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UNIFIL Korean peacekeepers hand over 10 APCs to LAF
In the spirit of the ongoing UNIFIL support to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), the UN mission’s Republic of Korea Battalion (ROKBATT) handed over 10 Barracuda armored personnel carriers (APCs) to the LAF’s South Litani…
Ahead of Human Rights Day, local police officers in Wau trained on preventing human rights abuses, including violence against women
A three-day capacity building workshop held by UNMISS trained 26 officers from the South Sudan National Police Service on upholding human rights, including preventing violence against women. Photo by Dawit K. Tedla/UNMISS…
Civil society organizations and local police in Malakal build capacities at an UNMISS workshop
UNMISS continues building capacities of key local stakeholders at the UN Protection Site in Malakal, as demonstrated in a recent workshop facilitated by the mission, UNHCR and other partners. Photo by Ines Surwumwe/UNMISS…
In Lakes state, 16 Days of Activism reaches school students, civil society and women’s representatives
A day-long commemoration of 16 Days of Activism in Lakes, South Sudan, saw powerful testimonies against underage marriages by young secondary school students here. Photo by James Mawien/UNMISS LAKES - The impact of early and…
MINUSMA condemns the attack which claimed the lives of more than 30 civilians in Songho and calls for increased mobilization for the stabilization of the Center region in Mali
Bamako, 4 December 2021 - On 3 December, more than 30 civilians, including women and children, who were in a vehicle transporting them to the weekly market in Bandiagara, were killed in an attack by armed elements. The attack…
Top United Nations Official arrives in Cyprus
The new Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), Mr. Colin Stewart, has arrived in Cyprus to formally assume his duties. Mr…
Living in shadows: Disabled women speak at their first-ever focus group in Warrap
December 3 is annually commemorated as International Day of Persons with Disabilities. In Warrap, UNMISS teamed up with government partners and the National Disabled Association to organize the first-ever focus group giving…
Ending violence against women focus of 16 Days of Activism event in Aweil
AWEIL – “My mind is in school. I do not want to be married before I finish my education,” said Ayat Garang Kenyang, a school student in Aweil, Northern Bahr El Ghazal. Ayat was speaking at an event hosted by the United…
Healing, hope, reconciliation triple focus of two-week sensitization drive in Western Equatoria
UNMISS and local authorities in Western Equatoria have begun a two-week sensitization drive aimed at building trust and confidence among those who have been affected by violence in the greater Tambura region for the past…
Interstate conference on upcoming seasonal cattle migration concludes in Western Bahr el Ghazal
A three-day interstate conference held in Wau brought together diverse stakeholders - youth, farmers, livestock owners, women and community leaders - to discuss ways in which conflict and disputes arising from the seasonal…