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Kenyan expert: Laws, codes of conduct and accountability needed to end hate speech
“So, where does impunity fit into our discussion about hate speech?” “It is an elephant in the room. A society which does not sanction wrongdoing breeds more of the same. Without accountability, everything we are saying about…

UNIFIL civic engagement programme for youth
UNIFIL, in collaboration with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and a local non-governmental organization, organized an educational outreach programme, explaining the scope of UNIFIL’s mandate to a group of youth from the UN…

Security Council condemns terrorist attack against African Union mission in Somalia
The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday strongly condemned the terrorist attack on 1 April perpetrated by the Al-Shabaab group against the Ugandan contingent of the African Union mission in Somalia.

Some relief in Wau as Bangladeshi peacekeepers bring medical services to the locals
Some relief in Wau as Bangladeshi peacekeepers bring medical services to the locals Residents of Wau town were this week relieved of some of their physical pain and ailments, as Bangladeshi peacekeepers deployed in the town…
Employing dogs, UNIFIL peacekeepers help children with learning disabilities
A team of UNIFIL’s Italian and Malaysian peacekeepers partnered with a local youth group recently in organizing an intense month-long educational therapy treatment programme for children with learning disabilities in the Al…

Jonglei women demand 35 per cent political representation in new state government
Women in Jonglei are vying for more political representation in the next state government and in leadership roles in general. Women in Jonglei are determined to get 35 per cent political representation when a new state…

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NEAR VERBATIM TRANSCRIPT Media Briefing by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, Mr. David Shearer Juba – South Sudan Monday, 09 March 2020
UNMISS chief David Shearer answered numerous questions at a press conference in Juba on 9 March. (Scroll down for Q&A session) I want to start by acknowledging the breaking news coming out of Khartoum where an explosion has…

Women in Lakes demand 35 per cent political representation, education key to reach lawful quota
Women in Lakes are keen on educational opportunities to make the most of their upcoming 35 per cent political representation. Women in Lakes State have called on parties to the revitalized peace agreement to fully respect and…

Major Jarin Sultana: " I am proud to have served under the UN flag in the DR Congo"
Major Jarin Sultana: " I am proud to have served under the UN flag in the DR Congo" After 12 months of good and loyal services in the cause of peace and women in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Major Jarin Sultana from the…

Deadlock broken, South Sudan on road to ‘sustainable peace’, but international support still key
Positive developments in South Sudan have “moved the country further along the road to sustainable peace”, the top UN official there told Security Council members on Wednesday. The world’s youngest nation has been mired in…
