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UNPOL trains South Sudanese counterparts on interviewing underage survivors of sexual violence
22 South Sudanese police officers in South Sudan's capital Juba were equipped with the necessary skills to interview minors who are survivors of sexual abuse by UNPOL officers serving with UNMISS during a five-day training…
UNMISS workshop on good governance expected to promote peace and development in Eastern Equatoria
Promoting unity and the full implementation of the revitalized peace agreement was the objective of this workshop for politicians in Eastern Equatoria State. Photos: Samira Yassmine Salifu/UNMISS To govern well is easier said…
New head of the MINUSCA Police component (UNPol) assumes duty
The UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has a new police commissioner – General Christophe Kabango Bizimungu from Rwanda. He was today officially welcomed to the Mission during a ceremony held in…
Birao: A push for girls’ reproductive health by the Zambian contingent
MARIA KABATANYA To mark Menstrual Health Week (6-12 June 2021), the Female Engagement Team of the MINUSCA Zambian contingent (ZAMBATT) and the Mission’s gender unit came together to champion girls’ reproductive health rights…
Fight against criminality in Bunia: Roughly a hundred solar panels installed by MONUSCO
Fight against criminality in Bunia: Roughly a hundred solar panels installed by MONUSCO. Photo MONUSCO / Jean-Tobie Okala With funding from MONUSCO to the tune of $132,000, one hundred and four solar panels have been…
South Kivu: Biogas for Uvira central prison
South Kivu: Biogas for Uvira central prison. Photo MONUSCO/Correction Unit Inmates in Uvira central prison, South Kivu province now have a new source of combustible energy: biogas. With MONUSCO funding, a pilot biogas project…
UNMISS and partners support members of clergy to reconcile disputing politicians in Eastern Equatoria State
Mediating members of the South Sudan Council of Churches catching a ride and being protected by an UNMISS convoy as they travel around Eastern Equatoria State. Photos: Moses Yakudu/UNMISS “When we arrived in Loriyok (between…
Business owners and traders in Warrap benefit from an UNMISS training on management skills
Some 40 traders, business owners, members of religious groups and local authorities in Wunrok, located in Twic county of Warrap state, attended a four-day UNMISS-led training on leadership and management skills. Photo by…
A Decade of Independence: Pious Lokale from Eastern Equatoria Speaks
With the world's youngest nation celebrating a decade of independence this month, Pious Lokale from Eastern Equatoria recounts his experience of civil war, its devastating aftermath and evaluates where, he feels, South Sudan…
UNPOL officers train South Sudanese counterparts on community violence reduction
44 South Sudanese police offers benefited from a recent workshop held by UNPOL officers serving with UNMISS in Juba on reducing violence through collective action. Major Aziza Sau Wadil has been serving and protecting the…