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GHANBATT donates assorted relief materials to women group in Marial Achak
Abyei, 22 August 2022 – The CIMIC Team of the Ghanian Battalion (GHANBATT) led by the Officer Commanding Marial Achak COB, Capt. SO Sarkodie, recently donated some assorted relief items to the Marial Achak Women Association…

Landili communities raise humanitarian concerns with patrolling peacekeepers
Patrolling UNMISS peacekeepers spent time with communities in remote Landili, Western Equatoria, to assess their security and humanitarian needs. Photo by Phillip Mbugo/UNMISS. WESTERN EQUATORIA - “When we see UNMISS Blue…

Going green to survive
In the remote town of Chebaa, south Lebanon, three hundred households have been struggling for months with their municipal water supply. The town’s main water source comes from a well, brought to the surface by an electric…

North Kivu: MONUSCO Refurbishes a Primary School in Masisi Territory
The work consisted, among other things, in building three new classrooms in solid material and rehabilitating six more in planks. / Photos MONUSCO In North Kivu province, new classrooms have been built and equipped by MONUSCO…

Beleaguered by cattle raids, feuding Eastern Equatoria communities request UNMISS to broker peace dialogues
A patrolling team of UNMISS peacekeepers recently visited communities reeling from cattle raids and revenge attacks in Kapoeta and Budi, Eastern Equatoria. With the normally peaceful fabric of life in tatters, people are…

There is bread and salt between us
Sharing bread and salt is an ancient custom, prevalent in the Middle East as well as parts of Europe. The act of eating together signifies a welcoming between two sides, expressing gratitude, friendship, and trust. On 20…
Peacekeeper from Burkina Faso serving in Mali receives 2022 United Nations Woman Police Officer Award
New York, Monday, 29 August 2022 – The United Nations has announced that Chief Warrant Officer Alizeta Kabore Kinda of Burkina Faso will receive the 2022 United Nations Woman Police Officer of the Year Award on 31 August 2022…

New Force Commander begins tour of duty at UNMISS
UNMISS Force Commander, Lieutenant General Mohan Subramanian from India, assumed his duties in the world's largest United Nations Peacekeeping mission today and inspected an Honour Guard by peacekeepers from Rwanda, Ethiopia…

Beni: the village of Bwerere regains its tranquillity owing to Malawian peacekeepers’ interventions
The Inhabitants of the villages of BWERERE, HALUNGUPA and other surrounding areas welcome the intervention of soldiers from the Malawian contingent in the region. Photo MONUSCO / Force Since the permanent deployment in…

Comment by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on adoption of law abolishing death penalty in CAR
GENEVA (1 June 2022) - I commend the adoption of a law in the Central African Republic abolishing the death penalty and encourage President Faustin-Archange Touadéra to promulgate it. The death penalty is incompatible with…
