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“He used to slap me, and I thought it was my mistake.” These were the chilling words of a domestic violence survivor, shared with an audience at the Pjetër Bogdani Library during the launch event of 16 Day sOf Activism against Gender-Based Violence in Kosovo on Friday. Renowned actors retold the…

These rehabilitations are a perfect example of a successful joint effort between MONUSCO and Congolese construction/rehabilitation actors / Photos MONUSCO For many years, MONUSCO has provided technical, logistical and financial support for the rehabilitation and construction of bridges, not only to…

[AS DELIVERED] Chairperson and Ambassador of the Republic of Namibia, Members of the Peace and Security Council, Representative of South Sudan, my brother James Morgan Excellencies, I thank you for the invitation to brief this Council on the situation in South Sudan and in particular allowing me to…

10 kilometres is a long distance to travel – and can feel twice as long while doing it in the rain. However heavy rain didn’t dampen the fun of youngsters from Pristina and Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje on a bike ride in the rain through Gërmia Park this month, with Kosovo’s top mountaineer and…

The World AIDS Day report will be released on the 29th morning and through the noon briefing (NY Time) so the video will be shared after that time. The world has promised to end AIDS by 2030. We are off track. To end AIDS, we must end the inequalities that are blocking progress. Today, we risk…

The second femicide in Kosovo in less than a week has stained the annual global campaign to bring an end to violence against women and girls, this time with a nine-month pregnant woman shot dead allegedly by her partner. The devastating death of the pregnant woman on Wednesday, 30 November in…

President Salva Kiir Mayardit, First Vice President of the Republic and all the Vice-Presidents Rt. Honorable Speaker and Deputy Speakers, State Governors and Administrators of Administrative Areas Ministers and Deputy Ministers, Members of Parliament and the Council of States, Excellencies and…

As Kosovo continues to mark the annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, hundreds took to the streets in Pristina to call for an urgent end to violence against women in the wake of two femicides within five days. In solidarity with Kosovo women, the Special Representative of the…

Ten enterprising women from Upper Nile, South Sudan, took loans to gather seed money and launch a food business with a little help and encouragement from UNMISS. Photo by Samson Liberty/UNMISS UPPER NILE – As intercommunal conflict spreads in troubled Upper Nile, a state in the world’s youngest…

Juba, 2 December 2022: UNMISS, AUMISS, IGAD, R-JMEC, some members of the African Diplomatic Corps and some members of the international community (TROIKA, EU, Switzerland, India) in South Sudan convened a meeting to discuss the deteriorating security situation in Upper Nile State and the northern…

Military officers having their awareness on human rights principles raised. Photos: Moses Yakudu/UNMISS Human rights violations are common in Eastern Equatoria State and in the rest of the country. Sometimes, they are committed by members of armed forces. The Human Rights Division of the United…

With her customized motorbike, Khana Akur Majak in Rumbek does not allow her disability to define her. Instead, she's a much-admired businesswoman and advocate of the rights of women and the disabled. Photos: Nina Zubovic Vignjevic/UNMISS 32-year-old Khana Akur Majak from Lakes States wears many…