On 17 April 2019, UNPOL officers deployed to UNFICYP organized its first bicycle patrol in the UN-administered Buffer Zone. The four-cyclist patrol, which included Dongxu Su, Acting Senior Police Adviser, started from Ledra…
“We are tired. We are losing our husbands, we are losing our children. How long are we going to talk about peace?” cries Alice Senna Philip, as she sits alongside other weeping women in a dark, humid tukul (hut) in the heart…
Sand has been piled up. Gravel is on the ready. A water tank is full. Some building blocks have been stacked up to one side, while others are being laid orderly, one on top of the other and smoothened with plaster. A handful…
The International Support Group for Central Africa (GIS-RCA) held its second meeting on 17th April in Bangui to discuss ways and means for a better implementation of the Khartoum Peace Agreement, in presence of Central…
The Deputy Head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for humanitarian affairs and 50 high-level delegates from the international donor community have been in Wau to assess the humanitarian situation in the area. The one…
Returnees in Torit area’s Pajok have appealed to South Sudanese authorities to bring services nearer and protect them from any imminent risk, so they can enjoy the dividends of the revitalized peace agreement, signed in Addis…
UNIFIL peacekeepers from the Republic of Korea conducted counter-terror joint training with Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces – Mobile Forces (ISF-MF), seeking to enhance military exchange and joint operational capabilities…
Women in South Sudan’s Amadi area have jointly called on the Government of South Sudan to fully implement the provision that guarantees 35% representation for women in the power-sharing arrangement, in accordance with the…
UNAMID photo. UNAMID and UN Country Team State Liaison Functions (SLFs) in North Darfur, in partnership with the state level Judiciary Directorate, from 30 to 31 March organized a workshop for District Court Judges focusing…
15 April, 2019 - The findings of a survey of 58 judges and prosecutors from the Mitrovica region, identifying achievements and challenges, were shared after the inauguration of a new courtroom in North Mitrovica. The…
It’s 6 a.m. at the Bangladeshi military compound in the city of Gao, in the North of Mali. The complex, composed of several tents, is as busy as a bee hive, for in the desert areas the days start much earlier than in the rest…
Sixteen years ago, a young newlywed Indian soldier was sent with his unit to the fairly remote state of Assam in the north eastern part of the country. With no electricity and little to do after completing the team’s…