Peacekeeping news

Zalingei, 14 July 2020- UNAMID is deeply concerned about the violent incidents that erupted in Kutum town on 12 July and the attack by unidentified armed men on the Fata Borno IDP Camp on the morning of 13 July 2020 which…

UN police officers are conducting a COVID-19 awareness-raising campaign in Eastern Equatoria. Fear of contracting COVID-19, combined with a lack of protective gear, has put an end to patrols conducted by Police Community…

Civilians’ Protection: The Civil Society in Mamove Applauds Continuous Efforts by MONUSCO and FARDC. Photo MONUSCO/Michael ALI MONUSCO Civil Affairs delegation, led by its Deputy Coordinator, Merault Ahouangansi, visited…

Attack on Civilian Convoy in Fataki Foiled by MONUSCO and FARDC. Photo MONUSCO/Force With the support of the Congolese National Police (PNC) and Uruguayan peacekeepers of MONUSCO, the Congolese army (FARDC), foiled Friday 10…

On a tour of eight voter registration centres in Bangui on Saturday, 11 July 2020, the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations (DSRSG) and Humanitarian Coordinator, Denise Brown, called…

The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack on 13 July 2020 by alleged Return, Reclamation and Rehabilitation (3R) armed elements against a convoy of the Multidimensional Integrated…

NELSON MANDELA INTERNATIONAL DAY Each year, on Nelson’s Mandela’s birthday, we pay tribute to an extraordinary global advocate for equality, dignity and solidarity. Madiba was a moral giant of the 20th century, whose timeless…

The UNMISS COVID-19 communications toolbox is huge. In fact, even a tricycle fits, like here, in rural Western Equatoria. By foot, by car, and now by tricycle. Whatever it takes to get the message out about how to prevent…

An UNMISS-financed police station being inaugurated in Rubkona County, Unity State. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has handed over a new police station to Rubkona County in Unity State. The facility is equipped…

After a donation of an assortment of protective gear against COVID-19, South Sudanese police officers are better placed to keep themselves and those they interact with safe. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan…

Photo by SUDO. Zalingei, 12 July 2020- UNAMID’s Governance and Community Stabilization Section (GCSS), in collaboration with the Sudan Social Development Organization (SUDO), successfully concluded the implementation of a…

Comfy beds, plenty of space and solar-powered lights await possible COVID-19 patients at the new isolation centre in Mayen-Gumel, Warrap State. By handing over two cars and assisting in creating a dedicated isolation centre…