COVID-19 update
The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) continues to work closely with the authorities to ensure that all relevant protocols to prevent and mitigate the risk of COVID-19 are strictly adhered to. From the…
Spanish and Ghanaian troops support local efforts in fighting COVID-19 spread
Spanish donation in the south-eastern village of Et Taibe. (UN Photo / Private Nerea Gonzalez Dasilva, UNIFIL Spanish Contingent) UNIFIL’s Spanish and Ghanaian peacekeepers continued this past week their assistance to the…
UNMISS trains young leaders in Juba to be ambassadors for child protection
These young girls and boys in Juba may become future ambassadors for the protection of children's rights in South Sudan. “We need to love one another without discrimination and forget what happened in the past. We need to…
Women in Eastern Equatoria State determined to participate more in politics and peace building
Women in Eastern Equatoria State are determined to gain more political influence by more cooperation and sharing of information between them. A two-day forum organized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan and focused…
UNIFIL gifts to LAF to enhance capabilities
UNIFIL handed over a significant number of assets, including heavy and light vehicles, spare parts, generators and IT equipment, to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) at a ceremony held yesterday in the Mission’s headquarters in…
On Human Rights Day, SRSG Zahir Tanin Calls for Placing Human Rights at the Core of the COVID-19 Response and Recovery
10 December 2020 - On the occasion of International Human Rights Day, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Zahir Tanin, renews the UN’s commitment to support Kosovo institutions and other…
UNAMID launches Network for Survivors of Sexual Violence in the Greater Jebel Mara area of Darfur
Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID. On 10 December, the Women Protection Advisory Unit of the Human Rights Section (HRS) launched a Network for Survivors of Sexual Violence in the Greater Jebel Mara area of Darfur. The launch, held…
Radio programming can play crucial role in ending gender-based violence in Northern-Bahr-el-Ghazal
Radio stations can play a vital role in raising awareness on and preventing gender-based violence of any kind, including early and forced marriages. Communities of Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal have been sensitized on how to report…
Central African women and girls march for peaceful elections
Hundreds of women peacefully marched through the main streets of the Central African Republic’s capital Bangui today to demand for inclusive, violence-free elections. “All we want is peace,” sang the participants who donned…
Women take the lead in colorful medal ceremony honouring Rwanda’s peacekeepers in Malakal
Lieutenant Chanate Mutagawa receives her UN medal at a ceremony in Malakal. In recent times, Rwanda has been at the forefront of gender equality on all fronts. That peacekeeping is no exception became clear for all to see as…
UNMISS peacekeepers hand over educational material and sports equipment to university in Wau
Bangladeshi peacekeepers handing over much-needed school material and sports equipment to the Catholic University in Wau. Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have recently handed…
UNMISS organized forum in Juba to confirm resolutions bringing peace to Kajo-Keji County
Participants at a Kajo-Keji peace forum in Juba, organized by UNMISS. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has supported the validation of resolutions reached by the sons and daughters of Kajo-Keji County in Central…