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By June this currently barren area at the Juba Checkpoint village will see the completion of an UNMISS-financed Joint Integrated Police post, aimed partially at making the area safe enough for displaced people to want to return to their homes.
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has initiated the construction of a Joint Integrated Police post in the Checkpoint village of the Jebel Kujur area in the capital Juba. The purpose of building the facilities is to…
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Women peacekeepers from UNIFIL’s Sector East Command recently organized an all-female foot patrol and market walk in Souk al Khan, south-eastern Lebanon, with the aim of incorporating gender perspective while performing…
It was the first week of summer classes in Ribat secondary school, El-Fasher, North Darfur. Annas Adam Ahmed, 11 years old was out playing with his friends when he spotted a shiny object. Gleefully, he picked up the object…
A Civil Affairs Officer with UNAMID’s Governance and Community Stabilization section, Tamasha Mpyisi-White has worked with the Mission for the past ten years. In this short interview, Tamasha tells us how her love for reading…
An Assistant Commissioner with the Zambia Police Service, Charity Chanda was nominated by her country to serve in the AU-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). Currently working as a Public Information Officer with the…
Major Evelyn Maweu from Kenya joined UNAMID as a Gender Officer in 2017. A trained physiotherapist working with the Kenya Defence Forces, this is Evelyn’s first experience in peacekeeping. Here, she speaks about how working…
Highlighting political tensions and the disintegrating security situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Leila Zerrougui, briefing the Security Council for the first time as head of the UN stabilization…
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NEW YORK – The UN’s top envoy in Afghanistan urged the Taliban to engage in direct Afghan-owned talks with authorities in Kabul and start a peace process to bring the suffering of the Afghan people to an end. “President…
Women from all walks of life participated in the celebration of International Women's Day in Juba. A jam-packed Nyakuron Cultural Centre in Juba enjoyed a colourful celebration of the International Women’s Day. Attendees were…
Anything You Can Do Video of Anything You Can Do “It’s not a women’s sport.” These words never got in the way of Kosovo’s top female boxer Donjeta Sadiku. The 18-year-old from Pristina began boxing at age 11 and never looked…
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“It’s not a women’s sport.” These words never got in the way of Kosovo’s top female boxer Donjeta Sadiku. The 18-year-old from Pristina began boxing at age 11 and never looked back, in spite of the negative response from…