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World leaders gather at UN to renew commitment to build and sustain peace
Calling for more diplomacy, dialogue and mediation to head off conflicts before they break out, United Nations officials urged a gathering of world leaders on Tuesday to help strengthen a new approach to sustaining peace…
Essay winners in Juba: “If men can make good presidents, maybe women can make better presidents”
Essay winners in Juba: “If men can make good presidents, maybe women can make better presidents” High-pitched ululations, music, dancing and inspiring statements about the power, abilities and rights of women were all parts…
UNAMID hands over police post to the Government of Sudan police in West Darfur
Photo by Elsadig Daud, UNAMID. On 23 April 2018, UNAMID handed over a police post at Al Riyadh camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in El Geneina, West Darfur, to Government of Sudan police forces. The project is part…
UNIFIL meets Lebanese youth to discuss role in furthering peace
UNIFIL’s military and civilian peacekeepers joined various UN agencies in Lebanon in an NGO fair in Beirut earlier this week to speak with Lebanese youth about the work of UN Peacekeeping in south Lebanon in furthering peace…
Ten aid workers missing in South Sudan
Ten aid workers missing in South Sudan Press Release South Sudan | 26 April 2018 Ten aid workers missing in South Sudan(Juba, 26 April 2018): Ten aid workers have gone missing outside South Sudan’s Yei town in Central…
Honey for money: An economic lifeline for communities in Wulu
On the outskirts of Rumbek in the Western Lakes region of South Sudan lies Wulu. Little is known about this village, but there is something sweet about it. A group of women in this rural community have found new income…
Statement by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on his meeting with leaders of the South Sudan Council of Churches
(New York, 26 April 2018) The Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, met with the South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC) leaders in New York to discuss the ongoing crisis in South…
‘Instead of responding to crises, we need to invest far more in prevention,’ says UN chief
The imbalance between spending on conflict, and spending on peace, must be tackled head-on, Secretary-General António Guterres said Monday, urging the United Nations to rally all international actors “for our efforts across…
Remarks to General Assembly Meeting on the Secretary-General’s Report on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace
New York, 5 March 2018[bilingual, as delivered] Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and GentlemenThank you, Mr. President, for organizing this briefing on my report on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace.Two years ago, the…
UN Global Open Day Addresses Women’s Political Participation in Kosovo
Pristina, 6 March 2018 – The 2018 United Nations Global Open Day on Women, Peace and Security was celebrated in Kosovo on 5 March, bringing together Kosovo parliamentarians, politicians, government officials, civil society…