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Lieutenant Colonel Zaka Ullah UNFICYP Military Gender Focal Person The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women is not just a single day and it is neither the beginning of 16 days of activism against…

Voter education took centre stage at a training workshop for leaders of civil society organizations who will engage with the electorate in the run-up to the upcoming elections in the Central African Republic (CAR). The…

Violence against women and girls is a global human rights challenge. The COVID-19 pandemic has further exposed this issue as a global emergency requiring urgent action at all levels, in all spaces and by all people. The…

Following her arrival in Mali on November 12, 2020, the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina J. MOHAMMED, visited Mopti in the country's center the day after. A visit of solidarity to the 500 members of the…

The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) are happy to present a webinar session on environmental peacebuilding on 2 December 2020, at 16:00 Geneva / 17:00…

UNMISS is funding the construction of a new outpatient department for Bor Hospital, scheduled to be completed in January 2021. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan is funding the construction of a new outpatient…

Captain Thavin Khon from Cambodia used to be a teacher. Here she is back in her element, visiting a school in Aweil. Captain Thavin Khon from Cambodia is a teacher by profession and passionate about education by nature. She…

Psychologists from UNIFIL Italian contingent recently organized stress management courses for Lebanese doctors and other medical personnel in south-western Lebanon, who have long been at the forefront of fighting the COVID-19…

South Korean engineering troops serving with UNMISS are protecting residents in Bor from the effects of unprecedented floods. Engineering troops serving with the the United Nations Mission in South Sudan are constructing a…

The south-eastern Lebanese village of Blida, which straddles the Blue Line, has long been a flashpoint of the Lebanese-Israeli conflict. Home to a dozen olive fields, some of which sprawl across both sides of the sensitive…

UNAMID photo. UNAMID’s Child Protection Unit within the Human Rights Section, recently conducted a sensitization campaign on child rights and child protection for community members and commanders of Sudan Justice Equality…

As part of the ongoing UNIFIL support to host communities in their fight against COVID-19 pandemic, UNIFIL Spanish peacekeepers donated last week several equipment to the social development centres (SDCs) of the south-eastern…