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Meet UN volunteer Ratha Pathmanathan: The right woman in the right place
UN volunteer Ratha Pathmanathan(in the middle) and colleagues accompanying displaced people to their homes and relatives in Akobo. A joyous highlight of her stay in South Sudan. Few United Nations Volunteers, UNVs, can be…
UN evaluates progress in improving peacekeeping performance
The international community on Friday took stock of action to improve UN peacekeeping in line with a Security Council resolution aimed at enhancing performance at all levels, both at Headquarters in New York and in the field…
Taking matters into their own hands: the economic empowerment of survivors of conflict-related sexual violence
It’s hard to listen to the details of Flora*’s life. Her husband died during the conflict. Her son did too. And she was raped by soldiers in the midst of this horror. However, the saying ‘hope dies last’ comes to life in this…
Wednesday’s Daily Brief: Peacekeeping performance, Iranians' rights, Syria, Australia, Haiti updates, Greta Thunberg at COP25
A recap of Thursday’s top stories: UN evaluates peacekeeping performance; civilians under greater attack in northeast Syria; UN rights chief on Iranian protester clampdown; ending medical evacuation for refugees to Australia…
North Kivu: MONUSCO builds capacities for Provincial Members of Parliaments on parliaments’ procedures and practices
North Kivu: MONUSCO builds capacities for Provincial Members of Parliaments on parliaments’ procedures and practices. Photo MONUSCO Forty-eight provincial MPs and sixteen political and administrative staff members from the…
Field event highlights success of Japan-backed mine clearance efforts in South Sudan
Technicians demonstrate the cluster munition surveillance process Magwi county was once home to a thriving agricultural community that produced staple crops like maize, beans, eggplants, tomatoes, and many others, which…
UNMISS chief urges parties to accelerate efforts to implement peace
On Wednesday, David Shearer, head of UNMISS, commented on a variety of issues at a press conference in Juba. In Pibor, thousands of people watched as their homes were destroyed and crops washed away by heavy rains over the…
United Nations is currently holding a training for the Congolese police personnel about securing refugees’ relocation process
Bunia, November 16, 2019 - Twenty members of the Congolese National Police Force (PNC), including two women police, from Isiro, Kinshasa, Faradje, Dungu and Bunia have been receiving a 12-day training since November 11 in…
Japan-backed mine clearance efforts in South Sudan give new promise to displaced
Technicians demonstrate the cluster munition surveillance process Magwi county was once home to a thriving agricultural community that produced staple crops like maize, beans, eggplants, tomatoes, and many others, which…
UNMISS peacekeepers investigate attack on displaced families seeking sanctuary at a Rimenze church
People affected by violence in Rimenze meet with UN Peacekeepers on a recent visit. “It was so stressful here when they attacked us that night. But I don’t think they will return again because you are here and we believe in…