Wildfire victims receive lifesaving medical care at UNMISS Sri Lankan hospital Two victims of a wildfire are receiving life-saving medical attention at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan hospital in Bor, in the Jonglei…
Local residents form Community Peace Committee to promote peace A small community in Kidepo Valley in the Eastern Equatorian region of South Sudan has formed a Community Peace Committee in an effort to stop cattle rustling as…
Despite some positive developments, the overall situation in Central Africa still requires concerted action at all levels to address sociopolitical tensions, economic difficulties and abuses by armed groups, a United Nations…
Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID. On 5 December 2017, hundreds of students, teachers, community leaders as well as government officials, UNDP representatives and UNAMID staff jointly commemorated the International Volunteer Day…
Indian Veterinarians take ‘heal and educate’ campaign to Malakal Indian veterinarians have carried out a special camp to help local farmers and cattle breeders prevent disease and raise healthy livestock in Malakal, northern…
Nepalese Peacekeepers receive UN Medal The Nepalese peacekeeping contingent deployed in Rumbek, Western Lakes, has been awarded the United Nations peacekeeping medal in recognition of their outstanding work in South Sudan…
British Contingent receive UN Medals of Honor in South Sudan One hundred and forty-six officers and soldiers of the United Kingdom (UK) contingent serving with the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have received medals of…
Support for the implementation of an agreement reached between cattle herders and farming communities in south-western greater Bahr El Ghazal to ensure peaceful migration is being provided by the United Nations Mission in…
UNMISS announces ambitious road rehabilitation plan for South Sudan Engineers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have begun a major road rehabilitation programme to improve security, enable traders and…
11 December 2017, Tubmanburg -The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) in collaboration with the Government of Liberia and other international partners celebrated the International Human rights day that marked the last…
Reporting on allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers is unlike any other subject for journalists. With the goal of helping local media better understand and cover this complex issue of sexual exploitation…
Eleanor Roosevelt of the United States holding a Declaration of Human Rights poster in English. (November 1949). UN Photo 10 December 2017 – The United Nations on Sunday kicked off in Paris, France, a year-long campaign to…