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UNAMID organizes a peaceful co-existence workshop for Darfuri Farmers and Nomads in Zalingei, central Darfur
Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID. On 16 December, more than 80 farmers, nomads, members of civil society and local journalists attended a one-day workshop organized by UNAMID’s Communications and Public Information Section (CPIS)…
SRSG TANIN MEETS KFOR COMMANDER, MG MICHELE RISI
On 19 December 2019, Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, met Major General Michele Risi, Commander of KFOR, at KFOR HQ in Camp Film City, Pristina. They discussed the situation in…
UNIFIL Indonesian peacekeepers offer free home medical care in south Lebanon
For many villagers from vulnerable communities in south Lebanon, travelling to see a doctor can be challenging. Some patients are not even able to make it to a hospital but need medical support. Therefore, a mobile home…
MINUSCA pays tribute to fallen peacekeeper
MINUSCA today held a memorial service for Sergeant Claver Kayumba, who passed away following a road accident on 11 December 2019. Sergeant Kayumba joined MINUSCA on 13 May 2019 and was deployed to Bria. Born in 1974 in Rwanda…
Bentiu youth fight for a brighter future for generations to come in South Sudan
A participant drives her point home during the forum. “Enough is enough.” That is the powerful message from 30-year-old Nabol Joey who is passionate about ending child marriage so that her daughters don’t go through the…
Kapoeta women campaign for increased enrollment of girls in school to end early marriage
Women sing during a sporting event to promote human rights awareness in Kapoeta “Sweet dreams come after education. Women, it is possible to achieve anything you want if you are educated!” urged Kousa Rakudo, a 17-year-old…
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…