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UN Peacekeepers help hundreds of students sit primary leaving exams
UN Peacekeepers help hundreds of students sit primary leaving exams “I am 55 years old and I am attending school with my children and my grandchildren. They even help me study and understand what we are learning.” These are…
Arrival of Nepalese peacekeepers in Torit strengthens UN presence across Eastern Equatoria
Arrival of Nepalese peacekeepers in Torit strengthens UN presence across Eastern Equatoria The arrival of 150 Nepalese peacekeepers in Torit is enabling the United Nation to extend its presence through increased patrols…
UNIFIL Female Assessment/Analysis Support Team (FAST) ) patrols in Rmeish
UNIFIL conducted its first all-female foot patrol with 10 female peacekeepers from six troop-contributing countries in Rumaysh. Dec 13, 2017. On 13 December, UNIFIL’s Sector West conducted an all-female foot patrol in Rmeish…
UN envoy welcomes new Somali policy on role of youth in peacebuilding
Welcoming the launch of a national policy for young people in Somalia, the United Nations Youth Envoy expressed hope that with the new policy, young Somalis will be able to contribute to peacebuilding efforts in the country.…
UNIFIL Female Assessment/Analysis Support Team (FAST) patrols in Rmeish
UNIFIL conducted its first all-female foot patrol with 10 female peacekeepers from six troop-contributing countries in Rmeish. Dec 13, 2017. On 13 December, UNIFIL’s Sector West conducted an all-female foot patrol in Rmeish…
UNMIL facilitates the Conference of Women in the Security Sector
Monrovia - On 14 December 2017, the Ministries of Justice, Defense and Gender, Children and Social Protection supported by the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) convened a Conference of Women in the Security Sector…
DR Congo: UN officials hail landmark convictions, life sentences in Kavumu child rape cases
The United Nations envoys dealing with sexual violence in conflict and the head of the Organization’s peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have welcomed the conviction of 11 Congolese militia…
One Day in the Life of a Kosovo Woman
Harrowing stories of more than 30 women from Kosovo came to life on stage in a beautifully-choreographed dance show that interpreted stories of sexual violence and access to property rights. “One Day”, which was performed on…
UN peacekeeping forces “aiming to reach vulnerable people in remote parts of South Sudan”
Mary Nyknchol, is the leader of women widows in Akobo and a member of the the 'Akobo Women Association', a group that describe themselves as agents of peace in the war-torn community leading peace talks and workshops…
SRSG Spehar addresses 13th Economist Summit
Nicosia, 3 November 2017 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) in Cyprus and Head of UNFICYP, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, yesterday attended and made remarks at the 13th Annual Cyprus Summit, held at the…