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Shoring up trust among civilians and uniformed actors is key to ensuring a peaceful, prosperous future for South Sudan, and ensuring those impacted by erstwhile civil wars can finally trace their steps homewards agreed participants at an UNMISS-led training in Western Equatoria. Photo by Martin Siba…

Some 50 police and prisons officers in Eastern Equatoria's greater Kapoeta region committed to upholding human rights standards as well as built their law enforcement capacities, thanks to an UNMISS-facilitated training. Photo by Okello James/UNMISS EASTERN EQUATORIA – As South Sudan begins to…

Marking the 45th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Aroldo Lázaro reflected on the mission’s origins and his hope, one day, for a lasting peace in the region. Speaking to an audience gathered at UNIFIL…

Boys, girls, women and men - everyone appreciated the road rehabilitation work done by UNMISS engineering troops. Photos: Zejin Yin/UNMISS Roads. All of them are equal, but some are more equal than others. Roads come in all sizes and conditions, but their length is not always what matters most…

Improving road conditions across South Sudan continues to be a priority for UNMISS peacekeepers and South Korean engineers have recently completed a 307-kilometer road connecting Bor, Akobo, Pibor and Gumuruk. Photo by Mach Samuel/UNMISS. JONGLEI – When South Sudan gained independence in 2011, its…

Kosovo’s next generation of hikers learned about saving the environment – and about saving lives – from Kosovo’s foremost hiker on a snowy Saturday walk in Brezovicë/Brezovica. The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Caroline Ziadeh, joined the walk through Kosovo’s…

A two-month cultural exchange among six secondary schools in Rumbek, South Sudan, saw young students using the performing arts to depict the importance of lasting peace, social cohesion and forging a unified national identity. Photo by James Mawien/UNMISS. LAKES – As South Sudan’s ongoing peace…

PHOTOS MONUSCO/Marylene Seguy The consortium of women's organizations in North Kivu launched the "Women Elders and Ambassadors for Peacebuilding" project on Friday, March 17 in Goma, North Kivu. This project consists of setting up, in the 18 neighborhoods of Goma, women's groups tasked with fighting…

PHOTOS MONUSCO/JOEL BOFENGO On Friday, March 10, MONUSCO handed over the Mamove Bridge over the Asefu River to authorities in Beni territory. This bridge, of great economic importance, had been out of use and closed to traffic for two years. It allows the inhabitants of this part of North Kivu to…

Voting for peaceful coexistence at an UNMISS-organized conflict resolution and reconciliation conference between previously hostile communities from Juba and Terekeka counties, respectively. Photos: James Sokiri/UNMISS CENTRAL EQUATORIA – By signing nine concrete resolutions agreed on at a recent…

In this story series, UN Peacekeeping shows the impact of Action for Peacekeeping, which guides peace operations across 12 active missions. In the Central African Republic (CAR), the upcoming local elections represent an opportunity to advance peace and the political process. Elections are an…

In this story series, UN Peacekeeping shows the impact of Action for Peacekeeping, which guides peace operations across 12 active missions. A life without access to water is a life without peace. Yet as 2030 draws near, the international community is falling behind on our promise to give everyone…