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UN-AU-IGAD delegation says delay in forming a transitional government in South Sudan must be “the last one”
UN, AU and IGAD representatives at a press conference in Juba, expressing their united support for the implementation of the revitalized peace agreement. A high-powered delegation from the United Nations, the African Union…
South Sudanese women urge UN-AU-IGAD delegation to promote their right to representation in armed forces and new government
Women in Juba meet a high-powered delegation from the UN, AU and IGAD, urging them to support their right to representation. Women and girls have borne the brunt of the six-year long conflict in South Sudan. Thousands have…
Resolutions of peace made at Kapoeta trust building meeting attended by UNMISS chief
Women at a rapprochement event in Kapoeta, Eastern Equatoria. “The leadership of South Sudan needs to remember that the people of South Sudan want peace. This is evidenced by this meeting and many like it across the country…
Women grassroots in Juba discuss gender-related provisions of the revitalized peace agreement
Catherine Lotto from the Young Christian Women's Association at a workshop about gender provisions in the revitalized peace agreement. “I am a woman, a peacemaker and a peacekeeper. That is how I am made.” Many a peer of…
UN Kosovo Youth Assembly: See young people as a resource – not just as poster hangers
Young people are more than just a resource base to help put up posters during election time – and should be taken seriously by Kosovo’s politicians. This message came from seasoned Kosovo member of parliament Ilir Deda, who…
Nepalese peacekeepers organize first-aid training with LAF
A team of medical professionals of UNIFIL’s Nepalese Battalion (NEPBATT) carried out a four-day long training on first aid with members of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and fellow peacekeepers at their main base in Meiss ej…
Massive UNMISS donation offers new hope to resource-deprived hospital in Bor
UN peacekeepers received a certificate of appreciation for their donation of vital supplies to the main hospital in Bor. Imagine a large, regional referral hospital which does not even have standard, everyday items like…
Spanish Chief of Defence visits UNIFIL area of operation
The Chief of Defense of Spain, General Fernando Alejandre Martínez, today led a nine-member delegation for a tour of UNIFIL area of operations and a visit to the Mission’s Sector East Headquarters in Marjayoun, south Lebanon…
Yei workshop seeks to optimize ways of making South Sudanese army child free
Officers from the government army all ears in Yei during a discussion on how not use children in armed forces. “We are looking forward to the day when our army will have a positive image in the outside world, when we have a…
UNAMID strongly condemns looting of its West Darfur Headquarters
Zalingei, 15 May 2019- On 14 May 2019, the eve of UNAMID’s scheduled handover of its Sector West Headquarters in El Geneina, an unruly crowd forcefully intruded into the super camp, where they looted UN property and…