Peacekeeping news

Emmanuel Kembe, VIP, Kawaja Revolution – all on one stage! The unusual artistic trinity came to life in Malakal early this week, as they fired up a boisterous crowd at a peace concert fittingly called Malakal United. “…

On December 8, the MINUSMA Bangladeshi Formed Police Unit (BANFPU-2) provided free medical consultations for to the people of Goundam town, with the aim of bringing relief to the population but also to engender trust between…

Medical supplies for all at the Malakal prison as UNMISS peacekeepers make a vital donation. Inmates at the state prison in Malakal have received a gift of medical supplies from Indian peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Zahir Tanin, met in Belgrade today with President Aleksandar Vučić of Serbia. In their meeting, the President and the SRSG acknowledged the complexity of…

Members of the previously clashing communities of Manuer and Gak celebrate the signing of a peace deal. Local leaders, youth and women of the Gak and Manuer sections in the counties of Aloor and Malueeth in the Greater Lakes…

Girls and women in Cuei Chok in the Lakes region have discussed their rights, which are often ignored. As people gathered to commemorate the International Human Rights Day at Cuei Chok Primary School, I came across a group of…

UNMISS Quick Impact Projects improve the lives of communities across South Sudan

The good people of Yei certainly knows how to have a good time, here celebrating Human Rights Day. It was a blast! A harmless and joyous one, to boot. Residents of Yei this week rose to the occasion to celebrate Human Rights…

A section of students of the John Garang Memorial University of Science and Technology listen attentively at an UNMISS forum on identity “If I take blood from any of you and ask that you identify which one is Dinka, Shilluk…

Bentiu celebrated the International Human Rights Day demanding accountability for perpetrators of gender-based violence and other human rights violations. “Human Rights oiye… oiye, oiye!!!!, shouted William Kuichiang from…