UNMISS partnering for a peaceful New Year The Outreach team from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan went on a special mission to spread end-of-year holiday season greetings to the partners it has worked with to promote…
Partnership and resources are key to ensuring that every United Nations peacekeeping mission is supported by properly‑trained, well‑equipped and motivated troops and police, a senior UN peacekeeping official told the Security…
The first ‘Protection of Civilians’ site – a place of refuge and safety set up next to a United Nations base in South Sudan – has been successfully closed after internally displaced families expressed the desire and…
Voinjama – On 20 December 2017, The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) through the Quick Impact Project (QIP) ceremonially handed over the renovated Military barracks of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) in Lofa County…
UNMISS National Staff Association supports local orphanage and children’s hospital The National Staff Association of the UN Mission in South Sudan has mobilized a variety of items to support vulnerable children at the Juba…
Harrowing stories of more than 30 women from Kosovo came to life on stage in a beautifully-choreographed dance show that interpreted stories of sexual violence and access to property rights. “One Day”, which was performed on…
UNMISS “children not soldiers” campaign encourages South Sudan army to protect children in Pibor The Sudan People’s Liberation Army brigade based in the troubled town of Pibor has committed to protecting children caught up in…
First Protection of Civilians site successfully closed in South Sudan as families choose to return home After four years living in cramped conditions, families are finally leaving the protected camp next to the United Nations…
The United Nations envoys dealing with sexual violence in conflict and the head of the Organization’s peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have welcomed the conviction of 11 Congolese militia…
Monrovia - On 14 December 2017, the Ministries of Justice, Defense and Gender, Children and Social Protection supported by the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) convened a Conference of Women in the Security Sector…
Welcoming the launch of a national policy for young people in Somalia, the United Nations Youth Envoy expressed hope that with the new policy, young Somalis will be able to contribute to peacebuilding efforts in the country.…