UN and humanitarians team up in Malakal to commemorate 16 days of activism and World Aids Day A joint campaign is underway by humanitarians and United Nations personnel in Malakal marking 16 days of activism to eliminate…
Calls for all South Sudanese to have the right to health on World AIDS Day The call for all South Sudanese to know their right to health and their HIV status so they can receive treatment if necessary was at the heart of…
UN and local authorities call for an end to violence against women in Bahr el Ghazal Local authorities have joined forces with the United Nations in the Bahr el Ghazal region to combat violence against women during a 16-day…
Progress against HIV/AIDS made but not yet good enough: UNMISS head While progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS has been made, “it is not good enough, people are still dying,” says the head of the United Nations Mission in…
Secretary-General Appoints Colin Stewart of Canada Special Representative, Head, United Nations Mission for Referendum in Western Sahara United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres today announced the appointment of…
Hundreds of people march in Wau to protest violence against women Hundreds of people took to the streets in Wau, in northwestern South Sudan, to march in support of an international campaign to eliminate violence against…
1 December 2017 The world is well on its way to meeting the target of ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030. Nearly 21 million people living with HIV now have access to treatment – a number that should grow to more than 30 million…
UNAMID photo By Emeka Nwadike In support of the disabled community, specially the victims of explosive remnants of war (ERW) accidents, UNAMID’s Ordnance Disposal Office (ODO) constructed and equipped five vocational centers…
The Secretary-General condemns the killing of a Mauritanian peacekeeper and the wounding of three others of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), on 4…
The United Nations is grateful to the Royal Government of Bhutan for its pledge of a Force Protection Company to the United Nations Peacekeeping Capability Readiness System (UNPCRS), following the signature of an agreement…
Over 1,000 ex-fighters in the conflict-riddled Central African Republic (CAR) have traded their weapons for farming equipment, as part of a United Nations initiative, according to the UN agriculture agency. “This initiative…
NEW YORK, 1 December 2017 - The world is well on its way to meeting the target of ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030. Nearly 21 million people living with HIV now have access to treatment – a number that should grow to more…