Some 35 women, and five male gender champions, joined a two-day workshop to discuss ways to boost full and equal participation of women in politics, leadership and decision-making. Photo by Samira Y. Salifu/UNMISS EASTERN…
Some 35 women, and five male gender champions, joined a two-day workshop to discuss ways to boost full and equal participation of women in politics, leadership and decision-making. Photo by Samira Y. Salifu/UNMISS EASTERN…
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Lieutenant General Mohan Subramanian of India as his new Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Lieutenant…
If you ask Andjela Canacevic, a 12-year old Kosovo-Serb girl from Brezovica dressed in her yellow tiger-striped football jersey, who her sports idol is, she declares excitedly: “MBappe!” Lea Komoni, 11, a Kosovo-Albanian girl…
Sudanese pastoralists and South Sudanese farmers at a conference held to ensure a peaceful cattle migration season. Photos: Samuel Adwok/UNMISS UPPER NILE- When large herds of cattle, and their semi-nomadic owners, move in…
Tensions remain in Magwi County after recent clashes between cattle herders and farmers. UNMISS is assisting in finding sustainable solutions. Photos: Moses Yakudu/UNMISS EASTERN EQUATORIA - “As you can see our state…
Gizem Kavaz is a Cypriot activist committed to promoting peace in Cyprus. She acknowledges that the path to peace can be hard to progress when the political rhetoric across the island is so divisive. But Gizem is not…
Eleni Antoniou is a mother of three boys, a writer, a blogger, and a podcaster. She is vocal on issues of feminism and violence against women and the challenges that mothers face including raising children. She believes that…
Abyei, 03 July 2022 – The acting Head of Mission/Force Commander UNISFA, Major General Benjamin Olufemi Sawyerr, recently commissioned the dormant clinic in Goli rehabilitated by the Pakistani Battalion (PAKBATT-1) serving…
An UNMISS Quick Impact Project - a full renovation and furnishing of the Public Prosecutor's Office in Rumbek - has not only boosted rule of law but given hope to many community members as they seek justice for crimes…
Some 100 new members of parliament in Jonglei, South Sudan, participated in an interactive discussion, facilitated by UNMISS and CEPO, on their roles and responsibilities towards communities as well as in pushing forward the…
Complex issues related to the ownership and use of land were recently discussed at a workshop in Juba. Photos: James Sokiri/UNMISS “You live in a house which rests on land, and you will not live long without a house. So, land…