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Women in Kuajok discuss the difficulties in obtaining 35 per cent political representation when cultural practices often impede them from acquiring the required skills. Women in Kuajok have expressed concerns about cultural…

The "waiting room" at the only veterinary clinic in Bor, overseen by an UNMISS vet from the Indian Army. For Lieutenant-Colonel Richmark Fernandes, a peacekeeper from India serving with the United Nations Mission in South…

There was much to ponder in the Lakes region when UN police officers trained their South Sudanese counterparts on community policing. The United Nations Police is currently training their South Sudanese counterparts in the…

Officers from three different armed groups in Aweil have been learning how not to recruit and use children. High-ranking military officers from the government army, the main opposition force and the South Sudan Opposition…

Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID. Nyala, 19 November 2019; the African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) handed over its Sector Headquarters in Nyala, South Darfur, to the Government of Sudan. The…

Chinese engineers carrying out road works in South Sudan's Bahr El Ghazal region. Chinese military engineers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have begun rehabilitation of major travel and supply routes…

One of the workshop participants makes her point. The women spoke strongly against traditional norms that marginalize them. Women in Twic are attributing a lack of opportunities and “brain drain” of educated females in their…

SRSG and Head of MINURSO, Colin Stewart. Let me take this occasion, which marks the end of the calendar year and a holiday season celebrated by many (as well as my own first anniversary with MINURSO), to thank everyone…

Photo by Yousif Bilal, UNAMID. UNAMID Joint Special Representative (JSR) and Joint Chief Mediator (JCM) Jeremiah Mamabolo, has hailed the recently held Darfur-wide Conference for internally displaced persons (IDP) as an…