Green Bentiu Initiative – Pakistani peacekeepers encourage planting hope amid climate shocks
Since 2021, Bentiu, South Sudan, has been in the grip of unrelenting floods. UNMISS peacekeepers from Pakistan have, therefore, actioned a new initiative that aims to restore the damage to the regions flora by planting 500…
UNMISS hands over new, solar-powered police post along cattle migration corridor
An UNMISS handover of a strategically located, solar-powered police station in Kayongo, South Sudan, has brought hope to some 16,000 residents who have, in the past, been greatly affected by conflicts arising due to seasonal…
UN in Cyprus hosts seminar on cyber-crime in Nicosia
Today, the Technical Committees on Crime and Criminal Matters, with support from UNFICYP and the UN Good Offices Mission, held a cyber-crime seminar at Ledra Palace Hotel bringing together experts to discuss the growing…
Navigating Challenges and Driving Change
The following are highlights from the foreword by Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix to the Women, Peace and Security Highlights of UN Peacekeeping in 2023 report, “Navigating Challenges and Driving Change.” In 2023…
Lance Corporal Asha Thapa, the dancing peacekeeper: “Performing arts bring us all together”
Dancing, that is Nepalese Lance Corporal Asha Thapa's method of choice to bridge cultural differences and enjoy time together. Photos: Fares Aouadi/UNMISS LAKES - Peacekeeping missions are multifacetted operations that use a…
The UN holds electoral administration training for key stakeholders
Recently, in Bor, South Sudan, the United Nations built capacities on inclusive and credible electoral processes among 27 participants drawn from civil society, the media, and persons with disabilities. Photo by Achol Kur…
UNMISS continues efforts to maintain calm in Malakal following an outbreak of violence
JUBA, 06 June 2024 - Following last week’s outbreak of violence in Malakal, Upper Nile state, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) continues to support efforts to protect civilians and maintain calm through…
Intelligence, artificial and human, on display at the 6th United Nations Youth Assembly in Kosovo
With the dawn of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) era, the call to shape it – and our collective future – was issued to a room full of young leaders from across the Western Balkans, at the 6th United Nations Youth Assembly in…
UNMISS organises peace rally in violence-plagued Mayom County
Women and children were among the many Mayom residents who participated in a peace event recently organised by UNMISS. Photos: Luk Riek Nyak Bol/UNMISS UNITY – The first-ever peace rally in Mayom has set the stage for a new…
THE SRSG PRESIDES OVER THE CEREMONY OF THE CHANGE OF COMMAND OF BANGLADESH MEDICAL UNIT
On 7 June, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG) and Head of MINURSO Alexander Ivanko alongside the Mission Force Commander Major General MD Fakhrul Ahsan (Bangladesh) presided over a ceremony of the…
UNMISS electoral workshop prepares key stakeholders in Warrap State
Journalists, government officials and representatives of civil society organizations in Warrap all participated in a workshop to learn more about electoral processes. Photo: Zejin Yin/UNMISS WARRAP - In Kuajok, anticipation…
Kidepo Valley communities agree to implement resolutions of previous peace deals
Women in Eastern Equatoria's Kidepo Valley are tired of the fighting between different communities in the area. Photos: Moses Yakudu/UNMISS EASTERN EQUATORIA - As elections draw closer, peaceful co-existence between South…