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Essay winner in Rumbek: “Women may be the only hope left to bring peace to South Sudan”
Essay winner in Rumbek: “Women may be the only hope left to bring peace to South Sudan” As she was receiving her award as the winner of the UNMISS essay writing competition in Lakes region, 16-year-old Khana Kockedhie Magel…
UNMISS staff members donate food and clothes at a women’s hospital in Rumbek
Patients and staff at Kiir Mayardit Women's Hospital in Rumbek rejoiced in receiving food and non-food donations from UNMISS staff. Photo: UNMISS/Eric Kanalstein Aping Kau, 20, cradles her baby boy born in the early morning…
The story of UNMIL [Book]: Ebola’s impact on UN staff
UNMIL Security guards checking the body temperature of UNMIL staff entering the UNMIL Headquarters. Photo: UNMIL During the Ebola crisis, four UNMIL staff members were infected, of whom two eventually succumbed to the disease…
“Mr. & Mrs. Blue Barrel” visit schools for Children’s Day
A UNIFIL peacekeeper enjoying a visit with students. To mark Universal Children's Day 2018, military and civilian peacekeepers from UNIFIL visited the Public School of Naqoura, near UNIFIL’s headquarters. An important aspect…
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.219
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.218
UN chief advocates for a strengthening of peacekeeping in Africa
Citing the “encouraging progress” achieved by United Nations peacekeeping operations in Africa – which hosts half of all ongoing missions – UN chief António Guterres on Tuesday called the international community to strengthen…
Kenyan expert: Laws, codes of conduct and accountability needed to end hate speech
“So, where does impunity fit into our discussion about hate speech?” “It is an elephant in the room. A society which does not sanction wrongdoing breeds more of the same. Without accountability, everything we are saying about…
UNIFIL welcomes UN Security Council’s unanimous vote on mandate extension
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today welcomed the UN Security Council’s unanimous adoption of resolution 2433 (2018) that extends the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force for another year under UN…
Portrait of Doctor Oumarou SALISSOU
The last two outbreaks of the Ebola Virus Fever having successively occurred in the Democratic Republic of Congo have seen the full participation, whenever necessary, of all the health professionals to the response against…
UNAMID completes handover of team sites to the Government of Sudan
El Fasher, 20 December 2018 – The African Union – United Nation Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) today concluded the closure and handover of 10 team sites to the Government of Sudan, with Graida team site in South Darfur…