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Massive UNMISS donation offers new hope to resource-deprived hospital in Bor
UN peacekeepers received a certificate of appreciation for their donation of vital supplies to the main hospital in Bor. Imagine a large, regional referral hospital which does not even have standard, everyday items like…
Spanish Chief of Defence visits UNIFIL area of operation
The Chief of Defense of Spain, General Fernando Alejandre Martínez, today led a nine-member delegation for a tour of UNIFIL area of operations and a visit to the Mission’s Sector East Headquarters in Marjayoun, south Lebanon…
Yei workshop seeks to optimize ways of making South Sudanese army child free
Officers from the government army all ears in Yei during a discussion on how not use children in armed forces. “We are looking forward to the day when our army will have a positive image in the outside world, when we have a…
UNAMID strongly condemns looting of its West Darfur Headquarters
Zalingei, 15 May 2019- On 14 May 2019, the eve of UNAMID’s scheduled handover of its Sector West Headquarters in El Geneina, an unruly crowd forcefully intruded into the super camp, where they looted UN property and…
Transformed peace actors and government leaders trained to manage conflicts in Eastern Equatoria
Transformative moments at a conflict resolution workshop in Kimotong County, Eastern Equatoria. For some, it was a workshop. For others, it was a near-transcendental experience. “We feel empowered, even transformed, by the…
Public opinion survey reveals widespread hope for lasting peace among South Sudanese
UNMISS chief David Shearer presenting encouraging results of a perception survey at a press conference in Juba. A new public opinion survey has found that 89 percent of South Sudanese believe that it is likely that there will…
The Director of Northern Africa Division, Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations visited MINURSO
Jack Christofides, Director of Northern Africa Division, Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations Between 7 to 13 May 2019, Jack Christofides, Director of Northern Africa Division, Department of…
UN peacekeepers in Bor save the arm of 8-year-old boy bitten by snake
His snake-bitten arm may have seen better days, but it's there, thanks to UNMISS medical staff in Bor. The family of an 8-year-old boy has praised the UN Mission in South Sudan for saving the arm and quite possibly the life…
Bentiu-bound verification team vows to leave no stone unturned to remove children from armed forces
A joint verification team heading to Bentiu in search of children serving with armed forces. A joint team from South Sudan’s government and opposition forces has arrived in South Sudan’s northern town of Bentiu, on a…
A soldier-turned-astronaut visits UNIFIL
Earlier this month, UNIFIL received an unusual visitor. Paolo Nespoli, who served in Lebanon as a young Italian soldier from 1982 to 1984 with the Multinational Peacekeeping Force in Beirut, returned to Lebanon after 35 years…