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UNAMID conducts intensive street publicity awareness campaign on Covid-19 across Darfur
Photo by Mohamad Almahady, UNAMID. Zalingei, 22 June- More than one million residents from five Darfur states (north, south, east, central, west) are estimated to have directly benefitted from the recently concluded month…

UNAMID COVID-19 MEDIA UPDATE
18 June 2020 UNAMID COVID-19 MEDIA UPDATE Situation update: UNAMID continues to implement measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As at 17 June 2020, UNAMID has sixteen cases of COVID-19 among its mission personnel…

UNAMID JSR consults Transitional Government of Sudan on defusing tension in Kalma IDPs Camp
Photo by Nizar Saied Ahmed. Following the killing incident at the Kalma Camp for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in south Darfur on 11 June and the probability of a revenge attack by aggrieved parties, UNAMID Joint…

UNMISS supports formation of Western Equatoria State committee to end grave violations of children’s rights
A committee to end grave violations of children's rights has been formed in Western Equatoria State. A technical committee has been formed to implement the comprehensive action plan to end and prevent grave violations against…

South Sudan’s top UN envoy reassures displaced families during first visit to Bentiu and Malakal since COVID lockdown
From 14-16 October 2020, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS, David Shearer, visited Bentiu and Malakal for the first time since the coronavirus-related lockdown in South Sudan. SRSG…

UNMISS vets bring health and joy to cattle and their owners in Wau
A Bangladeshi vet, serving with UNMISS, in action in Wau. Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have brought joy to cattle keepers in Wau by offering much-needed free veterinary…

Polymnia Glykeriou: A young woman with big aspirations for the environment in Cyprus
Polymnia Glykeriou is part of a group of 24 Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots who are working with UNFICYP to promote actions on environmental peacebuilding in Cyprus. She is one of the 86 young men and women who applied to…

Governor of Western Equatoria State promises 35 per cent political representation for women
Women from different political parties discussing their political participation and how to improve it. Alfred Futuyo Karaba, Governor of Western Equatoria State, has promised that his government will make sure that women will…

Need for “global solidarity” never more clear in UN history, SRSG Tanin tells the Security Council
21 October 2020 - In the United Nations’ 75-year history the need for global solidarity and international cooperation has never been as clearly demonstrated as it is today, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General…
Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
Stéphane Dujarric, the Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. **Western Sahara Our colleagues in the UN Mission in Western Sahara (MINURSO) reports that, as of this morning, it observed some…
