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The UN Secretary-General has called for parties in the Central African Republic (CAR) to prioritize national dialogue and consensus-building ahead of elections scheduled to begin in December. “The coming period will be…
Maria Kabatanya United Nations police officer Balkissa Nassamou Nana has no qualms about making it known that her gender is an invaluable asset to the work of MINUSCA’s proximity police team in the Kilometre 5 (PK5)…
To counter disruptions in education caused by COVID-19, UNMISS peacekeepers from Mongolia hand over school materials for displaced children in Bentiu. “I am looking forward to resuming lessons and going to school again,” says…
Physically distant but closely together in their demands for the speedy formation of a new government in Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State: civil society representatives at an UNMISS-led forum. Civil society and faith-based…
United Nations Annual Report Dear colleagues, You all will have received the message below announcing the availability of the Annual Report in both an e-book and Easy-to-Read format. While the official report has been…
A workshop in Bor led to the formation of a Jonglei State committee to implement an action plan to end violations of the rights of children in armed conflicts. A technical committee has been formed in Bor to implement the…
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) welcomes today’s announcement of a framework agreement to launch negotiations between Lebanon and Israel on maritime and land boundary demarcation between the two countries…
UNIFIL peacekeepers have continued with donations in support of local communities’ fight against COVID-19 pandemic. In the past weeks, Italian peacekeepers donated two modern equipment for processing swabs to public hospital…
Reports from Eastern Equatoria say that more than 300 teenage girls were either raped, forced into marriage, or used as “girl child compensation” (given to another family as compensation for a crime committed by a member of…
On 29 September 2020, David Shearer, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS, briefed media partners on the current situation in South Sudan. The briefing was held at the mission's headquarters…
On 29 September 2020, David Shearer, the UN’s top envoy in South Sudan, said that tangible progress in the peace process across the country is a crucial issue, while speaking at a press conference. Other key issues touched…
Bangladeshi peacekeepers in Wau distributing a donation of educational material. Bangladeshi peacekeepers based in Wau and serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have donated textbooks and teaching material to…