rehabilitation centre has been handed over to a local women’s group in Wau, to help empower them politically and economically. Funded by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) through…
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No.245
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No.245
UNMISS force commander visits Gbudue area to assess security situation
In the wake of challenges to establish a cantonment site in the Gbudue area for South Sudan’s opposition forces, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Force Commander visited Yambio on Friday, with a high-level…
UNIFIL-supported sports facility opened in Blida
UNIFIL’s Sector East Commander Brigadier General Rafael Colomer Martinez Del Peral last week opened a sports facility in Blida, south-eastern Lebanon, for which equipment were provided by UNIFIL. Brig. Gen. Peral opened the…
Residents of Juba’s Gumbo-Sherikat urge implementation of peace agreement at a neighbourhood event
A community-based rapprochement event saw residents of Juba’s Gumbo-Sherikat neighbourhood converge in one place with the aim of building durable peace together following the signing, in Addis Ababa last year, of a peace…
UNFICYP Cautions Against Hunting in the Buffer Zone
Nicosia, 22 August 2019 – As hunting season commences in Cyprus, UNFICYP cautions that such activities in the buffer zone, as well as the use of weapons, dogs or equipment in this context, is a security risk and strictly…
UNISFA pays tribute to victims of terrorism
The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) yesterday in Abyei joined the United Nations family globally to observe the International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to Victims of Terrorism and participated…
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Secretary-General Calls for Maximum Restraint by Parties in Jammu and Kashmir, Citing Simla Agreement on Region’s Final Status
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres: The Secretary-General has been following the situation in Jammu and Kashmir with concern and makes an appeal for maximum…
New push for peace in Gogrial, Tonj, Wau as area governors embark on grassroots implementation activities
Governors of Gogrial, Tonj and Wau are leaving no stone unturned in their efforts to bring peace among their people, following a long-standing inter-communal conflict spurred by cattle raiding and other forms of violence that…
Bangladeshi peacekeepers share their computer skills with Wau area government officials
Calestina Juuku Alfred, who works as a cashier in Wau’s Ministry of Gender and Child Welfare, had never operated a computer, until recently. ‘’I didn’t know anything about a computer. I used commercial computer centres to…
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No.246
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No.246