Childhood cancer care in Africa hit hard by pandemic
Nearly 30,000 children in sub-Saharan Africa are believed to have died from cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO). Drastic measures to prevent coronavirus…
First Person: From a life of violence to a culture of peace
A young peace campaigner from Cameroon who turned his back on the violence prevalent in his hometown and became a youth civil society activist, has been telling the United Nations about how he is helping other young people to…
Indian peacekeepers in Malakal teach computer skills to pupils at Bander Primary School
Magic in the making: the joy of pressing the right keyboard button can be rather overwhelming, as this girl at a Malakal primary school can testify. Photos: Samuel Adwok/UNMISS Pupils at the Bander Primary School in Malakal…
Rural Community school in Eastern Equatoria State receives new classrooms
Happy times as children in a rural community in Eastern Equatoria State receive three new classrooms for their school. Photos: Okello James/UNMISS “We have the right to eat, we have the right to live, we have the right to…
National ownership critical, once guns fall silent, Security Council hears
Although UN peacekeeping missions can help put a country on the right track following conflict, only a commitment from national governments can keep it there over the long term, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told a…
UNIFIL agricultural support to enhance food security in south-eastern Lebanon
In order to build agricultural infrastructure for food security, UNIFIL supported local communities in south-eastern Lebanon with labour-saving agricultural equipment and tools last week. The UNIFIL support – which included…
Stakeholders call for honest, transparent, and inclusive debate on new constitution at UNMISS workshop
A group of stakeholders discussing their inputs at a consultative workshop on constitution-making in South Sudan. Photos: Isaac Billy/UNMISS As South Sudan makes the long journey from winning independence a decade ago through…
SRSG Tanin meets with the President and the Registrar of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, Judge Ekaterina Trendafilova and Dr. Fidelma Donlon
On Thursday 9 September, the Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of UNMIK, Mr. Zahir Tanin, met with the President of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, Judge Ekaterina Trendafilova, and the Registrar of the…
Top UN peace envoy arrives in South Sudan to lend support to the peace process
Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the UN chief of peace operations, arriving in Juba in an attempt to re-energize the somewhat stalling implementation of South Sudan's peace agreement. Photos: Isaac Billy/UNMISS Shortly after touching…
Political and security discussions dominate meeting between UN peace chief and South Sudan’s President
Jean-Pierre Lacroix, chief of UN Peace Operations, and Nicholas Haysom, Head of UNMISS, have discussed security arrangements and the peace process with President Salva Kiir. Photos: Isaac Billy/UNMISS Three years ago today, a…
UNMISS concerned about suffering women and children in Tambura, appeals for leaders to intervene
Thousands of people living in Tambura have fled their homes to escape violence. Some are seeking shelter near the UNMISS temporary operating base. Photos: Denis Louro Oliver/UNMISS Violence in and around Tambura in Western…
UN Peace Chief visits conflict and flood-affected Malakal in South Sudan
The Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, visits Malakal, Upper Nile, as part of his four-day peace mission to South Sudan. Photo by Isaac Billy/UNMISS. Flying across the Upper Nile, it’s easy to…