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Mali’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
GENEVA (27 April 2023) – Mali’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the fourth time on Tuesday, 2 May 2023, in a meeting that will be webcast…
Peace begins with good farmer-pastoralist relations: UNMISS reaches out to cattle camps
The flag is white: these heads of cattle are coming in peace. Sometimes, however, clashes between pastoralists and farmers occur. Photos: Isaac Billy/UNMISS CENTRAL EQUATORIA - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan…
In Upper Nile, peace activists gather to discuss new conflict prevention strategies
In Bunj, Upper Nile, more than 50 peace activists, women leaders, youth representatives and community elders attended a conflict-prevention workshop organized by UNMISS. Ines Surwumwe/UNMISS UPPER NILE – Hope for lasting…
UNMISS peacekeepers provide protective escorts to World Food Programme convoys
UNMISS peacekeepers from Ethiopia and India provided protective escorts to large humanitarian convoys from the World Food Programme, enabling displaced communities in Pibor, Akobo, Lankien and Yuai, to receive life-saving aid…
Goma: MONUSCO builds the capacity of whistleblowers against child recruitment into the army
Combined efforts are vitally important to protect children from possible abuse by armed groups. / Photos Alain Wandimoyi While eastern DRC is facing an upsurge of child rights abuses, MONUSCO's Child Protection Section…
UNMISS rehabilitates vital bridges leading to jubilation among communities in Raja county
Thanks to UNMISS engineers from China, the nearly 30,000 community members of Raja county in Western Bahr El Ghazal, South Sudan, no longer need to suffer during the country's long rainy season. Chinese peacekeepers…
Medal parade honours Ghanaian peacekeepers who saved countless lives during climate emergency
700 Ghanaian peacekeepers were awarded the prestigious United Nations medal for their commitment to shaping a more peaceful and prosperous future for the people of the world’s youngest nation. The ceremony, which took place…
27th Republic of Korea Contingent Concludes its Taekwondo Classes
On 24 April 2023, the 27th contingent of peacekeepers from the Republic of Korea held a completion ceremony for its Taekwondo classes in Abbassiyah and Burgholiyah, south Lebanon. The ceremony was attended by senior Korean…
MESSAGE FOR WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY
U N I T E D N A T I O N S N A T I O N S U N I E S THE SECRETARY-GENERAL --- MESSAGE FOR WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY 3 May 2023 For three decades, on World Press Freedom Day, the international community has celebrated the work of…
UNMISS-funded Yubu bridge completed, daily carrying across river over
The difference a bridge can make is there for all to see. The one connecting farmers, school children and other residents of Sakure with Yambio town is no exception. Photos: Phillip Mbugo/Felix Katie/UNMISS WESTERN EQUATORIA-…