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A recent workshop facilitated by UNMISS in Eastern Equatoria trained some 100 soldiers from the SSPDF and SPLM-iO on their human rights responsibilities. Photo by Moses Yakudu/UNMISS The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has trained forces of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in…

A generous handover by South Korean peacekeepers serving with UNMISS is expected to go a long way in improving law and order as well as health services in Bor. Photo by Mach Samuel/UNMISS. Historically plagued by recurrent conflict and natural disasters such as extreme flooding, residents of Bor in…

Picture: Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Moroccan Living Abroad Press Office On 21 September, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of Minurso, Alexander Ivanko, was received in Rabat by the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Moroccans Living Abroad, H.E. Nasser…

UNIFIL donated a significant number of UN assets to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), its intelligence wing and the Lebanese General Security over the past week, with the shared objective of promoting a climate of peace and stability in the UNIFIL area of operations in south Lebanon. The first…

UNMISS Force Commander, Lieutenant-General Shailesh Tinaikar, and a high-level delegation of authorities recently visited Marial Lou following recent conflict here. Photo by Zejin Yin/UNMISS UNMISS Force Commander, Lieutenant-General Shailesh Tinaikar, recently visited Marial Lou, Warrap state, to…

the Governor of the city of Kinshasa, Gentiny Ngobila, paying tribute to late former UN Secretary-General, Swede Dag Hammarskjöld, on the 60th anniversary of his death on 17 september 2021 in Kinshasa. Photo MONUSCO/Lydie Betyna "The UN Secretary General, Dag Hammarskjöld, of blessed memory, will…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Zahir Tanin notes the continuing impasse over the implementation of measures on license plates and joins international partners in urging all parties to address issues through established dialogue mechanisms, in support of the…

For residents of Tonj North county, Warrap, International Day of Peace led to a much-needed boost in rule of law as UNMISS handed over a newly constructed prison and courthouse. Photo by Zejin Yin/UNMISS. International Peace Day was an opportunity for communities from the conflict-ridden Tonj North…

A newly constructed peace center in Yambio was handed over to local interlocuters by UNMISS to mark International Day of Peace. Photo by Denis Louro/UNMISS. 21 September was special for local communities of Yambio, Western Equatoria. Not only was it International Day of Peace, but they received a…

On International Day of Peace, UNMISS brought together stakeholders on a spirited panel discussion aimed at solutions for building a more peaceful, prosperous and resilient South Sudan. Photo by James Sokiri/UNMISS A wide spectrum of stakeholders commemorating International Day of Peace in South…

A stone fence forms the perimeter of OP1. 29 June 2021. (UN Photo / Zeina Ezzeddine) UN peacekeeping in south Lebanon does not always mean patrolling towns and villages or round-the-clock monitoring of the 120-kilometre Blue Line. For a group of UNIFIL Indian peacekeepers, it’s far more than that…

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