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UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 257 - 15 Nov to 21 Nov 2019 UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 257 - 15 Nov to 21 Nov 2019

UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 256 - 08 Nov to 14 Nov 2019 UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 256 - 08 Nov to 14 Nov 2019

Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID. Zalingei, 14 February; Thousands of people from Zalingei and surrounding villages attended a Horse Racing competition organized by UNAMID Communications and Public Information Section (CPIS) in…

Zoyia Amou Matur’s love for volleyball began when she was just nine years old. “Volleyball is discipline, love, unity and, above all, it is peace,” she says. Zoyia was inspired by her father, a former footballer, who…

Dressed in brightly coloured athletics outfits identifying their home areas, hundreds of young sportspeople paraded proudly around the field to the beat of a band as they came together as ambassadors for peace. The group of…

Wang Deng is proud of, and passionate about, his country. In 2002, the former soldier in the Sudan People’s Liberation Army was injured during a fierce battle on the frontlines of the war for independence in the city of…

Regular patrols by peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan are helping restore calm to Tonj in the Warrap region which has suffered a recent spike in intercommunal violence related to cattle…

UNMISS urges parties to form transitional government The announcement by the Presidency of South Sudan to return to 10 states is an important compromise to enable the timely formation of the transitional government as…

South Sudan’s President today announced the country will return to 10 states in a bid to end a tense-standoff with opposition parties just a week out from a deadline requiring the formation of a new transitional government…

Bamako, February 14, 2020. The village of Ogossagou, located in the Bankass circle in Mopti region, was attacked this morning at around 5 a.m. The attack claimed the lives of many villagers and left several injured. Houses…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Mr. Zahir Tanin, met the Ambassador of Italy, Mr. Nicola Orlando, at UNMIK Headquarters on 14 February 2020. SRSG Tanin and Ambassador Orlando exchanged…

Winters are harsh in Kfar Shouba on both locals and UN peacekeepers, as well as infrastructure. During the winter, the limited width of the road that leads to this faraway south-eastern Lebanese village – combined with…