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A joint Dinka-Misseriya post-migration conference jointly organized by FAO, IOM, and UNISFA just ended at Todach, 20 kilometers north of Abyei town. The conference brought together the Joint Peace Committee and leaders of the…

UNISFA recently conducted a workshop to raise awareness on gender issues affecting women within the Abyei community. The workshop on “Raising Awareness on Gender Equality and Education” targeted women groups within the Abyei…

These young men from Bangladesh are happy. They are about to receive UN medals for their service for durable peace in South Sudan. Thousands of miles away from home, in the service of peace in South Sudan. It is clear to for…

A woman in Bentiu receives post-surgical care. UNFPA, UNMISS and partners are currently helping women receive treatment for fistulas. Rebecca Simon spent 18 years without a single child. She traveled to Kenya, Uganda and…

United Nations Special Representative for Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Pramila Patten, arrives in Malakal. A delegation led by United Nations Special Representative for Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Pramila Patten, has…

Photo by Elsadig Daud, UNAMID. UNAMID, in collaboration with the State Ministry of Social Affairs and the Commissioner for Women and Child Affairs, on 27 June 2018 concluded a three-day workshop on mediation and negotiation…

“As mothers, because of the children, we will not give up, not on peace". The UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, had a clear message to the people in Wau. Madiu John is a survivor. She has survived despite having no…

BAMAKO / GENEVA (2 July 2018) - At the end of his first mission to Mali from 24 to 29 June 2018 Mr Alioune Tine, who took office as Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Mali on 1 May 2018, expressed serious…

During an official visit to Berlin last week, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Zahir Tanin met with officials from Federal Foreign Office and Federal Ministry of Defence, the Federal…

3 July 2018 - UNMISS PoC sites Update No.202 3 July 2018 - UNMISS PoC sites Update No.202

UNIFIL peacekeepers from the Republic of Korea organized a joint exercise with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) last week to enhance the latter’s military capabilities. The two-day exercise, from 28 to 29 June, included the…

Hundreds of Indian peacekeepers in Upper Nile have received UN medals for their outstanding service. Few civilians would know it, but there is a lot more to a medal parade ceremony, a frequent occurrence in any peacekeeping…