Climate Action for Peace: Young environmentalists in Kosovo unite for a better future
Safeguarding the environment became a shared language for young environmentalists from different communities across Kosovo, at the first UNMIK-sponsored multiethnic eco camp. In a picturesque spot in the Sharr mountains, 30…
OHCHR, UNFICYP and DPO Standing Police Capacity organise three-day training for the Mission's Police Component on human rights awareness
From 1-3 October 2019, UNFICYP’s Police Component, in collaboration with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Police Division’s Standing Police Capacity (SPC) of the United…
Arrival of New Deputy Force Commander to MINURSO
Arrival of new DFC in MINURSO On Monday 16 September 2019 Brigadier-General Constance Emefa Edjeani-Afenu (Gha. Ar.) arrived in MINURSO to take up the position of Deputy Force Commander as a replacement of the outgoing…
Indian peacekeepers spread message of non-violence and peace
UNIFIL’s Indian peacekeepers organized a series of activities with the host communities in south-eastern Lebanon this week, promoting the messages of non-violence and peace, and marking the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma…
Excitement in Tambura as residents read revitalized peace agreement in their language
Details of a peace agreement that for a long time seemed distant finally reached Tambura recently – for the first time – stirring excitement as residents got firsthand access to its content in their local language. “What we…
Displaced younglings in Malakal learn meditation and yoga to cope with everyday distress
It’s seven o’clock on a Saturday morning in sunny Malakal. It’s mostly quiet as the inhabitants of the UN peacekeeping mission’s field office are enjoying a well-deserved rest. At the Indian field hospital, however, the…
Implementation of South Sudan’s peace process takes key step forward as trainers of unified army graduate
A training of trainers of a South Sudan’s soon-to-be unified army concluded today, 4 October, with a graduation ceremony at the Military Training Centre in Luri near Juba. The event marks a significant step forward for the…
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 251
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 251
Phow governor welcomes returnees from Bor protection site
Over the last few weeks, the communities of opposition-controlled New Fangak in Greater Jonglei have welcomed back a significant number of their own, with internally displaced persons returning to their area of origin as they…
UNFICYP Senior Advisor and Head, Civil Affairs, visit Pyla, Famagusta Avenue Garage
On 7 October 2019, UNFICYP Senior Advisor, Aderemi Adekoya, and Head, Civil Affairs, Faylene Woolley, visited the Mission's Sector 4 where they met with the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot mukhtars (mayors) of Pyla village…
UNMISS holds peace dialogue to resolve differences between communities in Greater Lakes
Participants at an UNMISS-led peace dialogue agreed on establishing a local court as part of the solution to intercommunal conflicts in Greater Lakes. The establishment of a Joint Border Peace Committee and local court…