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Kirti Kler from India is one of the dedicated UN Volunteers serving for peace with UNMISS at the mission's field office in Lakes state, South Sudan. 27-year-old Kirti Kler has travelled a long way from India to serve for…

29-year-old Captain Settawit Chansuk from the Royal Thai Army is currently deployed to UNMISS and part of the mission's engineering troops. After six years as a Combat Engineer Company Commander in the Royal Thai Army, 29…

The UN Security Council met behind closed doors on Wednesday to discuss the derailing of Mali’s transitional government following the apparent forced departure of both the President and Prime Minister on Tuesday, by the…

the UNSG Antonio Guterres The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers honors the more than one million women and men who have served on the frontlines of conflict and the more than 4,000 who have lost their lives in…

19-year-old Faiza Aquila is one of the 60 beneficiaries of an UNMISS-funded livelihood programme in conflict-ridden Rimenze, Western Equatoria. Faiza believes that the four-month training has given her hope for a better…

Captain Jinha Kim, a 28-year-old UNMISS peacekeeper from the Republic of Korea, was a combat pilot in his home country and says that serving for peace in South Sudan is his biggest learning experience yet. Photo by Nektarios…

Sergeant Josephine Dei Kotei, serving as a corrections officer in Malakal, with her newly-awarded medal proudly in place. Photos: Janet Adongo/UNMISS Some say life begins at thirty. At that age, most folks are settling into…

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- WRITTEN MESSAGE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPERS 29 May 2021 The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers honors the more than one million women and men who have served…

To overcome the hardships Cypriots are facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has impacted people at all levels and took a hard toll on the island’s economy, the population is looking for hope and inspiration for a vision…