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Kiir and Machar meet in what’s seen as ‘commitment to peace’
Opposition leader Riek Machar and President Salva Kiir shake hands in Juba for the first time since 31 October last year. South Sudan’s former vice president and opposition leader Riek Machar arrived in the country’s capital…
Mali: Launch of the campaign "ACT to Protect Children Affected by Conflict"
Bamako, 12 July 2019 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, launched today the campaign ACT to Protect Children Affected by Conflict in Bamako with the support…
Communities urged to support survivors of sexual violence rather than blaming and shaming them
UNMISS and the South Sudan Council of Churches discuss the stigma associated with sexual violence with male and female residents of the Protection of Civilians site in Juba. “I am aware that about 70 women have been raped…
UNAMID organizes awareness campaign on Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict in Greater Jebel Marra, Central Darfur
Photo by Salah Mohammed, UNAMID. As part of the 2019 global United Nations campaign for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, UNAMID’s Human Rights Section (HRS), the office of the Senior Women Protection Adviser…
Peacekeeping mission’s Mine Action Service destroys hazardous explosives near Gogrial
Preparations underway for the demolition of 70+ highly explosive remnants of war near Gogrial. All went well. Local communities living along the Langeach River in Gogrial County have reason for relief. A total of 77 explosive…
UNMIK statement regarding the desecration of Orthodox cemetery in Lipjan/Lipljan
UNMIK condemns the desecration of gravestones at the Orthodox cemetery in Lipjan/Lipljan. Such reckless acts on sacred sites unearth painful memories for family members and communities alike. UNMIK encourages Kosovo Police to…
Big dreams at Youth Assembly: A new kind of Kosovo
Kosovo’s youth could create “a new kind of ‘we’” for all people of Kosovo – instead of fixing identities rigidly along ethnic lines. The value in redefining both ethnic identities and youth identities were discussed during a…
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri visits the flagship of UNIFIL Maritime Task Force at Beirut Port
Today, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri paid a visit to UNIFIL Maritime Task Force at the Beirut Port. The Prime Minister was welcomed by UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col and MTF…
UNMISS responds to early warning to prevent inter-communal fighting in Lakes
Early warnings of a potential revenge attack by the Rup community on their Pakam neighbours in the Greater Lakes area prompted the United Nations Mission in South Sudan to organize a peace sensitization forum to prevent such…
High-level delegation visits Yei to see first-hand efforts to prevent Ebola
A high-level delegation inspects the facilities put in place in Yei should the Ebola virus reach South Sudan. One by one, the VIPs line up to squirt detergent on their hands and carefully wash them under a stream of water…