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THE POWER OF COMMUNICATION: ENABLING SECTOR TWO TO DO ITS JOB
By Lance Corporal (LCpl) Jemma Couchman This piece is part of our May campaign highlighting women in peacekeeping, leading up to the International Day of UN Peacekeepers on 29 May. Cyprus is an island rich in history…
KEEPING THE PEACE AND MAINTAINING THE FORCE
By Lance Corporal (LCpl) Louisa Murphy. This piece is part of our May campaign highlighting women in peacekeeping, leading up to the International Day of UN Peacekeepers on 29 May. As one of the battlegroup clerks of Sector 2…
Malakal’s trailblazing military women tell stories of trials and triumphs as the UN celebrates women in peacekeeping
Lieutenant Colonel Catherine Gadayan from the Philippines and Ghanaian Wing Commander Solyce Owusuwaa Pepprah are UN peacekeepers based in Malakal. “Are you ready to die in a foreign country?” This was the question posed to…
United Nations peacekeeping in South Sudan: A tale of non-uniformed civilians, not least women, as well
Janet Adongo, a United Nations Volunteer and public information officer based in Malakal, is one of many capable civilian women making peacekeeping possible. With the International Day of UN Peacekeepers just around the…
Successful fish farmer in Aweil employs and empowers women despite COVID-19 challenges
A group of women in Aweil is being trained on how to manage a fish farm and hence earn a salary. Valentino Achak Deng, a fish farmer in Aweil in Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal, has started a project to empower rural women by giving…
Children in Kosovo shelters helped to continue online learning as domestic violence rates spike
Ensuring children have access to continued learning from domestic violence shelters has been a key challenge during the COVID-19 lockdown – with UNMIK and UN Women ramping up support in response to the 30 per cent spike in…
MINUSCA military and civilian focal points get ready to train staff on SEA
With zero tolerance as the flagship call of United Nations efforts to end sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) across the organization since 2017, getting the message to all personnel is crucial. A four-day training of…
Pibor communities vow to forge ahead with peace process despite devastating floods
The easiest way to get around Pibor right now is by boat. Unexpectedly heavy rains have caused devastating floods across the entire Jonglei region in the eastern part of South Sudan, leaving land previously parched by the…
Leaders in former Unity State promise to protect civilians and promote justice and accountability in their areas of control
A detention shelter in South Sudan's Unity area As normal life resumes in the areas ravaged by war in South Sudan’s former Unity State, the leadership in the opposition-controlled areas is promising to respond to…
Kapoeta's Toposa and Buya communities make another push for peace
Toposa and Buya community members dance after resolving to end regular skirmishes and live peacefully After years of sporadic skirmishes between the Toposa of Riwoto and Buya of Kimotong counties, the two have finally…