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UNFICYP’s Force Commander Major General Ingrid Gjerde awarded medals to 17 UNPOL peacekeepers from Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Finland, Ireland, Jordan, Slovakia and Sweden in recognition of their service for peace in Cyprus. Assistant Police Commissioner Satu Koivu, UNFICYP' Senior Police…

Beni: A New Bridge to Facilitate People’s and Members of Security Forces’ Mobility. Photo MONUSCO/Joel Bofengo "We used to worry a lot about our children whenever it rained." The women who attended in large number the inauguration of the new bridge built by MONUSCO to link Boikene and Kasabinyole…

UNMISS, in collaboration with the state government of Eastern Equatoria, recently held a solution-focused dialogue to help address challenges faced by local authorities at the county-level in mitigating conflict and building peace at the grassroots. Photo by Moses Yakudu/UNMISS. TORIT - “Let me…

As the world's youngest nation begins gearing up for the annual 16 Days of Activism, diverse stakeholders in Jonglei vow to be ambassadors for women's inclusion in politics, governance and decision-making at an UNMISS workshop. Photo by Mach Samuel/UNMISS BOR - With South Sudan beginning to draft a…

Mbiyo Morgan, a displaced trader and mechanic in Tambura, Western Equatoria, speaks about the recent upsurge in fighting and the toll it has taken on families such as his. Photo by Habib Labidi/UNMISS TAMBURA - Mbiyo Morgan is a tall man. In his early forties, he is a father, a husband, a farmer, a…

UNMISS recently handed over a newly-constructed office to the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission, the primary body in charge of addressing issues related to the nearly 180,000 people living in the Internally Displaced Person's camp here. The building was funded through the UNMISS Quick Impact…

The UNMISS Child Protection Section recently held a training for 50 commanders of the South Sudan Peoples Defense Forces in Rumbek to sensitize them on the pressing need for upholding child rights and protecting children during armed conflict. Photo by James Mawien Manyuol/UNMISS. RUMBEK -…

Juba, 22 November 2021: It gives me great pleasure to join you during this opening session of the 5th Governors’ Forum under the theme of “Role of the States and Special Administrative Areas in the implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement for a peaceful, stable and prosperous South Sudan”…

The Kididiwe camp will host several hundreds of Congolese army troops. "I am delighted". These are the words used by the Sokola 1 operations commander, General Bertin Mputela, upon receiving the Kididiwe camp on Saturday November 20, 2021 from one of MONUSCO's deputy force commanders, General John…

Civil society is the conscience of a nation. UNMISS, therefore, recently trained some 25 civil society representatives in Wau on upholding human rights for all. Photo by Dawit K. Tedla/UNMISS. “We believe that civil society organizations play a critical role in monitoring human rights violations,”…

A recent conference in Kuajok organized jointly by UNMISS, UNDP, FAO, and the UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund aims at predicting and preventing conflict that frequently arise between farmers and pastoralists during the annual cattle migration season in South Sudan. Photo by Zejin Yin/UNMISS KUAJOK -…

60-year-old Davidica Ikai Grasiano Ayahu is widowed with two children. But, according to her, the part of her life that she’s most proud of is her role as a social worker. As the Executive Director of the Itwak Women’s Empowerment Organization in Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan, Davidica has devoted…