An UNMISS promo truck is going around residential areas and the central business district in Bor broadcasting WHO-approved safety measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 via loudsspeakers.
Individuals and institutions in Bor join UNMISS mobile COVID-19 awareness campaign
After hearing World Health Organization (WHO)-approved preventative measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 being constantly broadcast across Bor town from a promo truck commissioned by the United Nations Mission in South…
Brazilian and Indian women peacekeepers jointly win the United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year 2019 Award
New York, 26 May 2020 - A Brazilian peacekeeper serving in the Central African Republic and an Indian peacekeeper who has recently completed her assignment in South Sudan have been selected to receive the 2019 United Nations…
UNMISS peacekeepers raise awareness and dispel misinformation on COVID-19 among local communities in Koch.
UNMISS peacekeepers educate local communities, bust myths about Covid-19 in Koch
One of the greatest challenges being faced by individuals, communities, organisations, and governments across the world is the danger posed by misinformation when it comes to preventative measures to mitigate the spread of…
A group of women in Aweil is being trained on how to manage a fish farm and hence earn a salary.
Successful fish farmer in Aweil employs and empowers women despite COVID-19 challenges
Valentino Achak Deng, a fish farmer in Aweil in Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal, has started a project to empower rural women by giving them skills to engage in small-scale fish farming. To this end, he has secured 7,500 specimens of…
Janet Adongo, a United Nations Volunteer and public information officer based in Malakal, is one of many capable civilian women making peacekeeping possible.
United Nations peacekeeping in South Sudan: A tale of non-uniformed civilians, not least women, as well
With the International Day of UN Peacekeepers just around the corner, one would be forgiven but in the wrong if “only” images of blue helmets - uniformed soldiers and police officers - spring to mind. Peacekeeping operations…
Lieutenant Colonel Catherine Gadayan from the Philippines and Ghanaian Wing Commander Solyce Owusuwaa Pepprah are UN peacekeepers based in Malakal.
Malakal’s trailblazing military women tell stories of trials and triumphs as the UN celebrates women in peacekeeping
“Are you ready to die in a foreign country?” This was the question posed to Lieutenant Colonel Catherine Gadayan by the president of her country, the Philippines, during her exit call. It shook her. Till this point, she had…
Captain Rabina KC from Nepal serves with UNMISS and is the parade leader for this year's International Day of UN Peacekeepers ceremony in Juba.
Women peacekeepers honored for their service to the people of South Sudan
Captain Rabina KC laughs when asked if it is difficult being a woman in uniform. “You’ve heard of the Gurkhas, right?” she says. “We are tough. We are from Nepal - lots of women participate in the military.” Captain Rabina is…
Hiroko Hirahara, civilian peacekeeper and Head of Field Office, UNMISS Bentiu, believes that more women in peacekeeping is the solution to sustainable peace in conflict zones.
Women peacekeepers in Bentiu continue efforts to protect civilians
“In all the years that I have spent working across conflict zones with United Nations Peacekeeping, I’ve discovered that women, genuinely, hold the key to sustainable peace. We constitute 50 per cent of any society and only…
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