UN Multi Partner Trust Fund trains some 100 participants on community policing, crime prevention and security initiatives in Tonj
In Warrap, a training by the UN Multi Partner Trust Fund inducted community leaders, women, and cattle camp youth from various committees on their respective roles and responsibilities towards attaining sustainable peace…
MONUSCO Responds to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by Mission Personnel
Troops of the South African and Malawi contingents trained on women’s rights and the promotion of human rights in Beni, North Kivu. Photo MONUSCO/Force It is evening in Beni on a Thursday night. While many residents are…
PR: The Government of the DRC and MONUSCO sign a disengagement plan for the withdrawal of the Mission
Kinshasa, 22 November 2023 : On Tuesday, 21 November, in Kinshasa, the Congolese Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Francophonie, Mr Christophe Lutundula, and the Special Representative of the United Nations…
Capacity building key to overcoming challenges in women’s political participation
In Eastern Equatoria, UNMISS hosts a three-day forum to galvanize women’s full and equal participation in ongoing peace processes as South Sudan races against the clock towards its first post-independence elections. Photo by…
SRSG Ziadeh Hosts Ten Civil Society Representatives at UNMIK Office in Pristina
On December 12, 2023, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Ms. Caroline Ziadeh, hosted ten civil society representatives at UNMIK Office in Pristina. The gathering is a continuation of an…
Bangladesh contingent in MINURSO observes the 52nd Victory Day commemorating the Liberation War
Today, Bangladeshi militaries observed the 52nd Victory Day by hoisting the flag of Banglaseh at MINURSO Headquarters in Laayoune.
Bangladeshi peacekeepers in Wau offer more than a thousand farm animals rare medical assistance
More than a thousand farm animals were tended to when UNMISS peacekeepers from Bangladesh organized a mobile veterinary clinic in Western Bahr El Ghazal. Photo: Jimmy Lambs Lundanga/UNMISS. WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL –…
UNMISS trains journalists and police on ethical reporting on gender-based violence
UN Police serving with UNMISS in Jonglei and the Greater Pibor Administrative Area has held a training on ethical reporting on incidents of gender-based violence. Photos by Mach Samuel/UNMISS. JONGLEI/GREATER PIBOR –…
Youth in Lakes graduate from UNMISS-funded vocational training
Knowing how to perform basic computer maintenance and how to repair mobile phones are marketable skills learnt by 25 young men and women in Lakes during an UNMISS-funded vocational training. Photo by James Mawien Manyuol…
Community policing the focus as UNMISS trains police in Bor
A three-day community policing workshop facilitated by an UNMISS UNPOL team took place in Jonglei State, building the capacity of police officers in South Sudan. Photo by Angellah Mandoreba/UNMISS. JONGLEI – With elections…
Warrap communities discuss gender-responsive ways of reducing local violence
Communities in Warrap State re-committed to peaceful coexistence following a dialogue on how to reduce violence by using gender-responsive methods. Photo by Zejin Yin/UNMISS. WARRAP – More than 60 people, including army…
Peacekeepers from Ethiopia and South Korea hand over supplies and medicines to hospitals in Bor
UNMISS peacekeepers from South Korea and Ethiopia recently provided supplies and medications to hospitals in Bor. Photo by Mach Samuel/UNMISS. JONGLEI – South Sudanese healthcare facilities are still suffering from the…