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Protection of children: Construction of UNMISS-supported office begins at army headquarters
Sand has been piled up. Gravel is on the ready. A water tank is full. Some building blocks have been stacked up to one side, while others are being laid orderly, one on top of the other and smoothened with plaster. A handful…
UNMISS and international donors discuss recovery and resilience in Wau
The Deputy Head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for humanitarian affairs and 50 high-level delegates from the international donor community have been in Wau to assess the humanitarian situation in the area. The one…
Returnees in Pajok eager to see tangible peace following last year’s agreement
Returnees in Torit area’s Pajok have appealed to South Sudanese authorities to bring services nearer and protect them from any imminent risk, so they can enjoy the dividends of the revitalized peace agreement, signed in Addis…
Service and Sacrifice: Ugandan 'Blue Helmets' support UN efforts to bring peace to Somalia
A contingent of 530 Ugandan “Blue Helmets” (63 women, 467 men) is playing a crucial role in the United Nations’ efforts to help bring peace and stability to Somalia. They make up the United Nations Guard Unit (UNGU, that is…
A tale of two women: Reaching across the political divide to push for peace in Yei
“We are tired. We are losing our husbands, we are losing our children. How long are we going to talk about peace?” cries Alice Senna Philip, as she sits alongside other weeping women in a dark, humid tukul (hut) in the heart…
UNFICYP’s Police component begins bicycle patrols in the Buffer Zone
On 17 April 2019, UNPOL officers deployed to UNFICYP organized its first bicycle patrol in the UN-administered Buffer Zone. The four-cyclist patrol, which included Dongxu Su, Acting Senior Police Adviser, started from Ledra…
Statement by the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on today’s attack in Butembo
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is shocked at today’s attack against an Ebola health facility in Butembo in the North Kivu province of the Democratic…
‘In the village you have relatives around, and they help you’: New dawn as displaced families embark on voluntary return journeys
The bright Juba sunrise rays blast through the sprawling rickety structures that form the UN protection site, adjacent to the Organization’s base in the South Sudanese capital. For Nyamuon, Nyachoat and Nyaliep, it is the…
UNIFIL-supported children’s playground opened in Abu Qamah
UNIFIL’s Indian peacekeepers, together with the UN Mission’s Civil Affairs office and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), opened a UNIFIL-supported playground for children in Abu Qamah, south-eastern Lebanon, earlier this week…
UNAMID condemns violent confrontations in Kalma IDP camp in South Darfur
Zalingei, 18 April 2019 – The African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) strongly condemns recent violent confrontations between two rival youth groups in Kalma Camp for internally displaced persons…