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UNMISS peacekeepers recently visited the remote village of Basukangbi in Western Equatoria to assess the security situation and raise awareness on COVID-19. Basukangbi, a remote village with no communication networks some 50…
Juba, 23 July 2020: A fresh outbreak of fighting in the troubled Jonglei region of South Sudan has forced thousands of families to flee their homes and seek sanctuary next to the United Nations base in Pibor. The sudden…
MONUSCO regrets the death of the United Nations Police sector leader in Kinshasa. The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) learned with great sadness of the passing…
Kasaï : MONUSCO Facilitates the Holding of Mobile Court Hearings to Decongest Prisons in Tshikapaa. Photo MONUSCO/Moïse Ndayambaje To ease crowding in the Tshikapa prisons and strengthen the rule of law, MONUSCO provided…
Photo by Mohammed Idriss, UNAMID. Zalingei, 22 July 2020-UNAMID’s Communications and Public Information Section (CPIS), in partnership with the Central Darfur Disabled Union (CDDU), on 20 July commemorated Nelson Mandela…
UNMISS peacekeepers from Bangladesh vaccinate livestock and distribute hygiene kits among local communities in Wau to ensure the safety of people and their animals during COVID-19. Cattle rearing is a source of livelihood for…
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) paid its last respects to Sergeant Major Edouard Nsabiyaremye, a peacekeeper from the Rwandan contingent who…
UNMISS hands over two vehicles to the State COVID-19 Task Force in Bentiu; these are intended to facilitate the movement of frontline health workers and patients. As the world continues to grapple with the coronavirus…
UNISFA’s Acting Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major General Mehari Gebremariam, presents the key of a Toyota Landcruiser to the new Juba Appointed Chief Administrator. The gift of the vehicle is part of the Mission’s…
Women in Wau taught tailoring skills by Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving with UNMISS. You may reckon that uniformed UN peacekeepers and sewing machines is an unlikely combination. Think again. Bangladeshi soldiers based in…
Misinformation damages quality of life. This was just one key joint message of a media literacy campaign spearheaded by Kosovo-Albanian and Kosovo-Serbian journalists who came together to amplify the messages. Over the past…
Thousands of UNIFIL peacekeepers, like Lt. Jorge Tejada from Spain, have been contributing to consolidate peace and stability in south Lebanon since 2006. His patrol unit operates daily around the Marjayoun district and in…