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“Until all of us are free, none of us are”: The story of peacekeeper Stephanie Palfrey Sneddon
Despite the pressures of her duties serving in the UNMISS Joint Operations Centre in Juba, Captain Stephanie Palfrey-Sneddon, an Australian peacekeeper, is using her rare spare time to lead a project to help local children…
Elections 2020/2021: Ballot boxes, voter cards and voting booths arrive in Bangui
Electoral materials including ballot boxes, voting booths and electoral kits, part of a batch of electoral equipment donated by the Republic of South Africa to support the democratic process in the Central African Republic…
“When a family is hungry, a woman is the first to bear the burden”: Hawa Adam, henna artist, Malakal
38-year-old henna artist Hawa Adam starts her workday at 8:00 a.m. in the UN Protection Site in Malakal where she has established a name for herself as a henna artist. She is a single mother to six children and provides for…
“The glass ceiling comes into play very early in life”: Geetha Pious, Head of Field Office, UNMISS Juba
Geetha Pious, Head of Field Office, UNMISS Juba, speaks about working in conflict zones, being a woman and shattering the glass ceiling. “People often talk about the glass ceiling in UN peacekeeping,” says Geetha Pious. “I…
UNMISS campaign to end violence against women and girls met with optimism in Juba
Juba residents are currently being treated to important messages on the need to end violence against women. The public service announcements, recorded in several languages, are being aired by a promo truck cruising the…
Amidst positive steps, challenges in Africa ‘loom large’, UN chief tells Security Council
The United Nations-African Union (AU) partnership has yielded “significant results”, including at the country level, the UN chief told the Security Council on Friday. Addressing a debate on cooperation between the two…
French peacekeepers implement school support initiatives
School support programme in the south-eastern village of Shab'a. UNIFIL’s French peacekeepers, who are a part of the Mission’s Force Commander Reserve (FCR) unit, have recently offered a wide variety of support to schools in…
Indian peacekeepers awarded medals for successful tour of duty in South Sudan
Major Chetna and her fellow Indian peacekeepers receiving UN medals for their service. It is not commonplace for women to be part of India’s infantry, and that goes for the contingent of peacekeepers based in Malakal as well…
French peacekeepers carry out school support initiatives
School support programme in the south-eastern village of Shab'a. UNIFIL’s French peacekeepers, who are a part of the Mission’s Force Commander Reserve (FCR) unit, have recently offered a wide variety of support to schools in…
UN police officers in Aweil raise awareness on sexual abuse and hand out sanitary pads to schoolgirls
UNMISS police officers in Aweil raising awareness on how to report sexual abuse and incidents of forced and/or early marriages. Girls from four schools in Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State have had their awareness of the risks of…