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UNMISS to look into potential dialogue to end worsening Eastern Equatorian intercommunal violence
Women in Loguruny, a village in Eastern Equatoria State, interacting with an UNMISS patrol team. Photos: Moses Yakudu/UNMISS Since intercommunal relations in and around Loguruny village in Eastern Equatoria State appear to be…
UNMISS peacekeepers teach Wau women money-making patterns
UNMISS peacekeepers teaching women in and around Wau the fine art of tailoring. Photos: Dawit K. Tedla/UNMISS “I used to sell veggies in the market, but it did not pay well,” says Lucia Richard Ujang, a 35-year-old widow and…
Nepal-funded agricultural project in Blida to ease economic strains of residents
UN Photo / Pasqual Gorriz UNIFIL’s Nepalese peacekeepers handed over a major agricultural and public garden project this week to local authorities of the south-eastern Lebanese village of Blida. It was their country’s first…
Build trust and cooperation through friendly dialogue, says new UNMISS Police Commissioner
In close dialogue and cooperation with the South Sudan National Police Service, that is how the new UNMISS Police Commissioner Christine Fossen wants to be seen as often as possible. “Just do it,” her husband and three grown…
UNIFIL Statement on 17 May 2021 incident
On Monday, 17 May at around 1130 pm, UNIFIL detected firing of rockets from the general area of Rashaya Al Foukhar north of Kfar Chouba, in south Lebanon. Immediately after we were also informed by the parties. The IDF…
Fresh attacks, dire conditions plague Africa’s Sahel, Security Council hears
Despite a deteriorating security situation and the reverberating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, regional troops deployed to combat terrorists in Africa’s Sahel region have scaled up the tempo of their operations in recent…
UNMISS reassures citizens of Bahar Olo area after deadly attack by unknown armed men
UNMISS peacekeepers have visited Bahar Olo in Western Equatoria State to assess the situation of citizens following a recently deadly attack in the area. Photos: Phillip Mbugo/UNMISS The United Nations Mission in South Sudan…
Leadership retreat for Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State government officials expected to promote peace
A representative image from a leadership retreat for politicians in Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal: 25 per cent of the participants were women. Photos: Emmanuel Kele/UNMISS Becoming a politician comes with a lot of responsibilities…
Youth, Peace, Security: Eyobo Richard, Musician, Western Equatoria
24-year-old South Sudanese guitarist and music producer Eyoba Richard says he believes that young people across the country need to stop fighting and unite to usher in an era of progress. Photo by Denis Louro/UNMISS. At just…
Statement by the Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col
In recent days, several serious incidents have occurred across the Blue Line. These incidents have included rockets launched from south Lebanon into Israel, which drew retaliatory artillery fire by the Israel Defense Forces…