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Leprosy patients in Wau had a delightful Christmas, thanks to Bangladeshi peacekeepers
Women dance at the Agoke Leprosy Centre in Wau “Being a leprosy patient, I was disowned by my own family, treated as an outcast and sent away from my village,” began Maget Viola, an inhabitant of Agoke Centre in Wau. “We are…
UNMISS troops provide clinical assistance and paint parts of Kapoeta hospital
Rwandan peacekeepers serving under the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have conducted a clean-up exercise at Kapoeta state hospital, as part of their civil-military engagements. Activities entailed painting and…
Cattle keepers in Wau benefit from free veterinary camp provided by UNMISS peacekeepers
A goat under the weather is not a happy goat. Since her childhood days in Majok, Martha Agew’s life has relied heavily on rearing livestock. Ms. Agew was one of may beneficiaries as Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving with the…
Police in Tambura lament lack of department to handle cases of gender-based violence
Police in Tambura, Western Equatoria, inform UN counterparts about their precarious working conditions. Lack of a desk to investigate incidents of sexual and other gender-based violence at the Tambura police department is…
UNAMID strongly condemns the looting of its former Headquarters in Nyala, South Darfur
Zalingei, 29 December 2019- On 27 December 2019, an estimate of hundreds of residents, as well as individuals in uniform, entered the former UNAMID Sector South Headquarters (Super Camp) in Nyala, South Darfur, by breaching…
UNAMID Welcomes Framework Agreement between Transitional Government and the Darfur Track
Zalingei, 30 December 2019- UNAMID welcomes the framework agreement signed between the Transitional Government of Sudan and the Darfur armed movements (Darfur Track) during the peace talks in Juba, South Sudan, on 28 December…
Government and opposition forces near Wau move to training centres to begin formation of unified army
Hey ho, off to joint training we go! Soldiers from government and opposition forces near Wau moving to training centres to initiate the formation of a unified army. “Today, all the forces and I are happy, because this ends…
UNAMID deeply concerned by reports of intercommunal violence in West Darfur
Zalingei, 3 January 2020- The African Union – United Nations Hybrid Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) is deeply concerned by reports of intercommunal violence in West Darfur that left 65 people dead and approximately 54 injured…
Guterres's message for 2020: In world of turmoil, youth are its ‘greatest source’ of hope
The UNSG's message for 2020 Against the backdrop of persistent inequality, rising hatred, “a world at war and a warming planet”; with climate change as “a long-term problem” and “a clear and present danger”; Secretary-General…
UN Secretary-General’s 2020 New Year’s Message
UN Secretary-General’s 2020 New Year’s Message From here at the United Nations, I join you in welcoming the New Year. We enter 2020 with uncertainty and insecurity all around. Persistent inequality and rising hatred. A…