During COVID-19, UN doctor, Colonel Roshan Jayamanna, helps support peacekeepers, local communities in Bor
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…
UNMISS and UNDP partner to reconcile feuding communities through a peace dialogue in Ikotos, Eastern Equatoria
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…
50 South Sudanese military commanders in Akobo receive child protection training, request verification of barracks
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…
25 customary court judges in Rumbek trained by UNMISS Human Rights on judicial standards
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…
Congolese Prison Administration Receive Five Vehicles
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…
SRSG Spehar discuss COP26 with UN Youth Champions for Environment and Peace
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…
Hate Speech: Digital Actors from Eleven African Countries Met in Douala
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…
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Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the Central African Republic
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…
MINURSO parade in honour of the newly-appointed SRSG
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…
Statement on today’s cancellation of Art for Peacebuilding event
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…
UNMISS trains women leaders in Torit in advocacy skills, urges them to trickle down their skills to women at the grassroots
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…
Mr. Colin Stewart of Canada - Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Colin Stewart of Canada as his new Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). Mr. Stewart…