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Jean-Pierre Lacroix : « Jean-Pierre Lacroix: “We discussed how to defuse tensions and achieve our objectives with the Congolese authorities ». Photo Monusco / Carine Tope The Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, was in Kinshasa on 28 and 29 July 2022 to meet with…

One of the female footballers demonstrating both a new kit and good control of the (also new) ball with her team mates in Wau practicing in the background. Photos: Alahayi Nemaya/UNMISS WESTERN BAHR-EL-GHAZAL: Sports are important, not least as a way of bringing both athletes and spectators from…

Juba, 2 August 2022: The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is very concerned that cases of conflict-related sexual violence are surging, despite an overall decrease in the number of civilians affected by violence across the country. The latest Human Rights report released by UNMISS, covering the…

An UNMISS team in a meeting to discuss how to reduce tensions between feuding communities in Magwi County. Photos: Moses Yakudu/UNMISS EASTERN EQUATORIA- Following a long period of unrest and violence between cattle keepers and farmers in and around Nimule in Magwi County, the United Nations Mission…

20 children and their parents took part in Souq Al Khan’s Center for Care and Development summer camp, which was in part supported by UNIFIL’s Indian Battalion, INDBATT. The children enjoyed a variety of games, entertainment, and a stage performance. INDBATT took part in the event as well, showing…

The United Nations continues to engage with authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in the wake of the deadly shooting this past weekend involving peacekeepers from its Mission there, MONUSCO. On Thursday, the head of UN Peacekeeping, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, briefed a closed-door…

A "bladder" full of water safe to fill your bladder with has been handed over to the prison in Malakal, together with the necessary pipelines. Photos: Samuel Adwok/UNMISS UPPER NILE- Water is life, but if it’s not clean it can also spell death, or at least all sorts of diseases. Some 80 inmates at…

Another intense five-day training has taken place between the Force Commander’s Reserve (FCR) and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) 5th Brigade, from 1 to 5 August in South Lebanon. This isn’t the first time FCR’s French peacekeepers and LAF soldiers join forces to conduct highly coordinated and…

While traditionally men spend most the day away at work in rural South Lebanon, it falls upon the women to take care of the children and the elderly in addition to their regular responsibilities. In case of an accident or an emergency it is almost always the women who are first at the scene. They…

Kinshasa, 3 august 2022 : MONUSCO regrets the decision to expulse its spokesperson made by the Congolese government. pr_monusco_regrets_the_decision_to_expulse_its_spokersperson_by_the_congolaise_government.docx pr_monusco_regrets_the_decision_to_expulse_its_spokersperson_by_the_congolaise…

Kinshasa, July 31, 2022: The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of MONUSCO, Mrs. Bintou Keita, is sad to learn the serious incident having occurred this morning in Kasindi, at the border between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. press_release_monusco_recognizes_a…

It sure felt like Christmas for women in Moli-Tokuro when they received a new, UNMISS-funded maternity ward. Photos: Okello James/UNMISS EASTERN EQUATORIA- The return of refugees and internally displaced persons to their homes is good news, but with an increased population comes a growing demand for…