Amidst positive steps, challenges in Africa ‘loom large’, UN chief tells Security Council
The United Nations-African Union (AU) partnership has yielded “significant results”, including at the country level, the UN chief told the Security Council on Friday. Addressing a debate on cooperation between the two…
French peacekeepers implement school support initiatives
School support programme in the south-eastern village of Shab'a. UNIFIL’s French peacekeepers, who are a part of the Mission’s Force Commander Reserve (FCR) unit, have recently offered a wide variety of support to schools in…
Indian peacekeepers awarded medals for successful tour of duty in South Sudan
Major Chetna and her fellow Indian peacekeepers receiving UN medals for their service. It is not commonplace for women to be part of India’s infantry, and that goes for the contingent of peacekeepers based in Malakal as well…
French peacekeepers carry out school support initiatives
School support programme in the south-eastern village of Shab'a. UNIFIL’s French peacekeepers, who are a part of the Mission’s Force Commander Reserve (FCR) unit, have recently offered a wide variety of support to schools in…
UN police officers in Aweil raise awareness on sexual abuse and hand out sanitary pads to schoolgirls
UNMISS police officers in Aweil raising awareness on how to report sexual abuse and incidents of forced and/or early marriages. Girls from four schools in Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State have had their awareness of the risks of…
“I want a world where all our daughters are treated as equals” – Caroline Waudo, Head, UNMISS Torit
Born and raised in Kenya, Caroline Waudo was raised by a pioneer—her mother, a respected primary school teacher was the first women to own and ride a bicycle in their community and an honoured community leader. Her…
UNIFIL head chairs Tripartite meeting with LAF and IDF officials
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col today chaired a special Tripartite meeting, convened in a curtailed format due to the COVID-19 restrictions, with senior officers from the Lebanese…
Continued UNIFIL support to fight COVID-19
Donation of medications and medical devices to the Lebanese Red Cross in Tyre. UNIFIL Italian peacekeepers have recently extended a wide range of assistance to local authorities and communities, enabling them to better fight…
“Gender equality is not a favour to women”: Anastasie Mukangarambe, Head, UNMISS Kuajok
“My mother was my inspiration and always treated us, her daughters, in exactly the same way as our brothers,” says Anastasie Nyirigira Mukangarambe, as she reminisces about her childhood in Rwanda. The genocide in Rwanda made…
Celebrating International Volunteer Day: UN volunteers build water source for needy community in Rumbek
This new borehole and pump, provided by UNVs based in Rumbek, will greatly benefit 400 families residing in the area. “He who gives you water, gives you life,” is an old African adage, yet large parts of Lakes State still…
“If there was no UN, the world would have to create one”—Deborah Schein, Head, UNMISS Bor
A New Yorker by birth, Deborah Schein had a natural interest in travel, history and politics. After completing her master’s degree in International affairs from the prestigious Columbia University, she started her career as a…
Supporting access to justice: UNMIK donates IT equipment to Court of Appeals Division in North Mitrovica
On 27 November, UNMIK donated IT and technical equipment including laptops, desktop computers and printers to the Court of Appeals Division in North Mitrovica. The donation took place as part of the Mission’s ongoing…