This website details the UN system and partners response to the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The archived content shows the international effort to get to zero cases. The content was published during 2014-15. The United Nations family remains committed to supporting the long-term recovery of the region and preventing future outbreaks.
Young women and men in Aweil gaining conflict resolution skills at an UNMISS-led workshop. Youth in Aweil are blaming the government and “society” for their high levels of unemployment and for not being allowed to participate…
Women from Dinka and Murle communities in Greater Jonglei meet and sign an agreement to end inter-communal fighting. Murle and Dinka women from Boma and Bor respectively have signed a memorandum of understanding to end the…
The lives of 115 colleagues who lost their lives between the beginning of last year and the end of March, serving the United Nations, were honoured on Monday at the annual Memorial Service for Fallen Staff, in New York. UN…
The Commander of UNIFIL’s Maritime Task Force (MTF), Rear Admiral Eduardo Augusto Wieland, hosted onboard the UNIFIL flagship a United States delegation including Ambassador Elizabeth Richard and the vice admiral of the…
Journalists and civil society representatives celebrating World Press Freedom Day in Juba. “Freedom of expression, access to information and civic space is what we want and need to effectively exercise the roles of civil…
Photo by Salah Mohammed, UNAMID. Zalingei: 5 May 2019, UNAMID’s Governance and Community Stabilization Section (GCSS) in collaboration with Sudan Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Commission (SDDRC), concluded…
Extension of the pre-transitional period a sign of goodwill between the parties in South Sudan The unanimous decision to extend the pre-transitional period of the South Sudan peace agreement leading to the formation of a new…
Lebanon’s Minister of Justice Albert Serhan, heading a 12-member delegation of senior judges, visited UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura today, where he was welcomed by UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General…
The Special forces of the Bangladesh army were first deployed to MINUSCA on 3 May 2016. They are specialized in crisis interventions, natural disasters environments, but also in security, development issues, stabilization and…