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Historic meeting place in Torit to be rescued by UNMISS Quick Impact project
With graffiti marking its historic walls and large cracks splitting the cement floor, the pillars of the B’Court facility can hardly hold the weight of its iron-sheeted roof, the building verges on collapse. The facility in…
Graduates of training programme look forward to a brighter future in South Sudan
After fleeing violence and spending years sheltering in a United Nations protection camp, Nyapac Orach never imagined that she would graduate with the skills to provide a better future for herself and her family. The South…
Children are the seeds of peace not war Members of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) have renewed their commitment to protect vulnerable children in South Sudan. In a two-day workshop organised by UNMISS’ Child…
A new “light” peacekeeping presence is being deployed to the remote town of Akobo in the north-east of South Sudan to protect civilians and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to people in need. The town is deep in…
Local actors help explain UN mandate to internally displaced South Sudanese people A group of actors who have experienced trauma because of ongoing violence in South Sudan are using their dramatic skills to explain the role…
UNIFIL’s Italian Paratroppers “Folgore” Brigade trained last week with 16 officers from the Lebanese General Directorate of State Security (GDSS) in precision shooting over long distances. The “sharpshooter skills” course…
Children are the seeds of peace not war
Members of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) have renewed their commitment to protect vulnerable children in South Sudan. In a two-day workshop organised by UNMISS’ Child Protection Unit in Kuajok in the Warrap region…
Participant at the Principal-level meeting on displacement. Nairobi, Kenya, 22 January 2018 (Photo UN/Penangnini Toure)
Nairobi, 22 January 2018 – The Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region and representatives of UN agencies, including the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations…
A new “light” peacekeeping presence is being deployed to the remote town of Akobo in the north-east of South Sudan to protect civilians and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to people in need. The town is deep in…
Colonel Michael Dawson joined Defence Forces Ireland in 1980 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on the 4 th April 1982. Col. Dawson joins UNDOF as Chief of Staff drawing on years of both command and staff experience…
Local actors help explain UN mandate to internally displaced South Sudanese people
A group of actors who have experienced trauma because of ongoing violence in South Sudan are using their dramatic skills to explain the role of the United Nations Mission in the country to other internally displaced people…
Against the backdrop of worsening security in Mali’s central regions and with presidential elections just six months away, a senior United Nations official on Tuesday said it is time to reexamine the configuration of the UN…