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First local conference of youth hosted inside the UN buffer zone in Cyprus
On 1st and 2nd of October, UNFICYP’s Civil Affairs hosted the first group of young Cypriots who wanted to join hands and contribute to the fight against the climate crisis and increase the island-wide debate on the issue and…
UNMISS workshop aims at improving rule of law and accountability
Police, military officers and legal practitioners in Lakes State at a workshop on human rights and rule of law. Photo: James Mawien Manyuol/UNMISS LAKES – For the principle of rule of law to function as it should, those…
SRSG Ziadeh Hosts Roundtable on Early Marriage and the Rule of Law at UNMIK
The practice of early and forced marriages must come to an end, and women and girls given full emancipation. This was the central message that came out of a round table with Kosovo lawyers and law students, during an UNMIK…
People for Peace: From weaving recycled bags to preventing violence against women, Jeanne d’Arc believes in the power of one
Story by Yaye Nabo Séne and Gaëlle Sundelin In 2019, when Jeanne d’Arc Kohou flew out to Mali to join the Un Peacekeeping mission MINUSMA, her role was to help prevent and address gender-based violence. But soon after she…
UNMISS teams up with women’s group to raise awareness on ending sexual exploitation and abuse
Under the ambit of the ongoing 16 Days of Activism, UNMISS' Conduct and Discipline Team teamed up with women's representatives from Gurei in Juba to raise awareness on the UN's zero tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and…
Peacekeepers complete winter military skills competition
United Nations peace operations work around the world to promote and maintain peace and security, despite facing innumerable challenges while delivering on its mandates. In Cyprus, UNFICYP organizes regular military skills…
Kapoeta leaders sensitized on conflict management principles to promote rule of law
In Kapoeta, Eastern Equatoria, community leaders and county officials have participated in an UNMISS-facilitated forum that aimed at providing them greater clarity on conflict management principles as well as upholding the…
MINURSO PARADE IN HONOR OF THE NEWLY ARRIVED ACTING FORCE COMMANDER, MAJOR GENERAL CHOWDHURY MD MAIN ULLAH
On Wednesday 21 December 2022, MINURSO held a military parade in honor of the newly arrived Acting Force Commander, Major General Chowdhury Md Main Ullah of Bangladesh, who arrived in Laayoune on 20th December 2022. On behalf…
UNMISS warns of threats of mass attacks in Greater Jonglei
Juba, 21 December 2022: The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is deeply concerned about reported mobilisation of armed Nuer youth in the Greater Jonglei area. Such mobilisations have the potential to trigger…
DRC: UN Volunteers Fly to the Rescue of Vulnerable Children
UN Volunteers (UNV) program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo now has more than 500 volunteers, including 300 working for MONUSCO and others for Funds and Programs of the Agencies of the UN system. The United Nations…