“Peace is an opportunity women must grab by the scruff of the neck” – Nancy Joseph, hairstylist, South Sudan
WARRAP STATE – “Since I was a child, I’ve wanted to become an engineer. Imagine how intriguing it would be to create things from scratch. Challenging your knowledge and inner creativity to come up with useful stuff, stuff…
“Equal rights for women is a shared struggle across the world”—Rachel Gieu, Gender Rights Activist, South Sudan
JONGLEI - Rachel Adau Gieu is a fierce advocate for women’s rights in Jonglei, South Sudan. Her childhood was in no way a fairytale. She lost her father at an early age and says she owes a lot to her mother who brought up…
El Mari Municipal building solar-powered with UNIFIL support
The municipal building of El Mari in south-eastern Lebanon has been powered with solar energy with support of UNIFIL. Last week, UNIFIL’s Indian peacekeepers handed over the completed electric solar project to the Mayor of El…
Ninth anniversary of UNPOL officers from Slovakia in UNFICYP
Today UNFICYP marks the ninth anniversary of the United Nations Police (UNPOL) officers from Slovakia deployed with the peacekeeping mission in Cyprus. Speaking at a ceremony held in the United Nations Protected Area, UNFICYP…
Mame Rokhaya Lo: “I Would Like to Be a Source of Inspiration for the Women in Ituri”
Mame Rokhaya Lo prend son travail au sérieux car, pour elle, la paix est la chose la plus précieuse qui puisse exister. Photos MONUSCO / SENFPU Bunia Women peacekeepers challenge the traditionally male-dominated landscape in…
DRC: Breakthrough in the Implementation of the National Action Plan in line with the UNSC Resolution 1325
The participation in the Congolese government of Rose Mutombo, Minister of Justice, is the result of women's advocacy through UN Security Council Resolution 1325. / Photo MONUSCO Progress has been made in the implementation…
Lebanese women join UNIFIL peacekeepers in marking International Women’s Day
UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura hosted a cultural event and an exhibition of local handicrafts on 10 March 2022. While peacekeepers from Ghana, Malaysia and Nepal displayed their respective national cultures through music and…
UNMISS police officers in Torit organize forum to discuss controversial sex education for girls
Overcoming cultural taboos was a key topic when UN police were discussing reproductive health issues with women in Torit. Photos: Samira Y. Salifu/UNMISS EASTERN EQUATORIA STATE - The words “sex education” have the potential…
Women in Malakal lobby for equal rights to own land and participate in governance
In Malakal, local women's representatives make a strong case for enforcement of the 35 per cent women's representation in governance, decision-making and leadership roles, during a discussion held on the margins of…
Protecting women and girls focus of discussions to mark Women’s Day in Aweil
In Northern Bahr El Ghazal, at a recent forum held on the margins of this week’s International Women’s Day, women have called for stronger laws against perpetrators of sexually motivated violence as well as underaged or…
In Mayom, new returnees are promised support by local authorities and UNMISS
A unique workshop held by UNMISS in Mayom county, Unity state, sought to build collective will among community members to encourage those displaced by past conflicts to return to their original homes. Photo by Jacob Ruai…
Following a cycle of conflict, UNMISS reviews dividends from local peace initiatives in Ulang
Following consistent conflict in 2020, which led to the deaths of 40 community members in a day, the people of remote Ulang county, Upper Nile, South Sudan, have taken on the onus of building sustainable peace and…