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In Mundri west, teachers, students, parents and members of the South Sudan National Police Service came together at an UNMISS-facilitated workshop on human rights. Photo by Phillip Mbugo/UNMISS WESTERN EQUATORIA: “Even if…

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Lieutenant General Aroldo Lázaro, accompanied by UNIFIL officials, met with mayors from around the Tyre Caza today to hear their concerns and talk about the needs of their residents…

H.E. Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, President of the Security Council, Distinguished Members of the Council, H.E Ms. Sylvie Valerie Baipo-Temon, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Central Africans Abroad of the…

On 21 February, the SRSG and Head of MINURSO Alexander Ivanko alongside the Mission Force Commander, Major General Fakhrul Ahsen presided over a ceremony at MINURSO HQ commemorating the International Mother Language Day…

UNMISS Force Commander Lieutenant-General Mohan Subramanian visits Warrap to get insights about the security situation on the ground. Photo by Zejin Yin/UNMISS. WARRAP – In South Sudan, subnational violence continues to be an…

When UNMISS and South Sudanese authorities visited remote Walgak, they found a rapidly growing community facing multiple serious challenges. Photos: Mach Samuel/UNMISS JONGLEI – Imagine a tiny, remote town in a poverty…

UNMISS and the state government of Eastern Equatoria organized a high-level conference in Kapoeta to address the reasons behind the delay in implementing resolutions agreed-on at previous peace dialogues. Photos by Moses…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Ms. Caroline Ziadeh received today Ambassador of Canada to Croatia and non-resident Ambassador to Kosovo Ms. Jessica Blitt. During discussions on recent…

Combatting climate change, UNMISS has built a photovoltaic solar power farm capable of producing all the energy needed to run its water treatment system at UN House in Juba. Photo by Nektarios Markogiannis/UNMISS JUBA – In…

UNIFIL’s Spanish contingent, operating in south-eastern Lebanon, has ramped up support to local communities as the ongoing fire across the Blue Line has forced thousands to flee to safety. Local hospitals, security bodies…

Anita Kiki Gbeho, newly appointed UNMISS Deputy Special Representative-Humanitarian as well as South Sudan’s Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, recently visited Malakal and Renk to meet those fleeing the Sudan crisis…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Ms. Caroline Ziadeh met today Mr. Cheng Lei, the head of office of the People’s Republic of China in Pristina. They discussed recent developments. The SRSG…