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Priests and members of their congregations wept as they prayed for political leaders negotiating in Addis Ababa to compromise and work together for peace. The pain of the people of South Sudan who have endured five years of…
SRSG Zahir Tanin welcomed the Head of Liaison Office of Greece, Ambassador Chryssoula Aliferi, at UNMIK Headquarters on 21 May 2018. Ambassador Aliferi and the SRSG discussed latest developments in Kosovo and the region…
Soon inmates of the prison in Cueibet in the Greater Lakes region will have a fence around them, a new ablution unit and two refurbished cells for night-time use. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan together with the…
UN peacekeepers improving access to clean water in Meen County, Western Lakes. “This water project will benefit thousands of citizens in our area and the children will be less affected by water-borne diseases,” a grateful Mr…
El Fasher, 20 May 2018 - The African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) Joint Special Representative (JSR) Jeremiah Mamabolo has concluded a two day visit to oversee progress on the establishment of the…
On 17 May, 210 child soldiers were released in Pibor, where they laid down their weapons and traded uniforms for items essential in their new lives as civilians. “If they send us to one of the bad schools we have here in…
After some UNMAS demining and mine awareness education residents of the Majak-Joong cattle camp may tread parts of the area a little less carefully. A joint effort to clear unexploded mines and ammunition, and to educate…
UNIFIL and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) today hailed the opening of the LAF’s new regional centre for civil-military cooperation (CIMIC) in Marjayoun as a new chapter in the cooperation between the two forces in south…
South Sudanese leaders at the High Level Revitalization Forum in Addis Ababa are urged to set their differences aside and put the interests of their people first. The Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan has…
School children in Rumbek at an UNMISS-led workshop discussing how to empower girls and women. The overwhelming majority of boys in the photo underscores a key challenge for girls: access to education. As a young woman living…
Two new, UNMISS-provided boreholes in the Ladu community near Juba are expected to reduce inter-communal tensions over scarce water resources. The gifting of two new boreholes to the Ladu community in the capital Juba will…
The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian affairs has urged warring parties in South Sudan to stop the fighting and protect aid workers who are risking their own lives to save others in the war-torn country. During a visit…