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Rounok Jahan, a Bangladeshi UN police officer serving with UNMISS, dares to be different. She hopes you do, too. Rounok Jahan has been breaking down gender barriers her whole life. First by deciding as a child that she would join the male-dominated police force in her home country of Bangladesh.…

The Republic of Rwanda – its small size notwithstanding – is a giant of peacekeeping. The central African country certainly pulls its weight when it comes to global UN peacekeeping operations. Reason for MINUSCA to hold a medal parade today in Bangui for members of the Rwandan military contingent…

Zalingei, 26 January 2020— In the aftermath of the recent looting incidents of UN assets in West, South and more recently, North Darfur, UNAMID’s Joint Special Representative/Joint Chief Mediator, Jeremiah Mamabolo met with Government of Sudan officials, and agreed to immediately reactivate a joint…

Colonel Rebecca Anyeoul and her female military peers say that a lot remains to be done to fully respect women's rights. Rebecca Anyeoul is an expert when it comes to juggling her responsibilities. She’s managed to raise seven children throughout the conflict in South Sudan while also serving in the…

Youth of different political persuasions got together in Yambio to become agents of peace. “Criminals, thieves, violent people. That’s how we, the youth, were referred to during the conflict.” The words of Simon Gardino, acting chairperson of the government-supporting youth attending this peace…

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col today joined local officials in opening a physiotherapy centre in Tyre, which received UNIFIL-donated equipment for the service of the local communities. The physiotherapy centre is run by an NGO called Amel Association, which…

A classic presentation of group discussions, here at a women's forum in Rumbek addressing the content of the revitalised peace agreement. Women in South Sudan’s Lakes region have called on parties to the revitalized peace agreement to make a real effort to form the transitional government of…

Mary Alex, internally displaced in Mundri, has become a versatile entrepreneur to make ends meet. Fetching and selling water to restaurant owners and firewood at the Mundri market is the daily routine of Mary Alex to make a living for herself and her eight children. “When I sell water [to the…

UNIFIL naval peacekeepers, operating in the Lebanese territorial waters in support of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Navy, reached a historic milestone this month with 100,000 ships hailed since 2006. The Maritime Task Force (MTF) reached the milestone on 5 January 2020 with the hailing of the…

Flavia Zisok, Poet. Flavia Zisok’s weapon of choice is a combination of her pain and her pen. The young writer has published many poems about the immense suffering caused by war and her hopes for lasting peace in conflict-affected South Sudan. “I stand up to use my pain as a weapon to write poems…

Photo by Koné Mouroulaye, UNAMID. On 23 January, United Nations State Liaison Functions (SLFs) in North Darfur, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Social Development of North Darfur, concluded a three-day training programme on Gender Based Violence (GBV), and children’s law as outlined…

Mongolian peacekeepers providing free healthcare in remote village in the Unity region. Angelina Chol has been suffering from a skin infection for more than a year. Having left the United Nations Protection of Civilians in Bentiu in 2017 to return to her home in Kuerboni, she had no access to…