Peacekeeping news

The communities of Lohiri and Pashidi in Eastern Equatoria hope to mend broken relations through dialogue. In March, simmering tensions over ancestral land demarcation and ownership escalated into violence between the…

The second day of talks between South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir, and his former deputy, Riek Machar ended with both leaders reiterating their desire for peace as they promised to meet regularly in the lead up to the…

A new four-day general intelligence training session opened on Monday 09 September 2019 at the Mining and Hydrocarbons Police Station in Goma, North Kivu. This training, initiated by the Serious and Organized Crime Support…

This week, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Mr. Zahir Tanin, received the newly-appointed Ambassadors of Austria, France and the United Kingdom to Kosovo at UNMIK Headquarters. Austrian…

Kinshasa: while patrol, MONUSCO police explain their mandate to the civilian population. Photo MONUSCO/UNPOL A dozen elements of the Senegalese Formed Police Unit (SENFPU2) were on a joint daytime patrol on Sunday, September…

Local leaders meet with residents of protection sites in Wau to promote confidence building and social cohesion. In light of the expected full implementation of the revitalised peace agreement, South Sudanese across the…

Kananga: MONUSCO and UNDP build capacity of prison staff. Photo MONUSCO/Laurent Sam OUSSOU Thirty-seven (37) prison staff members, including 17 women, of the Central Prison of Kananga on Monday, September 9, 2019, received…

Culverts donated by the peacekeeping mission will enhance drainage system in Bor. The United Nations Mission South Sudan (UNMISS) has handed over 15 culverts to the mayor of Bor to help fortify the town’s flood drainage…

These and other women in Western Lakes are demanding the political representation the revitalized peace agreement entitles them to. This November, South Sudan is expected to begin a new chapter in its history as opposition…

Opposition forces in Greater Jonglei, some of them females, being taught about children's rights. Sudan People’s Liberation Movement Army in Opposition (SPLMA-iO) soldiers stationed in Mogok Phow in Ayod County have committed…

Opposition leader Riek Machar and President Salva Kiir shake hands in Juba for the first time since 31 October last year. South Sudan’s former vice president and opposition leader Riek Machar arrived in the country’s capital…

UNIFIL peacekeepers from Italy organized a five-day course on international humanitarian laws for 44 military and civilian personnel of nine nationalities in their main base in Shamaa, south Lebanon, last month. Instructors…