Traditional leaders in Yambio learn more about their role in implementing revitalized peace agreement
Traditional leaders in Yambio learning more about the provisions of the revitalized peace agreement. Traditional leaders in Yambio have been taken through every chapter of South Sudan’s Revitalized Peace Agreement, not least…
Residents in Alur County welcome handover of renovated primary school
All smiles (behind face masks) as an UNMISS-funded renovation of a primary school is handed over to residents in Alur County. Citizens in Alur County in Western Bahr el Ghazal are positively jubilant: funds from the United…
Ghanaian and Italian troops enhance operational interoperability
UNIFIL’s Ghanaian peacekeepers recently participated in a complex exercise with Italian peacekeepers in south-western Lebanon with the aim of enhancing operational interoperability between reserve assets of the two units. As…
UNMISS Police train 19 South Sudanese colleagues in Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State on ethics
Ethics, crime scene management and the rights of suspects being detained were a few topics at an UNMISS-organized workshop for police officers in Aweil. Nineteen South Sudanese police officers, including four women, in…
UNAMID Human Rights Office holds Workshop on Conflict-related Sexual Violence and Sexual and Gender-Based Violence at IDP Camp in Central Darfur
UNAMID photo. On 8-9 November, UNAMID Human Rights Office, convened a capacity-building and awareness-raising workshop on sexual and gender-based violence and conflict-related gender-based violence (CRSV/SGBV) for 51…
Bangladeshi engineers awarded the UN medal for their service to South Sudan
258 UNMISS peacekeepers from Bangladesh were awarded the prestigious United Nations medal for their contribution to the mission's efforts to build durable peace in South Sudan at a special ceremony in Juba. Across South Sudan…
UNAMID Police Commissioner and Director General of the Sudan Police Force, visit joint Project Sites in North Darfur
Photo by Foday Conta, UNAMID. On 5th November, UNAMID Police Commissioner, General Landing Kinteh, joined the Director General of Sudan Police Force (SPF), Lieutenant General Dr. Ezz El-Deen Al-Sheekh and delegation to…
UNITED YOUTH VS. COVID-19: SIX MULTI-ETHNIC YOUTH TEAMS WIN UN GRANTS TO CHALLENGE THE PANDEMIC
On 7-8 November, UNMIK Youth, Peace and Security programme partnered with UNICEF Innovations Lab Kosovo, NGO “Peer Educators Network” and NGO “United Youth Task Force” multi-ethnic network of young Kosovo peacebuilders to…
Pakistan Female Peacekeepers: Spreading Pink Ribbons in Blue Helmets as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month
UNAMID photo. Female peace keepers from Pakistan’s Field Hospital operating from the Mission’s Team Site in Kabkabiya, north Darfur, recently organized a Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign in the Locality to sensitize the host…
UN DSASG holds bilateral meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader
The Deputy Special Adviser (DSASG) / Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG), Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, held her first, bilateral meeting with Mr. Ersin Tatar as the Turkish Cypriot leader today. They discussed a…
UNMISS chief pledges support to develop Bahr-el-Ghazal region and increase UNPOL presence
Road repairs, an increased presence of UN police, the establishment of trade-boosting crossing points along the border with Sudan, and plans for a mobile court during the upcoming, conflict-inducing cattle migration – these…
UNMISS and local police service sign agreement to collectively protect displaced families
UNMISS and the South Sudan National Police Services sign operation coordination agreement empowering the local police service to assume primary responsibility for the protection of all citizens. With a ceasefire deal and a…