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PR: DRC: Torture prevention mechanism urgently needed amid inhuman prison conditions
GENEVA/KINSHASA (11 December 2024) – The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) today called for urgent action to establish a torture prevention mechanism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), following its…
PR: MONUSCO welcomes the adoption of Security Council Resolution 2746 (2024) authorizing its support to SAMIDRC Forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kinshasa, August 7, 2024: The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) expresses its appreciation of the United Nations Security Council’s adoption of Resolution 2746…
Resourceful women in “hidden place” Cithou ask for school, healthcare and justice
Women in isolated Cithou weave resilience into every one of their creations, making the most of the little they have to sustain themselves. Photos: Zejin Yin/UNMISS WARRAP - Cithou, a small village 30 kilometers from Kuajok…
Eastern Equatorian persons with disabilities demand equal rights and end of discrimination
A lack of resources means that far from all persons living with disabilities in Eastern Equatoria State have been officially registered. Photo: Moses Yakudu/UNMISS. TORIT- The Union of Persons Living with Disabilities in…
Three women breaking barriers in the security sector
Written by Elssa Gbeily, a Strategic Communications consultant from Belgium and Lebanon, focusing on gender issues with the UN Department of Peace Operations. She has a background in gender, peace and security. Women remain…
Sudanese women refugees share stories of terror and trauma after fleeing escalating conflict
Sudan women women courageously shared their experiences of terror and trauma after fleeing the conflict to seek refuge in South Sudan. Photo by Deng Mou/UNMISS. “We faced many difficulties when we ran from the fighting. We…
Kuajok’s persons with disabilities frustrated by lack of action to make promises reality
During a focus group discussion with persons with disabilities in Kuajok, hardened women and men complained that many pledges to address their situation remain mere promises. Photo by Zejin Yin/UNMISS. WARRAP - In Kuajok, 50…
UNISFA statement on video of its peacekeepers
Abyei, 12 December 2024 - The attention of the United Nations Interim Force for Abyei (UNISFA) has been drawn to a video circulating online alleging that its peacekeepers interacted with members of the Sudan Rapid Support…
Malakal residents from all walks of life commemorate Human Rights Day at exuberant event
A huge crowd showed up at a Malakal event, stressing the need to protect the human rights of everyone, not least women, girls and persons with disabilities. Photo by Ines Surwumwe/UNMISS. UPPER NILE – More than a thousand…
UNDOF Press Statement
The United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) remains committed to its mandate and to fostering peace and stability in the region and expresses its concern over the current security environment in the Golan. UNDOF…