Thanks to an intervention by MONUSCO peacekeepers, alerted and supported by customary authorities, fourteen people who had been taken hostage during an attack by CODECO militiamen in the village of Lidha, Djugu, on March 21, have been released. This release was made possible by the intensification of MONUSCO’s operations in the area. For about a week now, six mobile military bases have been deployed in the territories of Djugu and Irumu as part…

Retreat Operational Cell of the Contact and Coordination Group (CCG) held its annual strategic retreat from 23-27 February 2026, Kampala.

A specialist explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team from UNIFIL’s Italian contingent safely disposed of an armed drone that had crashed – under circumstances still under investigation – amid heavy exchanges of fire along a section of the road between UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura and Al Mansouri earlier this week. In accordance with UNIFIL’s operational procedures, the EOD team was deployed to the crash site on 23 March, and prior to the safe…

Western Equatoria – As dawn breaks over Duduma, a community near Yambio, parents and local leaders gather under mango trees. Their focus is how to better protect their children so that they have the opportunity they deserve to reach their full potential in life. Duduma Chairperson, Gloria Daniel, voiced the community’s collective concern about one of the gravest challenges faced by children. “We’re facing troubling cases of sexual violence…

The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), in collaboration with the Embassy of Colombia in Senegal, UN WOMEN, the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA), and the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia (UNVMC), hosted on 25 of March a high-level virtual dialogue titled “Promoting South-South Cooperation: Women Peacebuilders Inter-Regional Dialogue.” The dialogue brought together over 150 women…

JONGLEI – “Regardless of the mistakes a person may make or the crimes they commit, they should always be recognized as human beings deserving of compassion and understanding.” This compelling message from UN Police Officer, Mwewa Musonda, captured the spirit of the training provided by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan to strengthen the capacity of local prison officers to pursue justice in line with international standards, including…

The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) is stepping up its operations in Ituri. Since March 22, 2026, six mobile military bases have been deployed in the territories of Djugu and Irumu as part of Operation “ Nyundo II” which has been underway since early February. In these areas, still plagued by armed violence, several armed groups continue to pose a major threat to civilians. In…

The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, concluded a visit to Washington, D.C., where he met with senior United States government officials, as well as US and Yemeni experts, to discuss latest developments in Yemen and the region. During the visit, the Special Envoy met with Senior Advisor for Arab and African Affairs to the US President, Massad Boulos, as well as other senior officials at the State Department and the National Security…

As part of the activities of the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission (CNMC), Leonardo Santos Simão, in his capacity as President of the Commission, today concluded a working mission to Cameroon and Nigeria. The visit is part of ongoing efforts to finalize the border demarcation process between the two countries, in line with commitments made by the governments of Cameroon and Nigeria. During his mission, the President of the CNMC met with several…

JONGLEI – Women across South Sudan continue to be subjected to the horror of sexual and gender-based violence, which causes immense emotional, psychological and physical damage. In the Jonglei region, persistent conflict has driven a disturbing increase in rape, forced marriage, and sexual slavery—tactics used as weapons of war. On the frontlines of efforts to combat this scourge are the nation’s police force. To build the capacity of officers in…