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Juba, 1 March 2021 - On February 28, a convoy of 59 trucks carrying World Food Programme food and nutrition assistance came under attack from armed gunmen some 30 kilometers from Gadiang, located some 160 kilometer from Bor…
On Friday 25 February 2022, Radio Okapi celebrated its twentieth anniversary: a UN medium that has captured the hearts of the Congolese people over the years. For twenty years, Radio Okapi has been informing women and men in…
The Force Commander/Ag Head of Mission designate, Major General Benjamin Olufemi Sawyerr, on 1 March 2020, called on the Ngok Dinka Paramount Chief (PC) and the Juba-appointed Chief Administrator in Abyei. He was accompanied…
Juba, 1 March 2022 – Grave human rights violations and abuses, including hundreds of killings, were committed against civilians during fighting in Tambura County, Western Equatoria State according to a joint report launched…
UNIFIL held a ceremony at its headquarters in Naqoura today to officially transfer authority from outgoing Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col of Italy to Major General Aroldo Lázaro Sáenz of…
The Incoming UNISFA Force Commander and Acting Head of Mission, Major General Benjamin Olufemi Sawyerr of Nigeria, arrived in Abyei on 28 February 2022. Maj. Gen. Sawyerr succeeds Force Commander and Acting Head of Mision…
On 27 February, the Intercommunal Social Entrepreneurship Competition came to its conclusion with 35 students from all communities of Cyprus in an online selection of their best business ideas. In total, eight teams presented…
When local chiefs met in Malakal to discuss how traditional and formal justice can work together, the question of female representation among local community leadership structures. Photos: Nyang Touch/UNMISS How can chiefs be…
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Ms. Caroline Ziadeh, met with the Ambassador of Norway, Mr. Jens Erik Grøndahl at UNMIK Headquarters. SRSG Ziadeh and Ambassador Grøndahl discussed…
The Secretary General’s Call to Action for Human Rights (C2A) just turned two. Much progress has been made to translate the vision and core principles of the C2A primarily, the centrality of human rights to the entire UN…
Disputes between farming communities in Magwi, Eastern Equatoria, and cattle herders have led to some 3,000 people reportedly being displaced last week. UNMISS is stepping up engagements with local, state and national…
Celebrations were in order for communities in Koch as UNMISS joined the ranks of partners contributing to the South Sudan Multi Partner Trust Fund for Reconciliation, Stabilization, and Resilience's efforts to encourage…