Landili communities raise humanitarian concerns with patrolling peacekeepers
Patrolling UNMISS peacekeepers spent time with communities in remote Landili, Western Equatoria, to assess their security and humanitarian needs. Photo by Phillip Mbugo/UNMISS. WESTERN EQUATORIA - “When we see UNMISS Blue Helmets we feel relief and gratitude,” says Retired Canon Gabriel Bimo Abraham…
Going green to survive
In the remote town of Chebaa, south Lebanon, three hundred households have been struggling for months with their municipal water supply. The town’s main water source comes from a well, brought to the surface by an electric pump, powered by a generator, which needs diesel fuel to operate. With…
North Kivu: MONUSCO Refurbishes a Primary School in Masisi Territory
The work consisted, among other things, in building three new classrooms in solid material and rehabilitating six more in planks. / Photos MONUSCO In North Kivu province, new classrooms have been built and equipped by MONUSCO’s quick impact project for a primary school in Malehe village, which is…
Beleaguered by cattle raids, feuding Eastern Equatoria communities request UNMISS to broker peace dialogues
A patrolling team of UNMISS peacekeepers recently visited communities reeling from cattle raids and revenge attacks in Kapoeta and Budi, Eastern Equatoria. With the normally peaceful fabric of life in tatters, people are calling on the UN Peacekeeping mission to begin reconciliation activities…
There is bread and salt between us
Sharing bread and salt is an ancient custom, prevalent in the Middle East as well as parts of Europe. The act of eating together signifies a welcoming between two sides, expressing gratitude, friendship, and trust. On 20 August 2022, UNIFIL Peacekeepers and the community of Tibnin town shared “bread…
New Force Commander begins tour of duty at UNMISS
UNMISS Force Commander, Lieutenant General Mohan Subramanian from India, assumed his duties in the world's largest United Nations Peacekeeping mission today and inspected an Honour Guard by peacekeepers from Rwanda, Ethiopia, China, Nepal and India. Photo by Priyanka Chowdhury/UNMISS JUBA - During…
Forty social actors from the Ituri province have attended a two-Day training in Bunia with support from the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office of MONUSCO
Forty social actors from the Ituri province have attended a two-Day training in Bunia with support from the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office of MONUSCO/Photo MONUSCO Conscious of the existence of this scourge and its negative impact in such a volatile context faced by the DRC in general and…
International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances: SRSG Ziadeh emphasises UNMIK's continued support for the families of missing persons and their right to the truth
On the occasion of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of UNMIK, Caroline Ziadeh, reaffirms that the UN’s deepest thoughts are with the families of persons still missing. She underlines that their right…
Amidst clashes and floods in Upper Nile, UNMISS Deputy Head visits displaced persons
UNMISS Deputy Special Representative and Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator, Sara Beysolow Nyanti, recently visited newly displaced people seeking refuge in Adidiyang, Upper Nile, following recent clashes in Tonga. Photo by Nyang Touch/UNMISS UPPER NILE – Following an outbreak of violence in Tonga in…
UNMISS welcomes critical graduation of first batch of Necessary Unified Forces for South Sudan
Juba, 30 August 2022: The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) welcomes today’s graduation of more than 20,000 members of the Necessary Unified Forces (NUF) to form a unified national army, police, and other security forces. The Mission congratulates the parties and the Transitional…
Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, Mr. Nicholas Haysom’s remarks on the Graduation of the Necessary Unified Forces
[Near Verbatim] President of the Republic of South Sudan, Your Excellency Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the Sovereignty Council of the Republic of Sudan, His Excellency Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, President to the Republic of Uganda, His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, Excellencies and…
UNIFIL’s mandate renewed for another year
At the request of the Government of Lebanon, the Security Council extended UNIFIL’s mandate for another year today, with the adoption of Resolution 2650 (2022). The new resolution reaffirms UNIFIL’s mandate under Resolution 1701 (2006) and subsequent resolutions. Last year, in Resolution 2591 (2021)…