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Rehabilitated Bor-Pibor road makes prices drop and hopes for peace soar
The recently rehabilitated road between Bor and Pibor has already made prices of commodities drop and optimism about durable peace and security soar. Photos: UNMISS/Amanda Voisard As we fly from Bor towards Pibor, we can see…
Prisons Overcrowding: MINUJUSTH supports Correctional Facilities’ Improvement in Haiti
Prolonged pre-trial detention is one of the causes of prison overcrowding in Haiti. According to the country’s Correctional Facilities Administration, about 74% of male inmates were imprisoned without being tried in a court…
Official Visit: UN Assistant Secretary-General Ms. Bintou Keita on her First Mission to Haiti
The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Ms. Bintou Keita, visited Haiti from 5-9 February, her first official mission to the country. During her visit, Ms. Keita stressed the importance of…
UNMISS Quick Impact Project helps boost education
UNMISS Quick Impact Project helps boost education in the Gogrial area by gifting a secondary school two new classrooms and an office. The gifting of two new classrooms and an office by the United Nations Mission in South…
UNMISS welcomes signing of cessation of hostilities agreement in South Sudan
UNMISS welcomes signing of cessation of hostilities agreement in South Sudan 22 December 2017 UNMISS welcomes signing of cessation of hostilities agreement in South Sudan The United Nations Mission in South Sudan welcomes the…
Secretary-General's year-end letter to Staff
Dear Colleagues,At the end of my first year in office, I would like to express my deep appreciation for your warm welcome, your hard work and your willingness to embrace change in our Organization.This past year has seen no…
UNIFIL's Nepalese peacekeepers support Meiss Ej-Jebel technical school
UNIFIL’s Nepalese Battalion (NEPBATT) commander Lieutenant Colonel Narayan Bahadur Thapa today inaugurated the project “Renovation of Basketball Court and School Garden” at Meiss Ej-Jebel Technical School. The opening…
Tragedy spurs cattle keeper’s passion for peace at migration conference in South Sudan
Tragedy spurs cattle keeper’s passion for peace at migration conference in South Sudan Bashir Hamid is a cattle keeper from Misseriya, a nomadic community living in the border zone between Sudan and South Sudan. In the dry…
UNAMID supports North Darfur displaced women with empowerment and peace event
Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID. EL FASHER – Some 50 displaced women participated in a UNAMID-supported economic empowerment and peace event in El Fasher, North Darfur recently. Run as part of the ‘Darfur Women Talking Peace’…
Displaced South Sudanese celebrate joyous Christmas mass amid fragile hope of peace
Displaced South Sudanese in an UNMISS Protection of Civilians site in Juba celebrate Christmas mass amid fragile hope of peace. Photo: UNMISS/Nektarios Markogiannis People who have sought sanctuary in the UN protection site…