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THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- VIDEO MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 8 March 2022
On International Women’s Day, we celebrate women and girls everywhere. We celebrate their contributions to ending the COVID-19 pandemic. Their ideas, innovations and activism that are changing our world for the better. And…
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Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan Nicholas Haysom's Briefing to the Security Council
[AS DELIVERED] Madam President Thank you for this opportunity to brief on developments in South Sudan. Twenty-second February of this year marked the two-year anniversary of the formation of the Revitalized Government of…
Security Council Press Statement on Attack against United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)
The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack perpetrated against MINUSMA on 7 March 2022 near Mopti, following which two peacekeepers from Egypt were killed and four wounded. The members of…
UNMISS-funded mobile campaign brings excitement, optimism on Women’s Day
Community members across Juba, South Sudan's capital city, gave cogent responses to a week-long mobile awareness campaign run by UNMISS on upholding the rights of women and girls. Photo by James Sokiri/UNMISS. JUBA – In the…
“With the right support, women can achieve great things”—Christine Wani, Business Owner, South Sudan
When Christine Wani was a young girl, all she wanted was an education. However, financial hardships did not allow her to fulfil her dream. Today, this remarkable woman runs a business supplying construction materials across…
Both women and men in Bentiu to break the bias to achieve gender equality
There was plenty of joy to be had when women, and some men, got together to discuss the ever-important rights of women in all spheres of life. Photos: Roseline Nzelle Nkwelle/UNMISS UNITY STATE – “Gone are the days when women…
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Statement attributable to the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General on Mali
The Secretary-General strongly condemns the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack perpetrated yesterday against a logistics convoy of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)…
MINURSO celebrates the International Women’s Day
On 8 March 2022, MINURSO commemorated the International Women’s Day under the theme “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”. At Mission HQ in Laayoune the Acting Head of Mission, Nick Birnback, led a ceremony and…
Supporting togetherness: UNMIK Kicks-off Mentoring Initiative for Young Women on International Women’s Day
Today, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Ms. Caroline Ziadeh, welcomed the eight young women taking part in the UNMIK Mentoring Initiative…
Statement on increase in violence in the southern part of Abyei Area, call for dialogue
Abyei, 8 March 2022 – The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) is deeply concerned about the renewed violence in the southern part of the Abyei Area. This has led to the loss of life and is causing untold…