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Mogadishu – A delegation from the UN General Assembly’s Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C-34), recently visited Somalia to gain first-hand knowledge of how the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS)…
Meet the UN Volunteers serving in South Sudan and read about their commitment towards communities in this young nation.
JONGLEI/GPAA/WARRAP/UNITY- On 5 December, every year, the world marks International Volunteer Day. It’s a special one for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), because currently, more than 400 UN Volunteers—both…
In Kuajok, UNMISS and partners are hosting several impactful events to mark the ongoing 16 Days of Activism. Photo by Zejin Yin/UNMISS
WARRAP - In a compelling display of solidarity, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) kicked off the 16 Days Activism Against Gender-Based Violence with a dynamic series of events, echoing the collective…
Ahead of the United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial in Ghana (5 to 6 December), we look at the indispensable role of women peacekeepers from Africa who are defying gender norms within traditionally patriarchal security…
At the initiative of the UN Regional Office for Central Africa and Center for Human Rights and Democracy in Central Africa, about twenty journalists, bloggers and civil society representatives gathered in Douala reaffirmed the need to raise awareness and undertake concrete actions for social cohesion, togetherness and peace.
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An award dedicated to media professionals from Central Africa who engage in the creation, production and publication of content countering hate speech and promoting a peaceful rhetoric will be launched in 2024. This is one of…
Some 200 community members in remote Bazungua, South Sudan, were sensitized on upholding human rights as well as ending all forms of violence against women at an UNMISS-facilitated sensitization. Photo by Denis Louro/UNMISS…
UNISFA celebrated the International Day of Persons with Disability in Abyei on 4 December. The occasion was used to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development. The…
Meet feisty entrepreneur Agel Diing Diing from Aweil, South Sudan, who didn’t let an underage marriage get in the way of her dreams. Photo by Emmanuel Kele/UNMISS. NORTHERN BAHR EL GHAZAL- There are some stories that wrap…
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Some 200 community members in remote Bazungua, South Sudan, were sensitized on upholding human rights as well as ending all forms of violence against women at an UNMISS-facilitated sensitization. Photo by Denis Louro/UNMISS
WESTERN EQUATORIA - The remote community of Bazungua, in South Sudan’s Western Equatoria state has been through a lot. Their families and friends were brutally killed during the civil war that erupted here in 2016, people…
Meet feisty entrepreneur Agel Diing Diing from Aweil, South Sudan, who didn’t let an underage marriage get in the way of her dreams. Photo by Emmanuel Kele/UNMISS.
NORTHERN BAHR EL GHAZAL- There are some stories that wrap themselves around a reader’s heart. When it comes to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), we are privileged to bring one of these gems to you today—meet…