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“Water devastated our homes and our crop farms here in Motti. We evacuated to an area near the main road,” said Theresa Dominic Amuna, a representative of the Ifwotu community in Eastern Equatoria. Water, they say, is life…

The flag of the Republic of Ghana was raised by Sergeant Rebecca Owusu-Yirenkyiat at the UNFICYP headquarters in Nicosia, Cyprus, today. The ceremony was attended by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and…

THE DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL THE DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL -- REMARKS AT EVENT TO COMMEMORATE THE 10th ANNIVERSARY OF THE MANDATE ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONFLICT New York, 30 October 2019 [as delivered] Excellencies…

Visit to MINURSO of an Argentinian Col. During his visit to MINURSO on 24 October 2019, the Argentinian Colonel, Horacio Cundins Gonzalez, accompanied by MINURSO Military Chief of Staff, Commander (Gui. N.) Ahmadou Sow…

UN Deputy Secretary General, Ms. Amina J. Mohammed, met with the Prime Minister of Sudan, Mr. Abdalla Hamdok in Khartoum. Photo by Hamid Abdulsalam, UNAMID. From 26- 28 October 2019, The United Nations Deputy Secretary…

Women in Northern Upper Nile have resolved to form support groups to increase their participation in decision making and development processes at all levels of society. This was one of the incendiary outcomes of a two-day…

‘‘Living together before and after the crisis in Central African Republic’’ was the main theme of a Youth Peace Forum organized by MINUSCA at Birao Hospital on 29 October 2019 for about 100 youths. The event was, among others…

MONUSCO Police trains Congolese National Police officers in ballistics. Photo : MONUSCO/UNPOL " Ballistics and managing gun-impacted crime scenes" is the theme of a 5-day training provided by MONUSCO since Tuesday, October…

Women and girls in Aweil are being encouraged to get an education as a pathway to enhancing their contribution to peace building, national development and self-fulfillment. “From this workshop we have learned that the peace…

Asked if she wants to be the president of South Sudan when she grows up, 12-year-old Rebecca Aman Chan, a student at the Asementi Primary School gazes into the mid-distance, pondering this exciting thought experiment. “Yes, I…

Several days of torrential rains have left wide swaths of Greater Jonglei devastated and its inhabitants both flabbergasted and displaced. With more precipitation on the forecasted horizon, there are fears that the situation…

“Our better lives do not lie in machine guns.” Those were the words of Rachael Amuor Pach, the Jonglei Minister for Gender, Child and Social Welfare, at the conclusion of a special women’s forum for reconciliation and peace…