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Upper Nile state joins its nine counterparts in South Sudan by establishing a Technical Committee to protect and uphold child rights. Photo by Samuel Adwok/UNMISS Upper Nile state finally witnessed the creation of its long-awaited Child Protection Technical Committee, which is tasked with…

Dr Roshan Jayamanna, an UNMISS peacekeeper from Sri Lanka deployed to Bor, and his team have battled COVID-19 to ensure they provide uninterrupted healthcare for Blue Berets as well as local communities here. Photo by Gideon Sackitey/UNMISS “My desire to be a military doctor originates from the…

UNMISS recently supported a UNDP-funded peace dialogue between three neighbouring communities in Ikotos, Eastern Equatoria, to ensure reconciliation and peaceful coexistence. Photo by Moses Yakudu/UNMISS. Advocating for peace and social cohesion among the Obira, Burung, and Loyoro communities in…

Some 50 military officers of the South Sudan People's Liberation Army- in Opposition were trained by UNMISS on the urgent need to protect and uphold child rights. Photo by Gideon Sackitey/UNMISS. When civil war broke out in South Sudan, education was disrupted for tens of thousands of children. Many…

To uphold rule of law in Lakes state, UNMISS recently trained customary court judges from eight counties on their roles and responsibilities. Photo by James Mawien Manyuol/UNMISS. Creating an environment where rule of law thrives is a collective responsibility. The United Nations Mission in South…

A bus given by MONUSCO for transportation to the national training school for prison officers in Luzumu. Photo MONUSCO/Correction Unit As part of support to the prison administrations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, MONUSCO Correction Unit (CU) donated five vehicles to the Congolese prison…

Top United Nations official in Cyprus, Elizabeth Spehar, and the US Ambassador, Judith Garber, met with some of the UN Youth Champions for Environment and Peace to discuss the role of young people as actors of change and hear their thoughts on climate change and the urgent need to protect the…

Hate Speech: Digital Actors from Eleven African Countries Met in Douala. Photo Nations unies Douala, the economic capital of Cameroon, hosted from Tuesday 26 to Friday 30 October 2021, a regional forum to raise awareness and build capacities for media and communication regulatory outlets on the…

The Secretary-General strongly condemns the attack by the Presidential Guard of the Central African Republic against a vehicle of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) in Bangui, on Monday, which resulted in the wounding of ten…

MINURSO parade in honour of the newly-appointed SRSG Laayoune, 4 November, 2021 - Today, MINURSO held a military parade in honour of the newly appointed SRSG and Head of Mission, Alexander Ivanko. Mr. Ivanko was appointed SRSG and Head of Mission by the United Nations Secretary-General on 27 August…

Juba, 4 November 2021: UNMISS is deeply disappointed that the finale of its three-day Art for Peacebuilding activity had to be cancelled, due to circumstances beyond its control. The event was organized as part of the ‘Our Peace Forum,’ initiative, a grassroots peacebuilding interaction designed to…

UNMISS recently conducted an advocacy training for 30 women leaders in Eastern Equatoria. Photo by Samira Y. Salifu/UNMISS “It is always good to learn about a new approach to advocacy, because you cannot isolate yourself thinking you know enough,” said Davidica Ikai Grasiano, Chair of the Itwak…