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Young people are more than just a resource base to help put up posters during election time – and should be taken seriously by Kosovo’s politicians. This message came from seasoned Kosovo member of parliament Ilir Deda, who…

Catherine Lotto from the Young Christian Women's Association at a workshop about gender provisions in the revitalized peace agreement. “I am a woman, a peacemaker and a peacekeeper. That is how I am made.” Many a peer of…

UN, AU and IGAD representatives at a press conference in Juba, expressing their united support for the implementation of the revitalized peace agreement. A high-powered delegation from the United Nations, the African Union…

Women in Juba meet a high-powered delegation from the UN, AU and IGAD, urging them to support their right to representation. Women and girls have borne the brunt of the six-year long conflict in South Sudan. Thousands have…

UN Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix, a delegation from the African Union and IGAD, including its Special Envoy arriving in Juba. “We are totally united in support of the revitalized peace agreement and in support…

The IGAD Council of Ministers has endorsed a six-month extension for the peace process in South Sudan. The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Council of Ministers has endorsed a request to extend the deadline…

Students of St. Joseph School in Ein Ebel, south Lebanon, greet UNIFIL Head of Mission Maj. Gen. Stefano Del Col as he arrives in the school to see their cross-cultural event with a school in Italy. At the heart of UNIFIL’s…

Fighting for justice just got easier for Kosovo communities, with the opening of a new centre that will provide free legal services to those most in need – including women and minority groups. The new legal aid support centre…

Personnel Safety, Recruitment of Women Top Debate, Russian Federation Queries Link between Human Rights, Civilian Protection Issues The Security Council underscored the importance of peacekeeping as one of the most effective…

Photo by Mohammed Idriss, UNAMID. Zalingei: 7 May 2019, UNAMID’s State Liaison Functions (SLFs) Police and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in collaboration with the Government of Sudan (GoS) Police, organized in…

Young women and men in Aweil gaining conflict resolution skills at an UNMISS-led workshop. Youth in Aweil are blaming the government and “society” for their high levels of unemployment and for not being allowed to participate…

Women from Dinka and Murle communities in Greater Jonglei meet and sign an agreement to end inter-communal fighting. Murle and Dinka women from Boma and Bor respectively have signed a memorandum of understanding to end the…