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Juba, 19 December 2024 –The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) urges all involved parties to demonstrate restraint following rising violence in the Tambura region of Western Equatoria state. This month alone…

Inmates and staff at the Tonj North prison are proud of their farm and the variety of vegetables it produces, which benefits the outside-the-walls community as well. Photos: Zejin Yin/UNMISS WARRAP – A groundbreaking…

“Let us unite to end violence against women and girls,” said SRSG and Head of UNMIK, Caroline Ziadeh, as she invited UNMIK staff on 25 November to join her for a solidarity walk marking the beginning of the 16 Days of…

Farming near the ceasefire lines inside the UN buffer zone is strictly prohibited and risks provoking tensions. No farmer is ever granted permission to work near the ceasefire lines, such actions jeopardise the safety and…

JUBA, 23 December 2024: The African Union Mission in South Sudan (AUMISS), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) acknowledge the progress made by the…

On 18 December, a bakery was inaugurated in Mitrovica Detention Center. This bakery is not just a place where bread is baked; it is a space where hope rises with each loaf. As part of the UNMIK-UNOPS-supported rehabilitation…

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Lt. Gen. Aroldo Lázaro met with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Miqati upon his visit to south Lebanon. The Prime Minister was accompanied by Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Gen…

Growing up in Veracruz, Mexico, Major General Ramón Guardado Sánchez never imagined that one day he would be selected to command a UN peacekeeping operation in the shadow of the snow-capped Himalayan mountains half a world…

By Eileen Travers More than 1,100 UN peacekeepers are currently deployed in the Golan, a demilitarised zone along the Israel-Syria border at what is a tense and dangerous time in the history of the region. But, why are the…