The good people of Maper, Aweil, came out in force to learn more about the revitalized peace agreement. Some celebrated by beating their drums. More than 1,000 residents in the Maper area of Aweil mustered their best rallying…
Angelina, a resident of Tombura, makes pancakes. She told a visiting UNMISS team that she earns only 1.5 dollars a day from this. 22-year-old Angelica Luka finds herself working long hours making pancakes, daily, yet her…
Members of Dr. Riek Machar’s opposition group in the Yei River area’s Panyume have praised the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for its engagement in peace advocacy amid challenging conditions. This follows a…
High in the Mt Piceli ranges, 12 kilometres outside of Mitrovica, the air is pristine and the vistas are breathtaking, with no scrap of manmade material in sight – save for several memorials and some pieces of airplane…
Lots of practical exercises were included in the training UN police officers recently gave their South Sudanese colleagues in Tonj. Spurred by a concern over the lack of court infrastructure and judicial services in the…
Opposition soldiers continue to register at the five cantonment sites in Eastern Equatoria. While the formation of a unity government has been postponed by another 100 days, opposition forces in Eastern Equatoria continue to…
Training session for female PNC staff on gender-based sexual violence (SGBV) issues at the PNC headquarters in Kalemie. Photo MONUSCO / Marcelline COMLAN New York / Kinshasa, 11 November 2019 - Following months of…
Photo by Kone Mouroulaye, UNAMID. On 6 November, UN State Liaison Functions (SLFs) in North Darfur, in collaboration with the Darfur Land Commission (DLC), convened the Darfur Land Conference in El Fasher, North Darfur under…
Uvira, 8 November 2019 - The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, MONUSCO, led a joint mission to Minembwe on 7 November 2019. Besides MONUSCO representatives, members of the…
File photo An unknown armed group launched an early morning attack on the Ngok Dinka village of Miodol, 29 kilometres north-east of Abyei town, killing seven persons, (four males and three females all Ngok Dinkas) on 7…
Cattle farmers in Kodok and Fashoda can feel more at ease about the well-being of their livestock thanks to the construction of a brand new veterinary clinic and the capacity building of 20 animal health workers in the area.…
The residents of Hai Kosti near Wau are enjoying considerably lower crime rates and improved security thanks to the recent construction of a new police station, made possible by means of a Quick Impact Project funded by the…