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United Nations State Liaison Functions train Government of Sudan police officers in West Darfur
Photo by Mohammed Idriss, UNAMID. Zalingei: 7 May 2019, UNAMID’s State Liaison Functions (SLFs) Police and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in collaboration with the Government of Sudan (GoS) Police, organized in…
Security Council Issues Presidential Statement Underscoring Key Role of Peacekeeping in Promoting, Maintaining International Peace
Personnel Safety, Recruitment of Women Top Debate, Russian Federation Queries Link between Human Rights, Civilian Protection Issues The Security Council underscored the importance of peacekeeping as one of the most effective…
Scales of justice weigh-in with opening of a new UNMIK-funded legal aid centre
Fighting for justice just got easier for Kosovo communities, with the opening of a new centre that will provide free legal services to those most in need – including women and minority groups. The new legal aid support centre…
UNIFIL peacekeepers promote peace through cross-cultural exchanges
Students of St. Joseph School in Ein Ebel, south Lebanon, greet UNIFIL Head of Mission Maj. Gen. Stefano Del Col as he arrives in the school to see their cross-cultural event with a school in Italy. At the heart of UNIFIL’s…
“Let’s ensure we use this time productively” – UNMISS chief on six-month extension of peace process
The IGAD Council of Ministers has endorsed a six-month extension for the peace process in South Sudan. The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Council of Ministers has endorsed a request to extend the deadline…
High-powered UN, AU and IGAD delegation pledge full and united support for South Sudan peace deal
UN Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix, a delegation from the African Union and IGAD, including its Special Envoy arriving in Juba. “We are totally united in support of the revitalized peace agreement and in support…
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…