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Central African internal security forces boosted by over 1,000 new recruits
Security Sector Reform (SSR) – a prerequisite for stabilizing the whole of the Central African Republic (CAR) – has been boosted by the recruitment of over 1,000 new officers to the country’s Internal Security Forces. 800…
BENI : Local communities have received means and equipment for their socio-economic recovery
BENI : Local communities have received means and equipment for their socio-economic recovery. Photo MONUSCO/Sy Koumbo S. Gali “We received carpentry training in Mavivi as well as tools such as saws and planers which have been…
UNIFIL naval peacekeepers rescue 37 stranded at sea
This morning, a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Maritime Task Force (MTF) ship located at sea outside Lebanese territorial waters a boat with 37 people inside. Unfortunately, one of them had already passed…
UNIFIL peacekeepers test positive for COVID-19 Coronavirus
Ninety UNIFIL peacekeepers have tested positive for COVID-19 Coronavirus. The peacekeepers who have tested positive, 88 of them from the same contingent and two from another troop contributing country are in complete…
UN Security Council to discuss latest Secretary-General's report on South Sudan today
The latest quarterly report by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the situation in South Sudan and the activities of the United Nations in the country is now available. NEW YORK - The latest quarterly report by UN…
Fresh momentum needed to kickstart slow-down in peace process in South Sudan
Special Representative of the Secretary-General, David Shearer, calls for increased momentum in South Sudan's ongoing peace process and timely elections in today's briefing to the Security Council. Fresh momentum must be…
Radio programming can play crucial role in ending gender-based violence in Northern-Bahr-el-Ghazal
Radio stations can play a vital role in raising awareness on and preventing gender-based violence of any kind, including early and forced marriages. Communities of Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal have been sensitized on how to report…
Central African women and girls march for peaceful elections
Hundreds of women peacefully marched through the main streets of the Central African Republic’s capital Bangui today to demand for inclusive, violence-free elections. “All we want is peace,” sang the participants who donned…
Women take the lead in colorful medal ceremony honouring Rwanda’s peacekeepers in Malakal
Lieutenant Chanate Mutagawa receives her UN medal at a ceremony in Malakal. In recent times, Rwanda has been at the forefront of gender equality on all fronts. That peacekeeping is no exception became clear for all to see as…
UNMISS peacekeepers hand over educational material and sports equipment to university in Wau
Bangladeshi peacekeepers handing over much-needed school material and sports equipment to the Catholic University in Wau. Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have recently handed…