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“Malakal United”: The peace concert that brought a war-ravaged town to life again
Emmanuel Kembe, VIP, Kawaja Revolution – all on one stage! The unusual artistic trinity came to life in Malakal early this week, as they fired up a boisterous crowd at a peace concert fittingly called Malakal United. “…

‘We can fish; our children can eat fish’: Akobo returnees on life after leaving UNMISS protection site
Thirty-two-year-old Nyakong Nyal Deng slowly steps back and looks away as she covers her face. Her fingers gently sweep over her eyes. She is hiding away her tears. As she narrates the cause of a now-healed scar on her right…

STATEMENT BY THE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Zahir Tanin, notes the adoption of three laws by the Assembly of Kosovo that initiate substantial changes to the role and responsibilities of the Kosovo…

Peacekeeping chief honours Tanzanian troops in Zanzibar, a year on from deadly DR Congo attacks
A year on from the brutal killings of 15 United Nations peacekeepers from Tanzania in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the head of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) paid a visit to some of the victims’ families on…

UNMISS and Unicef support the reunification of abducted children with their families
On Friday 14 December, three young boys, released after having been abducted in 2017, arrived in Juba on board an UNMISS helicopter. The next step is to find their families. Every big journey starts with a small step. The…

Displaced women in Bor: “We fought for South Sudanese independence, we are one people”
Women belonging to various ethnic groups got together in Bor for a workshop on the importance of national identity. “We were all in the bush together. We all fought for the liberation and independence of South Sudan. We are…

Long walks for survival: A choice between food security and personal safety
Hundreds of women, young and old, gather and line up at a food distribution center, opposite Bentiu town’s main mosque. They are from Nhialdiu, and have walked anywhere between 30 and 40 kilometers to get to this food…

After five years of delayed justice, a mobile High Court opens in Bentiu
A suspect is led into the new Bentiu Mobile Court by Ghanaian police peacekeepers Arriving at a partly run-down building just after 8 a.m. with files in hand, Bentiu’s new mobile High Court officials immediately settle down…

Registered Areas in Kulbus Locality, West Darfur Declared Free of Explosive Remnants of War
Photo by Muntasir Sharafadin, UNAMID. UNAMID and the Government of Sudan (GoS) on 10 December 2018 officially declared the registered contaminated areas at Kulbus Locality, West Darfur, free of Explosive Remnants of War (ERW)…

