UNMISS renovates COVID-19 Critical Care Center in Bor
The fragile health system across South Sudan is struggling to treat patients with many preventable medical problems let alone to deal with the added burden of COVID-19. In Bor, the lack of functioning medical facilities has…
Physical and financial health during COVID-19: Women’s economic empowerment project provides 24,000 much-needed face masks
The ongoing threat of the global COVID-19 pandemic has caused shortages in personal protective equipment the world over, while economic hardship looms – but an UNMIK-supported project is addressing both issues at the same…
South-african peacekeepers are awarded un medals
South-african peacekeepers are awarded un medals. Photo MONUSCO/Force Eight hundred (800) South African National Defense Force members, including 100 female soldiers, were issued with the United Nations Medals after 12-month…
DRC: Attacks by ADF armed group may amount to crimes against humanity and war crimes
FARDC and MONUSCO repelled an ADF attack on 12 February 2020 in Mbau (Beni, North Kivu). Photo MONUSCO/Michael ALI GENEVA / KINSHASA (6 July 2020) – The armed group known as Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) has intensified its…
Defense Minister declares unified troops at Alel training centre ready to graduate and deploy in Upper Nile
According to Minister of Defense Angelina Teny, these men and women are ready to graduate and deploy. After months of joint training, more than 5,000 troops from the government, opposition and other allied armed groups…
MINUSCA remembers fallen peacekeepers
MINUSCA, today 8 July 2020, held a virtual memorial ceremony in honour of nine peacekeepers who lost their lives in the line of duty over the past four months. “This is the first time we have mourned so many colleagues in one…
Statement from the Special Representative of the Secretary-General David Shearer Celebrating South Sudan Independence Day
Today, we join with the people of South Sudan in celebrating the historic moment that their country became the world’s newest nation. On the 9th of July 2011, South Sudan gained independence from Sudan as the outcome of a…
Indian Battalion bags UNIFIL environment award
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col this week handed out annual environmental awards to seven Mission entities for initiating and implementing innovative projects to preserve environment…
UN police officers in Rumbek distribute face masks and soap to South Sudanese colleagues
UN police officers based in Rumbek are distributing face masks and soap to their South Sudanese colleagues, while also raising their awareness on COVID-19. In a bid to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus, police…
"Only judicial inquiries will help characterize the crimes" committed by ADF in eastern DRC
Bangladeshi peacekeepers on patrol in the Roe region of Djugu territory, Ituri. Photo MONUSCO/Force During an online conversation with journalists from Beni, in North Kivu province, the Director of the United Nations Joint…
25 Years after Srebrenica Genocide, ‘Peace Is Still Fragile’, Secretary-General Warns in Anniversary Message, Calling for Steadfast Commitment to Reconciliation
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the twenty-fifth anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina…
UNMISS strengthens COVID-19 risk communication at and on public gatherings in Eastern Equatoria
Many people, some in Eastern Equatoria, still need constant reminders of proper behaviour to prevent COVID-19. To further increase awareness on how to keep communities safe from COVID-19, the United Nations Mission in South…