A new maternity ward funded by UNMISS brings smiles to expectant mothers in Opari
UNMISS constructs a maternity ward at Opari, Eastern Equatoria, under its Quick Impact Projects programme. Ante- and post-natal care for expectant mothers in Opari boma (administrative division), near Nimule in Eastern…
UNMISS conducts air patrol to investigate recent clashes and support reconciliation in Romich
A team of peacekeepers serving with UNMISS arrived in Romich village on an air patrol to assess the security situation after several previous attempts to get there by road were thwarted by heavy flooding.This is the scene…
South Sudan forms committees to oversee implementation of action plan for child-free armed groups
Three days of important talks in Juba as committees established to implement an action plan to release children from armed forces. An action plan, no matter how comprehensive its scope, is only as good as its implementation…
Women in Kapoeta lobby for a shelter to protect survivors of sexual- and gender-based violence
At a recent consultative meeting in Kapoeta, women's representatives, human rights defenders and local authorities stressed on the need for a women's shelter to protect girls and young women who are survivors of sexual- and…
Bangladesh Navy official visits damaged UNIFIL Maritime Task Force vessel
A high-level four-member delegation from the Bangladesh Navy visited last week UNIFIL’s Maritime Task Force corvette BNS BIJOY, which was damaged during the 4 August explosions at the Port of Beirut. The delegation, headed by…
Much-needed face masks and COVID-19 information handed out in busy but non-compliant Kapoeta
The intricate links between the rule of law and the COVID-19 pandemic were discussed by participants at a recent forum in Kapoeta, Eastern Equatoria State. Despite the threat of COVID-19, life in Kapoeta in Eastern Equatoria…
Security Council Press Statement on Mali
The Members of the Security Council expressed their deep concern regarding the recent developments in Mali. They strongly condemned the mutiny which happened in Kati, Mali, on 18 August 2020, and which led to the arrest of…
Italian peacekeepers donate ventilators to Tyre hospitals
UNIFIL Italian peacekeepers yesterday donated four state-of-the-art lung ventilators to the intensive care and pulmonology units of public hospitals of Tyre, south Lebanon, which are on the frontlines in responding to the…
UNMISS donates thousands of face masks to internally displaced people and others in Malakal and Kodok
Crucial COVID-19 information and face masks: a lifesaving combo not only in Malakal but also in any other place plagued by the pandemic. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has donated several thousands of face masks to…
Spanish peacekeepers donate firefighting equipment to Civil Defense
UNIFIL peacekeepers in south-eastern Lebanon donated yesterday a number of firefighting equipment to the Lebanese Civil Defense, a public civil emergency service that carries out firefighting, search and rescue activities…
Sports facility, supported by UNIFIL Indian Contingent, rehabilitated
A sports complex in the south-eastern Lebanese village of Kawkaba received a major facelift recently with the support of UNIFIL Indian peacekeepers. Initially established in 2001 by Indian peacekeepers, the Sardar Patel…
UNMISS donates ambulance to COVID-19 task force in Kodok, Upper Nile State
UNMISS handing over a vehicle to the COVID-19 task force in Kodok, Upper Nile State. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has handed over a vehicle to the COVID-19 task force committee in Kodok in Upper Nile State. It…