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UNIFIL International Women’s Day 2021: “Gender Mainstreaming in UNIFIL Troop Contributing Countries
Welcome to this additional event to commemorate International Women's Day. International Women’s Day is an opportunity to celebrate what has been achieved towards realizing women’s rights; and to mobilize around overcoming…
UNMISS engineers make steady progress in repairing roads across South Sudan
Peacekeepers from seven different countries are repairing some 3,200 kilometers of roads and main supply routes across the world’s newest country. Improved roadways are expected to boost communication, trade and…
“We give young girls a goal to aspire to” –Dorothy Nyambe, UNPOL officer
Dorothy Nyambe from Zambia leads a team of 27 United Nations Police officers at the UNMISS field office in Bor, South Sudan. Photo by Gideon Sackitey/UNMISS. Adviser Dorothy Nyambe leads busy days at UNMISS. Dorothy is Police…
Female prisoners in Wau receive COVID-19 sensitization on Women’s Day
On International Women's Day, civilian and uniformed peacekeepers in Wau came together to sensitize female prisoners in Wau Central Prison on how to prevent and mitigate COVID-19. Photo by Dawit K. Tedla/UNMISS. Female…
Singing for Equality: Joy Mbraza
Joy Mbraza is a South Sudanese singer, activist and mother who is passionate about promoting equal rights and opportunities for women through her music. Photo by Denis Louro/UNMISS. Joy Mbaraza from South Sudan was born into…
Civil defence volunteers trained on COVID-19 disinfection procedures
UNIFIL peacekeepers from the mission’s Sector East units conducted this week a three-day COVID-19 related disinfection training with civil defence volunteers from south-eastern Lebanon. A total of 15 volunteers from eight…
Security Council Increases Size of Central African Republic Stabilization Mission, Adopting Resolution 2566 (2021) by 14 Votes in Favour, with 1 Abstention
The Security Council decided today to increase the authorized size of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) to enhance its ability to perform its…
DRC: Bintou Keita reiterates MONUSCO's determination to support the stabilization of Ituri
DRC: Bintou Keita reiterates MONUSCO's determination to support the stabilization of Ituri “To heal the wounds for everyone and for all the communities in Ituri, it is of paramount importance that trust be established between…
Calm in Bangui as Central Africans head to the polls
Voting is underway in the second round of the legislative elections in the Central African Republic (CAR). Significantly, voters who did not have the chance to vote in the recent 27 December elections due to security…
UNMISS intensifies peacebuilding in Jonglei as new report confirms community militias attacked civilians with support from military and political figures
Juba, 15 March 2021: The establishment of new temporary bases, intensified patrols, support for peacebuilding and investment in basic services is helping reduce violence in the Jonglei region of South Sudan after hundreds of…