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United Nations Under-Secretary-General Catherine Pollard and Head of MONUSCO Leila Zerrougui, speaking with staff of the UN Mission in Kinshasa. Photo MONUSCO / John Bompengo United Nations Under-Secretary-General for…
A women's leader speaks during an UNMISS-supported peace conference in Leer. A peace dialogue held between the communities of Mayiendit in Southern Liech and opposition-held Panyinjiar has pacified years of animosity and set…
Fuel-efficient stoves make it possible for women to spend more time in the relative safety of their homes. “Join hands, stand against rape” is the South Sudanese national theme for this year’s campaign of 16 days of activism…
Chinese engineers carrying out road works in South Sudan's Bahr El Ghazal region. Chinese military engineers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have begun rehabilitation of major travel and supply routes…
One of the workshop participants makes her point. The women spoke strongly against traditional norms that marginalize them. Women in Twic are attributing a lack of opportunities and “brain drain” of educated females in their…
There was much to ponder in the Lakes region when UN police officers trained their South Sudanese counterparts on community policing. The United Nations Police is currently training their South Sudanese counterparts in the…
Officers from three different armed groups in Aweil have been learning how not to recruit and use children. High-ranking military officers from the government army, the main opposition force and the South Sudan Opposition…
Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID. Nyala, 19 November 2019; the African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) handed over its Sector Headquarters in Nyala, South Darfur, to the Government of Sudan. The…
Women in Kuajok discuss the difficulties in obtaining 35 per cent political representation when cultural practices often impede them from acquiring the required skills. Women in Kuajok have expressed concerns about cultural…
The "waiting room" at the only veterinary clinic in Bor, overseen by an UNMISS vet from the Indian Army. For Lieutenant-Colonel Richmark Fernandes, a peacekeeper from India serving with the United Nations Mission in South…
People affected by violence in Rimenze meet with UN Peacekeepers on a recent visit. “It was so stressful here when they attacked us that night. But I don’t think they will return again because you are here and we believe in…
The sun is yet to rise above the skyline. But police officers and military troops are already gathering outside the gates of the Protection of Civilians site next to the United Nations compound in Juba, the capital of South…