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THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- OPED FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
Around the world, progress on women’s rights is vanishing before our eyes. The latest forecasts estimate that on our current track, it will take another 300 years to reach full gender equality. Today’s cascading crises, from…
International Women's Day 2023 - DigitAll: Innovation and technology for gender equality
The campaign to reach gender equality in the world is an every day pursuit – but one that takes particular significance today, on International Women's Day. This year’s theme is “ DigitALL: Innovation and technology for…
South Kivu: MONUSCO, Local Authorities and Communities Engaged in Peaceful Partnership
The purpose of the workshop was to serve as a brainstorming framework for a joint analysis of the situation which led to the loss of trust between MONUSCO and the populations in the South Kivu province. Photo MONUSCO / Alain…
UN report says 173 civilians killed in four months in southern Unity State amid continued fighting
Juba, 06 September 2022: A joint human rights report published by United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has documented gross violations…
Fighting fires together
Summer is peak fire season in south Lebanon. Just a few months ago, on 8 July 2022, a large fire erupted in a carpet factory in the southern town of Zefta. It was a devastating fire, resulting in the destruction of most goods…
SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF CLEAN AIR FOR BLUE SKIES
Today, as many as nine out of ten people breathe polluted air, leading to some 7 million premature deaths each year, of whom 600,000 are children. Unless we act decisively, this number could double by 2050. Like many societal…
SRSG Ziadeh meets Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, encourages regional cooperation
Photo credit: Albania Prime Minister Office The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of UNMIK Caroline Ziadeh met Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama on 7 September. SRSG Ziadeh commended and…
Aweil youth graduate from soap-making training funded by UNMISS
Liquid soap production in progress as graduates from a vocational skill training in Aweil showcased their know-how. Photo: Deng Mou/UNMISS NORTHERN-BAHR-EL-GHAZAL- If the Covid-19 pandemic retaught the world one thing, it was…
UNPOL officers from UNMISS train 44 South Sudanese counterparts on policing, human rights
Some 44 South Sudanese police officers, including 12 women, have benefited from an in-depth training conducted by UNPOL officers serving with UNMISS. Photo by Jimmy Ludanga/UNMISS. WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL - “I’ve learned a lot…
MINURSO’S PEACEKEEPERS: NATIONAL DAY OF BRAZIL
On 7 September, MINURSO celebrated the Independence Day of Brazil by raising the country’s national flag at the Mission HQ in Laayoune . Since the first Brazilian peacekeepers have been deployed to the United Nations…