Bria: UN and local women jointly celebrate the International Women Day
8 March 2020 - UN Mission women joined their peers of the local community in Bria (East) to celebrate the International Women Day. A great march went from the local hospital to the townhall, under songs promoting peace in the…
DRC: Women gaining access to local senior positions thanks to MONUSCO-backed stabilization project.
DRC: Women gaining access to senior positions locally thanks to MONUSCO-backed stabilization project. In the Ruzizi plain, South Kivu province, a hundred women and young people have benefited, for two and a half years, from a…
UNAMID Regrets Assassination Attempt on Sudanese Prime Minister
Khartoum, 09 March 2020- The United Nations - African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) expresses deep regret at the attempted assassination of Dr. Abdalla Hamdok, Sudan’s Prime Minister. UNAMID’s Joint Special Representative…
SRSG TANIN MEETS THE UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY OF FINLAND
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Mr. Zahir Tanin, met Ambassador Kai Sauer, the Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Security Policy, from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, at…
Employing dogs, UNIFIL peacekeepers help children with learning disabilities
A team of UNIFIL’s Italian and Malaysian peacekeepers partnered with a local youth group recently in organizing an intense month-long educational therapy treatment programme for children with learning disabilities in the Al…
Jonglei women demand 35 per cent political representation in new state government
Women in Jonglei are vying for more political representation in the next state government and in leadership roles in general. Women in Jonglei are determined to get 35 per cent political representation when a new state…
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NEAR VERBATIM TRANSCRIPT Media Briefing by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, Mr. David Shearer Juba – South Sudan Monday, 09 March 2020
UNMISS chief David Shearer answered numerous questions at a press conference in Juba on 9 March. (Scroll down for Q&A session) I want to start by acknowledging the breaking news coming out of Khartoum where an explosion has…
Women in Lakes demand 35 per cent political representation, education key to reach lawful quota
Women in Lakes are keen on educational opportunities to make the most of their upcoming 35 per cent political representation. Women in Lakes State have called on parties to the revitalized peace agreement to fully respect and…
Major Jarin Sultana: " I am proud to have served under the UN flag in the DR Congo"
Major Jarin Sultana: " I am proud to have served under the UN flag in the DR Congo" After 12 months of good and loyal services in the cause of peace and women in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Major Jarin Sultana from the…
Deadlock broken, South Sudan on road to ‘sustainable peace’, but international support still key
Positive developments in South Sudan have “moved the country further along the road to sustainable peace”, the top UN official there told Security Council members on Wednesday. The world’s youngest nation has been mired in…
A Directory of female competencies within Defense and Security Forces to boost women leadership
Women in uniform in the Central African Republic (CAR) are counting on a newly launched Defence Forces Official Directory of Female Competencies to help push for better representation of women in decision-making positions…
My 8 favourite things about being a peacekeeper
Serving under the Blue Helmet and wearing the Pakistani flag in a UN peacekeeping mission is an honour for me On 8 March, International Women’s Day, Major Samia Rehman from Pakistan shares her 8 favourite things about working…