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One of the workshop participants makes her point. The women spoke strongly against traditional norms that marginalize them. Women in Twic are attributing a lack of opportunities and “brain drain” of educated females in their communities to deeply-entrenched traditional practices which relegate them…

A women's leader speaks during an UNMISS-supported peace conference in Leer. A peace dialogue held between the communities of Mayiendit in Southern Liech and opposition-held Panyinjiar has pacified years of animosity and set in motion a reconciliation process that promises to restore peaceful…

Fuel-efficient stoves make it possible for women to spend more time in the relative safety of their homes. “Join hands, stand against rape” is the South Sudanese national theme for this year’s campaign of 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. Crude evidence suggests that short-term…

United Nations Under-Secretary-General Catherine Pollard and Head of MONUSCO Leila Zerrougui, speaking with staff of the UN Mission in Kinshasa. Photo MONUSCO / John Bompengo United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance, Catherine Pollard, is visiting the…

Bangui, Central African Republic – MINUSCA today held a ceremony to officially mark the start of the ‘’16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence’’. The annual United Nations campaign – which runs from 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10…

On 27 November 2019, Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, met Major General Michele Risi, the new Commander of KFOR, at UNMIK Headquarters. SRSG Tanin reiterated the importance of continued close working relations and cooperation between UNMIK and KFOR to…

Photo by Kone Mouroulaye, UNAMID United Nations State Liaison Functions (UNSLFs) in North Darfur in collaboration with UNICEF and Family and Child Protection Unit of North Darfur State on 12 November 2019 launched a five-day training workshop on the management of Family and Child Protection Unit…

Jane Connors: "Victims are at the heart of our concerns" Photo MONUSCO/John Bompengo The UN Victims' Rights Advocate (VRA), Jane Connors, is on a working visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of her mandate. Her role is to ensure that the rights and dignity of victims are at the…

The role of men in fighting gender-based violence was highlighted at this event in Bor, including by a group of men volunteering to support the cause. Anyone familiar with South Sudan’s patriarchal traditions may find it hard to imagine that some men are now part of leading the charge against gender…

Indian and other peacekeepers in Malakal are teaching displaced girls to ride bicycles, much to the delight of both the girls and curious onlookers. The United Nations mission in South Sudan’s protection site in Malakal comes alive every Saturday morning these days. At a field ideally located next…

Peacekeepers from the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) on patrol in the Irumu Territory, Ituri, to deter ADF activities. Photo MONUSCO/Force Peacekeepers from the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were conducting extensive…

A woman in Yambio takes notes during a UN forum on the stigma associated with sexual violence. “It’s traumatising to be raped and be left in shame, and when it happens, you just want to leave everything behind and go and live alone because of the stigma that follows this experience.” This…