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A three-day workshop facilitated by UNMISS trained 25 South Sudanese female police and prisons officers on leadership and gender equality. Photo by James Sokiri/UNMISS. JUBA-“We have to reframe the narrative prevalent in most…

Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving with UNMISS in Wau held a free medical camp for patients residing at the Agok Leprosy Centre as part of the mission's activities in the lead up to Human Rights Day on December 10. WAU – As the…

UNMISS, through its Human Rights Division, delivered a two-day training to newly appointed human rights defenders in Jonglei, South Sudan. Photo by Mach Samuel/UNMISS JONGLEI – As part of its ongoing push for durable peace…

On behalf of Mr. Nicholas Haysom, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, it is my pleasure to brief the last R-JMEC plenary of 2021. As the year ends, the optimism generated by the establishment…

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday expressed outrage over an attack on a convoy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in which one of its vehicles was hit, wounding three staff members Unidentified attackers…

Bamako, 8 December 2021 - This morning, a MINUSMA logistics convoy hit an Improvised Explosive Device between Douentza and Sévaré on the Nationale Road 16, in Bandiagara region. Seven peacekeepers were killed, and three…

The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative and Head of UNMISS, Nicholas Haysom, held a press conference in South Sudan's capital, Juba, today, and called for increased energy and collective political will for a durable…

Across South Sudan, UN Volunteers serving with UNMISS teamed up with Red Cross South Sudan to plant fruit trees. The objective: To contribute to preserving the environment and increase food security. Photo by Emmanuel Kele…

The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus, Colin Stewart, visited the buffer zone this morning as part of his familiarization with the area. He was accompanied by the Mission's Force…

Bamako, 7 December 2021 - A MINUSMA Peacekeeper succumbed to his injuries on Monday 6 December in Dakar, Senegal. The soldier has been seriously injured on 22 November when the vehicle in which he was travelling from Tessalit…

With the world now facing the highest number of violent conflicts since 1945, Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday urged countries to step up support for UN peacekeeping operations across the globe, and the thousands…

The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack perpetrated near Songho, Bandiagara region, in Central Mali on 3 December 2021, in which more than thirty civilians, including women…