At a recent consultative meeting in Kapoeta, women's representatives, human rights defenders and local authorities stressed on the need for a women's shelter to protect girls and young women who are survivors of sexual- and…
[scroll down for French] The Secretary-General is following with deep concern the unfolding developments in Mali, including the military mutiny which culminated in the arrest of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and members of…
A team of peacekeepers serving with UNMISS arrived in Romich village on an air patrol to assess the security situation after several previous attempts to get there by road were thwarted by heavy flooding.This is the scene…
UNMISS, through a Quick Impact Project, has made it possible for students in Mayom, Unity State, to access education by handing over a fully renovated primary school. The project was actioned by the mission’s Relief…
A joint team of civilian and military peacekeepers facilitated, implemented and handed over an isolation centre to the State COVID-19 Task Force in Bentiu, South Sudan. As part of its ongoing support to the national-led COVID…
UNMISS constructs a maternity ward at Opari, Eastern Equatoria, under its Quick Impact Projects programme. Ante- and post-natal care for expectant mothers in Opari boma (administrative division), near Nimule in Eastern…
Nearly 100 UNIFIL peacekeepers – both military and civilian – donated blood yesterday and today for the victims of the horrific 4 August explosions that devastated a part of Beirut, left hundreds dead and thousands injured…
UNMISS has set up a temporary operating base in Tonj, Warrap State, following recent clashes. The peacekeeping team travelled 11 hours from Kuajok through heavily flooded territory to get to Tonj. They have started patrolling…
UNIFIL peacekeepers in south-eastern Lebanon donated yesterday a number of firefighting equipment to the Lebanese Civil Defense, a public civil emergency service that carries out firefighting, search and rescue activities…
UNIFIL peacekeepers in south-eastern Lebanon donated yesterday a number of firefighting equipment to the Lebanese Civil Defense, a public civil emergency service that carries out firefighting, search and rescue activities…
UNMISS RRP in the mission's Torit Field Office held a series of meetings with local partners in Nimule, Eastern Equatoria, to identify quick impact projects that will have tangible health benefits for local populations. The…
The United Nations Staff Unions in Lebanon have collectively launched the #UN4Beirut initiative to show solidarity and support to the people of Lebanon by cleaning the streets of a Beirut district, which was devastated by…