The Relief Reintegration and Protection Unit of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has recently held a series of meetings with youths, local chiefs, civil society, and authorities in Opari and Nimule, Eastern…
A smile comes easily when you have just been admitted to the UNMISS vocational training centre in Bor. “This is a chance to study at a high-quality vocational training centre in a newly-independent nation and to gain new…
In the wake of the serious incident along the Blue Line on 1 September that occurred amidst mounting tension following developments outside the UNIFIL area of operations, UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major…
“Working on a UN peacekeeping mission is a lifetime opportunity because it gives me a chance to interact with people from different countries with different norms and cultures. As a female peacekeeper, I feel proud and…
Panel members speak at the "Neighbourhood Advocacy for Peace" event. “Building Durable Peace Together” was the slogan of a lively and informative neighbourhood-wide advocacy initiative held this past Saturday at the Zain…
UNMISS staff contributing to keeping Juba clean. Equipped with shovels and broomsticks, some 800 national and international peacekeepers deployed along one of Juba’s main city streets on the weekend. Their efforts resulted in…
Some 2,000 people, many in uniforms, met in Duk Padiet as UNMISS facilitated a peace-promoting security meeting. The governor of Jonglei and officials from the wider region met on Friday for a one-day open security forum in…
António Guterres meets with National Assembly members of the North Kivu Caucus. Photo MONUSCO/Sy Koumbo Visiting Goma, North Kivu, this Sunday, September 1, 2019, UN Secretary-General António Guterres had an exchange with…
Antonio Guterres visits Mangina, the first outbreak of the Ebola epidemic in eastern DR Congo. Photo MONUSCO/Marylene Seguy United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited Mangina this Sunday, September 1, 2019, as…
António Guterres: "Combating Ebola requires freedom of movement, access, security". Photo MONUSCO/Marylene Seguy On the 2nd day of his visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on…
UN chief pays tribute to the fallen peacekeepers for the cause of peace in DRC. Photo UN/Martine Perret UN Secretary-General António Guterres arrived on Sunday, September 1, 2019 in Beni, North Kivu on a three-day visit to…
Guterres: "MONUSCO has a very important role to play in the DRC". Photo UN/Martine Perret "MONUSCO has a very important role to play in the DRC," UN Secretary-General said on 1 September 2019, the second day of his visit to…