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A New Yorker by birth, Deborah Schein had a natural interest in travel, history and politics. After completing her master’s degree in International affairs from the prestigious Columbia University, she started her career as a…
Donation of medications and medical devices to the Lebanese Red Cross in Tyre. UNIFIL Italian peacekeepers have recently extended a wide range of assistance to local authorities and communities, enabling them to better fight…
“My mother was my inspiration and always treated us, her daughters, in exactly the same way as our brothers,” says Anastasie Nyirigira Mukangarambe, as she reminisces about her childhood in Rwanda. The genocide in Rwanda made…
This new borehole and pump, provided by UNVs based in Rumbek, will greatly benefit 400 families residing in the area. “He who gives you water, gives you life,” is an old African adage, yet large parts of Lakes State still…
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col today chaired a special Tripartite meeting, convened in a curtailed format due to the COVID-19 restrictions, with senior officers from the Lebanese…
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…
Born and raised in Kenya, Caroline Waudo was raised by a pioneer—her mother, a respected primary school teacher was the first women to own and ride a bicycle in their community and an honoured community leader. Her…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…