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Nicholas Haysom, Head of UNMISS, led a high-level delegation on a peace mission to Jonglei State. Photos: Gregorio Cunha/UNMISS Communities across Jonglei are in the midst of a perfect storm. Intercommunal fighting has cost hundreds of lives and forced tens of thousands to flee their homes. Flooding…

Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS, Nicholas Haysom, held his first press conference at the mission's headquarters in Juba today. SRSG Haysom focused on the need to prevent subnational violence that is still flaring up in particular places and the mission’s efforts…

UN Youth Champions for Environment and Peace, by the UN in Cyprus together with the British Council and the COOPower project As climate change is becoming increasingly visible in our daily lives, and unsustainable development in the region affects us individually, nationally and across borders, we…

A joint delegation of African Union (AU), Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), United Nations (UN) and European Union (EU) officials on a visit to Bangui between 2 and 5 June 2021 today met with members of the Central African Religious Platform. The platform is made up of a…

Top UN envoy in South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom, held his first press conference at the UNMISS headquarters in Juba today. Photo by Isaac Alebe Avoro/UNMISS. [near verbatim] Good morning everybody. Thank you for joining me today, and thanks also to those who are tuning in live on Radio Miraya.As you…

An UNMISS-facilitated training for local implementing partners in Eastern Equatoria who collaborate with the mission on executing small-scale, low-cost projects addressing urgent community needs received appreciation from participants. One hundred and twenty representatives from the state government…

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col today chaired a special Tripartite meeting – held in a modified format due to the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions – with senior officers from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at a UN position in…

On the second day of their joint visit to the Central African Republic (CAR), a delegation from the African Union (AU), Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), United Nations (UN) and European Union (EU) held talks with the country’s President, Faustin Touadera, at the Renaissance…

International community efforts to facilitate an inclusive dialogue for the peace and reconciliation process in the Central African Republic (CAR) remain on course – with consultations between the visiting AU-ECCAS-UN-EU delegation with national political parties on 4 June 2021 in Bangui. The…

To mark this year’s World Environment Day, UNFICYP personnel joined forces with the Athienou Municipality in the Famagusta area and along with a group of youth rolled up their sleeves clean up parts of the buffer zone in the area. While some areas of the buffer zone are well-preserved havens for…

Bangui’s tropical weather is arguably one of its greatest assets – as a source of renewable energy. With average annual temperatures in the Central African Republic’s capital soaring to 29 degrees Celsius, the city’s scorching heat is providing a reliable, more affordable source of energy for the UN…

Jean-Pierre Lacroix. Dear colleagues, Last week, we marked the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers once again in the context of an ongoing pandemic that has impacted all of our operations and made the difficult job of being a peacekeeper even harder. Honoring the more than 4,000 men and…