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MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR COUNTERING HATE SPEECH - New York, 18 June 2022
Hate speech incites violence, undermines diversity and social cohesion, and threatens the common values and principles that bind us together. It promotes racism, xenophobia and misogyny; it dehumanizes individuals and…
UNMISS, UNDP, state government team up to sensitize community and traditional leaders on the Local Government Act
Some 50 traditional leaders benefited from a joint workshop conducted by UNMISS, UNDP and the state Ministry of Presidential Affairs in Bor, Jonglei. The focus: strengthening awareness of key roles and responsibilities as…
37 Civil Society Organisations from across Kosovo communities launch the third Annual Human Rights Report with UNMIK support
Supported by UNMIK and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), 37 key human rights Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) launched a report on the human rights situation in the context of the COVID-19…
“We know no divisions”: UNMISS project helps build peace through sports in culturally diverse Yei
Thanks to a Quick Impact Project actioned by UNMISS and local implementing partner Community Empowerment for Progress Organization, reconciliation and a culture of peace in Yei River county has improved due to the…
WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 - 20 April 2020
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening.First of all, I would like to wish all who have celebrated Orthodox Easter yesterday Happy Easter, including my own country Ethiopia. Today is the first day our press conferences…
Collective efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 continue in Western Equatoria despite infrastructure shortfalls, porous borders
UNMISS engineers assist the High-Level COVID-19 Taskforce in clearing an overgrown area around a proposed isolation facility in Yambio, Western Equatoria. Awareness-raising regarding preventative measures such as frequent…
Security and Gender Group (SGG) urges the government to adopt measures to address the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
Security and Gender Group (SGG) urges the government to adopt measures to address the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on women and girls The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic across the globe will be profound…
The United Nations is marking its 75th anniversary at a time of great challenge
The United Nations 75th anniversary and beyond. The United Nations is marking its 75th anniversary at a time of great challenge, including the worst global health crisis in its history. Will it bring the world closer together…
UNMISS and the Coronavirus: Everyone pulling together to prevent an outbreak
An international travel freeze, drastically reduced domestic flight schedules, self-isolating staff members, personnel telecommuting from within or outside the country, only essential travel outside of UN bases, enforced…
Local authorities, displaced persons and UNMISS in Bentiu decide joint measures to tackle armed robberies in the mission’s Protection of Civilians site
Hiroko Hirahara, Head of the UNMISS Field Office in Bentiu, pictured meeting representatives of displaced persons from the UNMISS Protection of Civilians site in Bentiu as well as national authorities to discuss joint…