The Ottalo region is vulnerable and disconnected due to insecurity, poverty, and underdevelopment, lacking roads, mobile networks, and essential services, which underscores the urgent need for enhanced protection. Photo: Mach…
For the Commander of the Northern Sector, Brigadier General Md Saiful Alam Bhuiyan, this initiative reflects a dual objective: to strengthen the capabilities of the Congolese forces and enable them to deploy these skills…
Raped and denied justice for over a decade, Mary’s perpetrator was found guilty at an UNMISS-supported mobile court in Leer. UNITY STATE - Her mother being killed in the bushes without anyone ever being held accountable was…
Just before noon yesterday, an Israeli drone dropped a grenade that exploded near a UNIFIL position in Kafer Kela. One peacekeeper was lightly injured and received medical assistance. Before the grenade was dropped…
UNMIK welcomes the decision by the Central Election Commission to accredit Serbian-language media outlets and others who were previously denied accredition to cover the upcoming municipal elections. The decision assists the…
Stability in south Lebanon was deeply shaken by the intense hostilities of 2023–2024. Many people were displaced, homes and livelihoods were lost, and the impact remains visible today. While the situation has improved since…
The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Officer-in-Charge of UNMIK Mr. Milbert Dongjoon Shin has concluded a visit to Belgrade, where he held a series of high-level meetings as part of regular…
The offer sounded almost unreal. The UN was fishing around for someone with a knack for building prisons – preferably a woman – to join its mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Would she go? Olukemi Ibikunle…
At a Kuajok workshop on youth inclusiveness in South Sudan’s electoral process, attendees expressed both hope and eagerness but also voiced multiple concerns. Photo: Zejin Yin/UNMISS. KUAJOK - Marco Akec thinks that the word…
New York, 8 October 2025 – The United Nations Department of Peace Operations has announced that Olukemi Ibikunle, a corrections officer from Nigeria serving with the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the…
International partners called for an end to hostilities in South Sudan, a return to inclusive dialogue, and implementation of the peace deal at a forum in Juba. Photo: Nektarios Markogiannis/UNMISS. A powerful, collective…
The “intercommunal proximity dialogue” initiative has contributed to reducing tensions in this part of Djugu territory. After several years of intercommunal tensions, members of the Hema and Lendu communities in four…