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UNAMID Observes World AIDS Day
Photo by Hamid Abdulsalam, UNAMID. On 1 December 2019, UNAMID’s HIV/AIDS Unit celebrated World AIDS Day at the Mission headquarters in Zalingei, Central Darfur, under the theme "Communities make the difference". The event…
UNISFA launches 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence in Abyei and Diffra
The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) in collaboration with Women Associations of Abyei and Diffra held activities in the two locations to launch the 16-Days of Activism against gender-based violence…
A Chinese military delegation visits MINURSO and holds a meeting with the SRSG and Head of the Mission
A Chinese military delegation comprising the following senior officers: Sr. Col. QU ZHE; Sr. Col. TONG SHENGHAI; Sr. Col. YAN RUI; Col. FU JIANHUI; Col. FANG YI; Col. SHAO FEI; Col. LU PENG; LT.Col. TANG MIN, undertook a…
Neighborhood advocacy forum strengthens civil-military relationship in Kapoeta
Women were well represented at the neighbourhood advocacy forum for peace in Kapoeta, organized by UNMISS and partners. Trust and confidence has been reinforced between the civilian population and military forces of the Sudan…
Heavy flooding devastates already poverty-stricken community in Akobo
Villages devastated by flooding in South Sudan's Akobo The town of Akobo should be bustling with energy. Thousands of families who fled their homes when civil war erupted in South Sudan have finally begun returning to their…
“Family Open Day” focus on role of households in achieving peace and fight gender-based violence
Jubek Model School was the scene of a festive event promoting harmonious families, peace and an end to gender-based violence. On Thursday 28 November, a steaming Juba was joyously shaken by the reverberations of singing and…
UNMISS engineers work together with their trainees to rebuild a community school in Malakal
This young man in Malakal is making great use of an UNMISS-led basic engineering training he completed in May. Six months after its conclusion, a training provided by some of the UN peacekeeping mission’s engineering troops…
UNMISS acts to deter further violence between communities in Maper
Seventy-five United Nations peacekeepers have been temporarily re-deployed from Rumbek to Maper to deter further violence between communities in the northern Lakes region of South Sudan. The fresh deployment of Nepalese…
Rural women in Eastern Equatoria call for an end to gender-based violence
Women from rural areas in Eastern Equatoria aired their concerns about wide-spread impunity for incidents of gender-based violence. Rural women in Ikotos and other communities near Torit in Eastern Equatoria have teamed up to…
Renewed commitment to protect children in conflict in Northern Liech
Military man listing what is needed for South Sudanese armed groups to be removed from UN list of armies violating the rights of children in conflict. A total of 32 representatives from government and opposition forces…