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Ozer Sahoglu: Empowering young people to advocate for a brighter Cyprus
Ozer Sahoglu’s recent selection for Europe's Regional Team of the United Nations Major Group for Children and Youth is perhaps no coincidence. Since the age of 13, Ozer has been actively involved in peacebuilding activities…
Olga Kyriakoudi: An aspiring barrister in human rights law seizes the opportunity to work with peers from both communities
Olga Kyriakoudi is part of a group of young Turkish and Greek Cypriot students who participates in an entrepreneurship programme entitled ‘Famagusta Students Together’, whereby students from both communities came together to…
Women’s representatives vow to strengthen their collective voice at a forum in Yambio
A day-long forum, organized by the UNMISS Gender Unit in partnership with the state ministry for Gender, Children and Social Welfare in Yambio, Western Equatoria, drew some 50 participants from civil society organisations…
Top UN envoy, Nicholas Haysom, begins state visits across South Sudan
Earlier this week, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS, Nicholas Haysom, travelled to four of the 10 South Sudanese states, as a start to his sub-national engagements - Northern and Western…
State of siege: MONUSCO determined to support DRC security forces
State of siege in North Kivu: MONUSCO determined to support DRC security forces. Photo MONUSCO/Myriam Asmani While the Congolese Head of state, Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi, has declared a state of siege in the Ituri and North…
UNMISS expresses deep concern at ongoing violence in Pibor
Juba, 16 May 2021: The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Nicholas Haysom, has expressed deep concern over the fresh escalation of violence in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area. “We are alarmed by the…
Communities in Lowoi, Eastern Equatoria, tell UNMISS peacekeepers food assistance is priority
Communities living in Lowoi, a primarily agrarian society, have had their homes and farmlands destroyed by seasonal nomadic herders. Many have been displaced in the past few months and need urgent food assistance, as a…
UNMISS hands over much-needed new incinerator to Malakal Teaching Hospital
A hospital worker is pictured going to dispose medical waste at the new incinerator at Malakal Teaching Hospital. This much-needed disposal site was funded by UNMISS and constructed by the International Medical Corps; it was…
UNMISS trains military justice sector representatives on key child protection measures
Some 60 participants from the military justice sector attended an UNMISS workshop on the rights of children and the need to protect them when armed conflict arises. Photo by Moses Pasi/UNMISS. “Children are the future of our…
UNMISS peacekeepers receive reinforcements as they deal with rising tensions in Greater Pibor
Renewed conflict in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area has led to thousands being displaced and increased need for humanitarian assistance in this already-beleaguered part of South Sudan. Photo by Gideon Sackitey/UNMISS…