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Mıstıki Araz is a 18-year-old peace activist from Cyprus, who is helping to find new ways to break stereotypes and challenge the historical narratives he was taught since his childhood. Acknowledging that there is still a lot…
Anna Michael is a 29-year-old Cypriot who is passionate about supporting young people to find their path and join the labour market through counselling and education. She works as part of the YOUTHShare project, which is…
After years of conflict and then, the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of people in Kuajok, South Sudan, came together at a peace concert organized jointly by UNMISS and the state government to celebrate a decade of this young…
Some 3,000 people across Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan, came together in a colorful and heartfelt celebration marking the 10-year independence anniversary of this young nation. Photo by Moses Yakudu/UNMISS. “At this…
UNMISS recently undertook a two-week fact-finding mission to remote villages in Western Equatoria, South Sudan. The objective was to investigate repeated attacks on travellers on the main route to the country's capital, Juba…
Nine bus stop shelters across South Sudan's busy capital city, Juba, will now shelter regular commuters from inclement weather. These were handed over by UNMISS as a goodwill gesture on 9 July 2021. Photo by James Sokiri…
In light of recent developments related to the unresolved situation of the Kosovo-Serb returnee in Gjakova/Đakovica, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Zahir Tanin, recalls the importance…
UNIFIL Spanish Battalion Commander Lieutenant Colonel Pérez Montes (left) handed over two water pumps for the local water reservoir to the Mayor of Bourj Al Malouke, Elias Ncoula Seleiman, on 7 July 2021. As part of UNIFIL’s…
Juba, 8 July 2021: The 10th anniversary of South Sudan’s historic achievement of independence provides an important opportunity to inject fresh momentum into the peace process to deliver the stability, peace, and prosperity…
A three-day forum facilitated by UNMISS in Juba, South Sudan, brought together all stakeholders in Central Equatoria state, to discuss contributions to a peaceful, prosperous state. Photo by Moses Pasi/UNMISS. UNMISS recently…
A new government action plan in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has the potential to reverse the urgent and tragic deterioration in the east of the country, where thousands of human rights abuses are being…
As it completes a decade of independence, South Sudan has started the process of drafting a permanent constitution. A complex undertaking with numerous moving parts, it is nonetheless the quintessential act of sovereignty…