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The possible areas of cooperation in expanding human rights studies in Kosovo were discussed during a constructive meeting between Head of UNMIK SRSG Ziadeh and University of Pristina Rector Professor Qerim Qerimi. The pair…

Well deserved certificates awaited women and youth in Bor after completing a UNMISS-funded courses teaching different marketable skills . Photos: Angellah Mandoreba/UNMISS JONGLEI – For South Sudanese women and youth…

In the evening of 23 June, Ledra Palace Hotel became buzzing with conversations, music, and more than 300 Cypriots from across the divide, some often meeting for the first time to discuss business and entrepreneurship. The…

Thousands of South Sudanese people returning home to escape violence in Sudan need both protection and humanitarian assistance. Photos: Peter Bateman/UNMISS UNITY – Thousands of South Sudanese people who escaped the current…

Language rights are sometimes huge – and sometimes as small as a door label. This month a set of guidelines for municipalities were published, based on joint research between UNMIK and IOM Kosovo on the implementation of the…

On 25 June, MINURSO celebrated Croatia’s National Day by raising the country’s flag at the Mission Headquarters in Laayoune next to the UN flag. On this day, Croatia commemorates the decision of the Croatian Parliament to…

Traditional leaders can do much to promote human rights in their communities. In Torit, they recently learnt how to go about it. Photos: Okello James/UNMISS Protecting and promoting human rights - along with preventing…

Abyei, 22 June 2023 – UNISFA UNPOL Women Network (UUWN) has been inaugurated at the mission’s Headquarters in Abyei. The Network, according to the Ag. Head of Mission/Force Commander, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Olufemi Sawyerr, is…

In this story series, UN Peacekeeping shows the impact of Action for Peacekeeping, which guides peace operations across 12 active missions. Story by: Serge Ismaël OUEDRAOGO / Yaye Nabo SENE We are at the Ménaka market…

By: Samira Y. Salifu Father Paul Okeny is not one to shy away from challenges in his quest to serve communities. Ordained as a priest in 2001 in the Catholic Diocese of El Obeid in Sudan, he is a pioneering and renowned…

Sixteen children became celebrities for a day when they, amicably, took over Radio Miraya on the Day of the African Child. In South Sudan, there is no shortage of children; young girls and boys who will one day lead their…

Shtërpcë/Štrpce residents now have a renovated court, as part of broader moves to improve access to justice. The Shtërpcë/Štrpce Branch Court was inaugurated last week, after receiving lifts to both the interior and exterior…