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A women's representative from the Toposa community in Eastern Equatoria speaks to Governor Louis Lojore during a recent UNMISS-facilitated visit to remote areas on the state's easternmost border. Every year, without fail, the…

South-Kivu: Uvira's women leaders renew their confidence in MONUSCO. Photo MONUSCO/Jean-Tobie Okala During a working session with MONUSO’s substantive sections in Uvira, South Kivu Province, on 6th August, some 20 women…

UNMISS has set up a temporary operating base in Tonj, Warrap State, following recent clashes. The peacekeeping team travelled 11 hours from Kuajok through heavily flooded territory to get to Tonj. They have started patrolling…

UNMISS RRP in the mission's Torit Field Office held a series of meetings with local partners in Nimule, Eastern Equatoria, to identify quick impact projects that will have tangible health benefits for local populations. The…

Informative COVID-19 material and face masks were distributed at an event in Yambio, which also aimed to promote a sense of national identity and social cohesion. Hundreds of face mask-wearing Yambio citizens have been…

UNIFIL peacekeepers in south-eastern Lebanon donated yesterday a number of firefighting equipment to the Lebanese Civil Defense, a public civil emergency service that carries out firefighting, search and rescue activities…

Nearly 100 UNIFIL peacekeepers – both military and civilian – donated blood yesterday and today for the victims of the horrific 4 August explosions that devastated a part of Beirut, left hundreds dead and thousands injured…

The United Nations Staff Unions in Lebanon have collectively launched the #UN4Beirut initiative to show solidarity and support to the people of Lebanon by cleaning the streets of a Beirut district, which was devastated by…

Colonel Rebecca Anyeoul and her female military peers say that a lot remains to be done to fully respect women's rights. Rebecca Anyeoul is an expert when it comes to juggling her responsibilities. She’s managed to raise…

Youth of different political persuasions got together in Yambio to become agents of peace. “Criminals, thieves, violent people. That’s how we, the youth, were referred to during the conflict.” The words of Simon Gardino…