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The first-ever female Pakistani UN peacekeeping team receives UN medals
South-Kivu, RDC, 4 January 2020 - The first ever Pakistani Female Engagement team in any United Nations (UN) mission around the world received UN medals for serving in the Peacekeeping Mission in the Democratic Republic of…
UNMISS peacekeepers work to deter intercommunal violence in Tonj
Disputes over grazing land, cattle-raiding, revenge killings, a proliferation of guns in the hands of civilians and hate speech are all contributing to a spate of violent clashes in the Tonj region of South Sudan. Political…
Aweil chiefs learn about differences between traditional and formal justice during UNMISS workshop
Chiefs in the Aweil region of South Sudan have learnt the difference between using traditional justice processes and the need to refer criminal cases to legal courts during a human rights workshop organized by the United…
Hundreds of citizens enjoy an advocacy for peace rally in Yambio
Modern and traditional singers as well as comedians spiced up an advocacy for peace event in Yambio designed to educate local communities about the revitalized agreement and to encourage them to be ambassadors for peace…
Female Bangladeshi peacekeepers inspire the women of Wau to join security forces
Female members of the Bangladeshi military contingent serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan are inspiring women in the communities they serve to consider a career in the country’s security forces. Fifteen…
UNAMID Welcomes Framework Agreement between Transitional Government and the Darfur Track
Zalingei, 30 December 2019- UNAMID welcomes the framework agreement signed between the Transitional Government of Sudan and the Darfur armed movements (Darfur Track) during the peace talks in Juba, South Sudan, on 28 December…
Government and opposition forces near Wau move to training centres to begin formation of unified army
Hey ho, off to joint training we go! Soldiers from government and opposition forces near Wau moving to training centres to initiate the formation of a unified army. “Today, all the forces and I are happy, because this ends…
UNAMID deeply concerned by reports of intercommunal violence in West Darfur
Zalingei, 3 January 2020- The African Union – United Nations Hybrid Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) is deeply concerned by reports of intercommunal violence in West Darfur that left 65 people dead and approximately 54 injured…
Guterres's message for 2020: In world of turmoil, youth are its ‘greatest source’ of hope
The UNSG's message for 2020 Against the backdrop of persistent inequality, rising hatred, “a world at war and a warming planet”; with climate change as “a long-term problem” and “a clear and present danger”; Secretary-General…
UN Secretary-General’s 2020 New Year’s Message
UN Secretary-General’s 2020 New Year’s Message From here at the United Nations, I join you in welcoming the New Year. We enter 2020 with uncertainty and insecurity all around. Persistent inequality and rising hatred. A…