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Community watch groups to provide additional security in Torit, partially trained by UN Police
Limited or non-existent police presence in rural areas in South Sudan make it increasingly difficult to respond to critical security threats in these hard-to-access communities. “We are aware that the police are understaffed…
Community radios build bridge to peace in Central Mali
Mamadou Bocoum is the Director of Kaoural radio and Regional Coordinator of Radio and Television Broadcasting Union (URTEL) in Mopti, Central Mali. He is passionate about his job, as he defends the importance of community…
Statement by UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Stefano Del Col
I have just had a very good and constructive meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Gebran Bassil. As discussed in our meeting today, much of my efforts in recent weeks has been to address with the parties concerns…
A five-year first: Students in Malakal and Akoka sit for secondary school national exams
Sweating it at the secondary school national exam, a scene not seen in Malakal since the outbreak of armed conflict in 2013. A school bell rings out in Malakal. It is the first time since 2013 that this particular bell, which…
South Sudan’s women caught up in ‘futile man’s war’ UN gender equality chief
The women of South Sudan are leading calls for political and militia leaders to honour the recent revitalized peace agreement, and end what they regard as a “futile man’s war”, the head of the UN gender equality agency, UN…
Prison life in Cueibet: This, too, shall pass
Ralph* is a 28-year-old student and police officer in the Gok area of the Greater Lakes region. But there is something wrong in this seemingly promising picture of a gainfully employed young man making progress in life. About…
MINUSCA PEACEKEEPER KILLED IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
A peacekeeper from the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) died from his injuries following an attack by presumed Siriri armed group elements in Gbambia…
Central African Republic: Guterres says UN mission committed to protecting civilians, helping stabilize country, as violence flares
Amid a recent uptick in violence in the Central African Republic (CAR), United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday said he stood in solidarity with the crisis torn country and warned that attacks against…
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on killings in the Central African Republic
The Secretary General is greatly concerned at the rise in violence in recent days in the Central African Republic. An attack on an IDP camp in the town of Alindao left at least 37 people dead on 15 November. The attack was…
Combating hate speech: ‘It’s better to sit down, talk to each other, and reconcile,’ says Juba camp leader
Mary Nyamayi Tut, the chairlady of the displaced women who have sought sanctuary at the UN protection site 3 in Juba, believes that if hatred and hate speech is pervasive among South Sudanese communities, conflict will not…