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UNMISS and partners have launched an awareness campaign on how to prevent COVID-19 in Western Equatoria. To support the state taskforce efforts against COVID-19, the Interfaith Base-Council for Peace Initiative in Western Equatoria State in partnership with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan…

Photo by Deepak Tiwari, UNAMID. El Fasher, 2 July 2020- As part of its drawdown and liquidation process, prior to its planned exit from Darfur at the end of December 2020, UNAMID on 29 June handed over its former Integrated Services Section Compound (ISS) in El Fasher, North Darfur to the…

Communities in Wau are beginning to realize the threat posed by COVID-19 with cases of the virus now confirmed in the Western Bahr El-Ghazal region. While the reality is hitting home, many are still not following prevention measures because of practical as well as traditional and cultural reasons…

As part of an initiative supported by UNMIK’s Human Rights Section and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) titled “Engaging with civil society on human rights monitoring and reporting”, more than 20 key human rights civil society organisations (CSOs) in Kosovo officially…

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col today chaired a second special Tripartite meeting since the COVID-19 outbreak with senior officers from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at a UN position in Ras Al Naqoura. Discussions focused…

UPDATE ON MISCONDUCT INVESTIGATION INVOLVING UNITED NATIONS TRUCE SUPERVISION ORGANIZATION STAFF MEMBERS According to information initially gathered by the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) as part of its investigation, two male international staff members who were shown in the UN…

With the December 2020 presidential elections less than six months away, preparations for the 2020/2021 election cycle in the Central African Republic (CAR) are now underway. Voter registration commenced on Tuesday, 30 June 2020 at the Lycée Barthelemy Boganda in Bangui. First in line was the Head…

MONUSCO Police supports the reviving of the coordination tasked to combat gender-based violence. Photo MONUSCO/Laurent Sam OUSSOU The United Nations police (UNPOL) sector serving within MONUSCO in Kananga, Kasaï-Central province, organized with its partners, a brainstorming workshop around the…

The Civil Society in Bahema-Nord, Ituri province is reassured by MONUSCO’s and FARDC’s patrols. Photo MONUSCO/Force The Civil society in Bahema-Nord, Djugu Territory, Ituri province, has welcomed MONUSCO’s action which helped to restore calm in this entity located approximately 73 kilometres from…

MONUSCO rolls out the construction work of a health clinic for the PNC in Tanganyika. Photo MONUSCO/UNPOL The laying of the foundation stone for the construction of a health clinic for the Congolese National Police (PNC) in Tanganyika took place on Wednesday July 1, 2020 in Kalemie, Tanganyika…

175 peacekeepers from the Nepalese Engineering Company (NEC) received UN Medals on 3rd July 2020 for their services rendered to MONUSCO. The medal award ceremony was chaired by the North Sector Commander of the UN Force in Ituri, General Ali. Those Nepalese Engineers have been performing multiple…

“I’m going to protect my community from the spread of COVID-19 by going door to door to raise awareness,” vows James Taban Ben. He is one of 87 youth from Eastern Equatoria who received special training from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan to become “community influencers” in the fight…