News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

This young man in Malakal is making great use of an UNMISS-led basic engineering training he completed in May. Six months after its conclusion, a training provided by some of the UN peacekeeping mission’s engineering troops in Malakal is already paying substantial dividends. Their keen local…

Seventy-five United Nations peacekeepers have been temporarily re-deployed from Rumbek to Maper to deter further violence between communities in the northern Lakes region of South Sudan. The fresh deployment of Nepalese troops serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan follows reports…

Women from rural areas in Eastern Equatoria aired their concerns about wide-spread impunity for incidents of gender-based violence. Rural women in Ikotos and other communities near Torit in Eastern Equatoria have teamed up to advocate for an end to gender-based violence. The women believe the only…

Military man listing what is needed for South Sudanese armed groups to be removed from UN list of armies violating the rights of children in conflict. A total of 32 representatives from government and opposition forces operating in the Greater Upper Nile region have reiterated their commitment to…

Newly deployed UNMISS peacekeepers arrive in Maper, where recent intercommunal fighting has claimed at least 79 lives and left scores injured. A brief, but telling, conversation unfolded in Maper on Monday between the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Force Commander Lt. Gen. Shailesh…

That children continue to fall victim to sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) is a grim fact that carries serious consequences. MINUSCA therefore launched its “Educational Talks” campaign on the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse at the historical Koudoukou public school in the PK5 area of…

Jean-Pierre Lacroix: "Everyone should learn the lessons from what has happened". Photo MONUSCO During his two-day visit to DRC, UN Peace Operations Chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix held a press conference on MONUSCO site in Beni which was damaged by violent demonstrations against the Mission. Mr. Lacroix…

Jane Connors calls for "dignified" care for victims of sexual exploitation and abuse. Photo MONUSCO The United Nations Victims’ Rights Advocate (VRA), Jane Connors, wrapped up her working visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, from November 21 to 29, 2019, by the South Kivu province, after…

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict in her tour of eastern DRC. Photo MONUSCO/Kevin Jordan The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict concluded her tour of eastern DRC after visiting Goma and Bukavu from 29…

Sıdıka Özdoğan and Şenay Eyüpoğlu from the Mağusa Kadın Merkezi Derneği (Makamer) or the Famagusta Women’s Centre have devoted their energies to raising awareness about the issues faced by women in their community. “Women across the world consistently face unique issues, including gender-based…

Mağusa Kültür Derneği (MKD) or the Famagusta Cultural Association was established in 1992 and has since then used its best efforts to supporting women, youth and children in the Famagusta region of Cyprus. “We do this by bringing women, youth and children together around activities that are…

Münise Beyaz and Marianne Sophocleous are two members of the Pyla Bi-Communal Women’s Initiative which came to life in 2018. The brainchild of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot women who live in harmony in the bicommunal village, Pyla, within the UN-administered Buffer Zone, the Initiative…