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UNAMID deplores recent clashes between SLA-Abdul Wahid Al-Nur’s factions and calls for a stop to the fighting
Khartoum- 24 June 2020- For the past few days, the people of Darfur have been subjected to a great deal of suffering and unwarranted displacement due to renewed eruption of fighting between two factions of the Sudan…
UNMISS donates vehicles and other COVID-19 equipment to Aweil taskforce, doing the environment a favour in the process
Vehicles and water tanks were part of the UNMISS donation to the COVID-19 taskforce in Aweil. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has delivered an ambulance, two other vehicles and two water tanks to assist the work of…
National ownership critical, once guns fall silent, Security Council hears
Although UN peacekeeping missions can help put a country on the right track following conflict, only a commitment from national governments can keep it there over the long term, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told a…
UNIFIL agricultural support to enhance food security in south-eastern Lebanon
In order to build agricultural infrastructure for food security, UNIFIL supported local communities in south-eastern Lebanon with labour-saving agricultural equipment and tools last week. The UNIFIL support – which included…
Stakeholders call for honest, transparent, and inclusive debate on new constitution at UNMISS workshop
A group of stakeholders discussing their inputs at a consultative workshop on constitution-making in South Sudan. Photos: Isaac Billy/UNMISS As South Sudan makes the long journey from winning independence a decade ago through…
SRSG Tanin meets with the President and the Registrar of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, Judge Ekaterina Trendafilova and Dr. Fidelma Donlon
On Thursday 9 September, the Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of UNMIK, Mr. Zahir Tanin, met with the President of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, Judge Ekaterina Trendafilova, and the Registrar of the…
Top UN peace envoy arrives in South Sudan to lend support to the peace process
Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the UN chief of peace operations, arriving in Juba in an attempt to re-energize the somewhat stalling implementation of South Sudan's peace agreement. Photos: Isaac Billy/UNMISS Shortly after touching…
Political and security discussions dominate meeting between UN peace chief and South Sudan’s President
Jean-Pierre Lacroix, chief of UN Peace Operations, and Nicholas Haysom, Head of UNMISS, have discussed security arrangements and the peace process with President Salva Kiir. Photos: Isaac Billy/UNMISS Three years ago today, a…
UNMISS concerned about suffering women and children in Tambura, appeals for leaders to intervene
Thousands of people living in Tambura have fled their homes to escape violence. Some are seeking shelter near the UNMISS temporary operating base. Photos: Denis Louro Oliver/UNMISS Violence in and around Tambura in Western…
UN Peace Chief visits conflict and flood-affected Malakal in South Sudan
The Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, visits Malakal, Upper Nile, as part of his four-day peace mission to South Sudan. Photo by Isaac Billy/UNMISS. Flying across the Upper Nile, it’s easy to…