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A senior commander from Argentina, who has been deployed to the United Nations peacekeeping mission on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, has said that serving the UN is a “great opportunity” to develop professionally and…

The head of the United Nation Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and Special Representative of the Secretary-General, David Shearer, has completed a two-day visit to the Greater Bahr El Ghazal region, where he held discussions…

19-year-old newlywed Nyanakim Anguie Thon cradles her one-year old son as she sits in a room full of young women in Malakal. They are here to discuss everything related to peace and social cohesion. It’s the first time…

For years, the Terekeka area in South Sudan’s Central Equatoria region has been affected by conflicts related to cattle raiding, competition over grazing land and water sources, and cycles of revenge attacks. Despite numerous…

It’s a hot Friday afternoon in the UN mission’s Malakal office. Everyone seated around the table in the conference room knows that it is going to be yet another working weekend. The atmosphere is tense, yet calm. The people…

“Peace is not what’s written on paper. Peace is what’s happening today in this room. Peace is the food we eat. Peace is in our walk and our talk.” The firmness and determination in the voice of the UN mission’s representative…

The latest edition of the “Sancho Panza” course, which includes theoretical and practical classes in preparing Hispanic-Lebanese cuisines, concluded earlier this week in the El Khiam Technical School, south-eastern Lebanon…

A Brazilian peacekeeper serving in the Central African Republic has been selected to receive the United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award. Lieutenant Commander Marcia Andrade Braga, a Naval officer working in…

A Nigerien captain, Aichatou Ousmane Issaka, who served with the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali ( MINUSMA), received the UN Award for Gender Advocate of the Year. "Captain Issaka has…