Peacekeeping news

It’s hard to listen to the details of Flora*’s life. Her husband died during the conflict. Her son did too. And she was raped by soldiers in the midst of this horror. However, the saying ‘hope dies last’ comes to life in this…

In recognition of the United Nations’ 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, 20 judge-advocates from the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces’ Military Justice Directorate and the peacekeeping mission’s Rule of Law…

UNIFIL’s Sector East Commander Brigadier General Marcos Llago Navarro oversaw the change of command of the Mission’s Nepalese peacekeepers in their main base in south Lebanon today. The Commander of the incoming Shree Shiva…

Bangladeshi peacekeepers providing free and much-appreciated medical services in Raja Lol. This week, Bangaldeshi peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have conducted a day-long medical outreach…

UN volunteer Ratha Pathmanathan(in the middle) and colleagues accompanying displaced people to their homes and relatives in Akobo. A joyous highlight of her stay in South Sudan. Few United Nations Volunteers, UNVs, can be…

Clad in traditional costume, contestants get ready for the debate Girls and boys in Aweil area have converged their voices to reject early marriage and demand their right to education. “We have found out that our customary…

Volunteering abroad is something many people sit and think about doing when they reach their teenage years and beyond. If you are wondering what it would be like, our advice is to stop thinking about it and go research one of…

UNIFIL peacekeepers marked World Children’s Day earlier this week in Al Boustan Public School in south-western Lebanon. The 2 December event was a part of the peacekeeping Mission’s civil-military community engagement…

Cycles of violence can be prevented by rethinking gender norms, a group of young people discussed during a male-led panel on domestic violence. The discussion, during which audience members shared stories of violence they…

Opposition forces at the Nyara cantonment site being reminded to refrain from gender-based violence. “Here in Nyara, we don’t rape, we are organized. We are for the peace agreement and we will implement it,” confirmed Major…

UNMISS Rule of Law Officers and prison officials meet to discuss strategies to revamp prisons country-wide. Decades of fighting both before and after South Sudan reached independence in 2011 have ravaged it within and without…

Sıdıka Özdoğan and Şenay Eyüpoğlu from the Mağusa Kadın Merkezi Derneği (Makamer) or the Famagusta Women’s Centre have devoted their energies to raising awareness about the issues faced by women in their community. “Women…