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UNMISS supports peace and reconciliation efforts in Rumbek
As one of its quick impact projects, UNMISS is financing the construction of a dormitory at Rumbek National Secondary School. Photo: UNMISS/Eric Kanalstein For the young women of Rumbek, education is a lifeline. It offers…
In annual memorial, UN pays tribute to 140 fallen staff members
Were it not for the sacrifices of United Nations peacekeepers, humanitarians and other personnel, the people who needed urgent support in the most difficult and dangerous environments would have experienced greater suffering…
Liberia: Security Council seeks study of role played by UN mission in conflict resolution, political mediation
Commending the remarkable achievements made by the people and Government of Liberia to consolidate lasting peace and stability in the wake of a 1999-2003 civil war, the Security Council on Thursday asked the United Nations…
‘Give peace a chance; give your children a chance,’ says Assistant Secretary-General Bintou Keita on visit to South Sudan
Assistant Secretary-General Bintou Keita wrapped up her four-day visit to South Sudan with a press conference in Juba. There is a need for “all South Sudanese stakeholders to engage genuinely and constructively in finding a…
The story of UNMIL [Book]: Supporting decentralization in Liberia
Local residents and Members stand outside the Magistrates Court in Clay Ashland, Montserrado County at its opening ceremony. Photo: Staton Winter | UNMIL | 20 Jul 07 The National Policy on Decentralization and Local…
The story of UNMIL [Book]: The Liberia Peacebuilding Plan
A Liberian Women’s Peace Group member performs during celebrations for the 10th Anniversary of the peace agreement at the Centennial Pavilion in Monrovia. Photo: Staton Winter | UNMIL | 19 Aug 13 In 2016, the Security Council…
The story of UNMIL [Book]: County reconciliation dialogues
The Government of Liberia has identified national reconciliation as a strategic objective for long- term peace consolidation and economic development. However, 14 years after the signing of the 2003 Comprehensive Peace…
The story of UNMIL [Book]: Governance and Economic Management Assistance Programme (GEMAP)
Liberia’s economic problems began before the first outbreak of conflict in 1989. Between 1987 and 1995, Liberia’s gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 90 per cent, and by the 2005 elections, average income in Liberia was one…
Extending and consolidating the peace process | Francis Kai-Kai, Chief of Peace Consolidation Services
Members of the Women in Peacebuilding Network (WIPNET), carry placards with messages of peace and non-violence during the electoral period. Photo: Emmanuel Tobey | UNMIL | 18 Oct 11 In Liberia, for 14 years, they have been…
‘Give peace a chance; give children a chance,’ senior UN peacekeeping official says visiting South Sudan
All stakeholders in South Sudan must “engage genuinely and constructively in finding a political solution” to the conflict there, a senior United Nations peacekeeping official said at the end of her four-day visit.