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Peacekeepers organize Christmas events to the delight of children
UNIFIL Spanish peacekeepers with children during a Christmas event in Marjayoun. UNIFIL peacekeepers from France and Spain organized separate Christmas events for the children of the host communities in south Lebanon this…
Panyume mother of four says peace agreement yet to yield tangible dividends
Rough road, rough living. Panyume is yet to see tangible dividends of peace. “Peace is about loving one another, about eating good meals and about free movement of people without fear of intimidation, harassment or being…
UNIFIL outreach peacekeepers enthrall children in orphanage
UNIFIL outreach peacekeepers organized an entertaining and awareness-raising event for the children living in an orphanage in the village of Maroub, west of Tyre, last week. The peacekeepers from the UN Mission’s Military…
Leprosy patients in Wau had a delightful Christmas, thanks to Bangladeshi peacekeepers
Women dance at the Agoke Leprosy Centre in Wau “Being a leprosy patient, I was disowned by my own family, treated as an outcast and sent away from my village,” began Maget Viola, an inhabitant of Agoke Centre in Wau. “We are…
UNMISS troops provide clinical assistance and paint parts of Kapoeta hospital
Rwandan peacekeepers serving under the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have conducted a clean-up exercise at Kapoeta state hospital, as part of their civil-military engagements. Activities entailed painting and…
Cattle keepers in Wau benefit from free veterinary camp provided by UNMISS peacekeepers
A goat under the weather is not a happy goat. Since her childhood days in Majok, Martha Agew’s life has relied heavily on rearing livestock. Ms. Agew was one of may beneficiaries as Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving with the…
Police in Tambura lament lack of department to handle cases of gender-based violence
Police in Tambura, Western Equatoria, inform UN counterparts about their precarious working conditions. Lack of a desk to investigate incidents of sexual and other gender-based violence at the Tambura police department is…
UNAMID strongly condemns the looting of its former Headquarters in Nyala, South Darfur
Zalingei, 29 December 2019- On 27 December 2019, an estimate of hundreds of residents, as well as individuals in uniform, entered the former UNAMID Sector South Headquarters (Super Camp) in Nyala, South Darfur, by breaching…
Residents in Koch welcome deployment of peacekeepers to protect civilians, encourage displaced to return home
The Force Commander of the UN peacekeeping mission on a recent visit to Koch in the Unity region. The UN Mission in South Sudan has temporarily deployed peacekeepers to Koch County in Northern Liech to protect civilians and…
UNMISS begins campaign to preempt deadly clashes between cattle camps in Lakes region
Cattle and a lack of pastures and water points are at the centre of intercommunal clashes in the Greater Lakes region. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan, together with local authorities in Western Lakes, has begun a…