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UNMISS peacekeepers from Ethiopia guarding church premises in Tambura where internally displaced persons are seeking protection from ongoing violence. Photos: Felix Katie/UNMISS As conflict continues to plague parts of Western Equatoria, tens of thousands of people have fled their homes to seek…

UNIFIL Ghanaian peacekeepers recently conducted training exercises for Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) personnel, geared towards fostering cooperation and improving working relations between the two forces, in the south-western Lebanese village of Kfar Dunin. The three-day training for 19 LAF personnel…

Abyei, 4 September 2021 - The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) has expressed grave concern over the recent developments in some areas in the Northern Bahr el Ghazal's Aweil North and Aweil East counties leading to the forced relocation of UN troops and closure of the Kiir…

Frequent patrols in the Western Equatorian area currently experiencing unrest is one of many actions by UNMISS to deter violence and protect civilians. Photos: Denis Louro Oliver & Felix Katie/UNMISS The United Nations Mission in South Sudan is appealing to national and local leaders to resolve…

The head of MONUSCO, Bintou Keita, and the military governor of Ituri, General Johnny Nkashama Luboya, after a meeting in Bunia on Monday 6 September 2021. Photo MONUSCO “All the Mission’s leadership are here. This means we attach great importance to our partnership with DRC,” declared the Special…

Africa could miss the goal of vaccinating the most vulnerable 10 per cent of its population against COVID-19 before the month ends, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. New WHO data shows nearly 80 per cent of countries on the continent, or 42 out of 54, are off track on meeting the…

The aid crisis in Ethiopia's Tigray region is worsening, the UN said on Thursday, with stocks of relief aid, cash and fuel “running very low or depleted”. Since 12 July, less than 10 per cent of the trucks that should have reached desperate populations affected by months of fighting, have managed to…

Finding solutions based on peace and development is crucial for the future of the nearly seven million forcibly displaced people from Sudan and South Sudan, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, said following a three-day visit to the two countries. During the trip Mr. Grandi met…

A resurgence of Bubonic plague in Ituri province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is putting young lives at risk, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, warned on Tuesday. Poverty, conflict and displacement are contributing to the return of the centuries-old illness for the first time…

In the south of Madagascar, known as the Grand Sud, hundreds of thousands of people are suffering from one of the worst droughts in the region in 40 years, the most senior UN official in the country has said, warning that the population is facing a severe humanitarian crisis. Issa Sanogo, the UN…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned an armed attack on a convoy near the town of Arbinda, in the north of Burkina Faso, on Wednesday, which has reportedly led to the death of some 80 people. According to media reports, the civilian convoy was being escorted by military…

Blue helmets from Thailand working with the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) are not only doing their bit to repair and rehabilitate critical infrastructure but are also helping support the mission’s COVID-19 response and training local communities about growing their own food. Since 2018, the…