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UN Deputy Secretary General visits Sudan
UN Deputy Secretary General, Ms. Amina J. Mohammed, met with the Prime Minister of Sudan, Mr. Abdalla Hamdok in Khartoum. Photo by Hamid Abdulsalam, UNAMID. From 26- 28 October 2019, The United Nations Deputy Secretary…

An update on the demilitarization of the CAR prisons presented to SRSG
Executive Director Florian Irminger from Penal Reform International (PRI), an implementing partner for the MINUSCA Justice and Corrections Section, met with the SRSG Mankeur Ndiaye, on 31 October 2019, to update him on the…

Addressing sexual violence in a humanitarian and conflict-related context
Bangui, Central African Republic – Sexual violence is oftentimes exacerbated in conflict settings – and the Central African Republic is no exception. Prolonged armed conflict has coincided with a rise in sexual violence…

Senegalese police officer serving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo awarded 2019 United Nations Female Police Officer of the Year
Major Seynabou Diouf of the Senegal National Police has been selected as the 2019 United Nations Female Police Officer of the Year. Major Diouf currently leads a task force that helps to prevent and end sexual exploitation…

Opposition forces at the Wunuliet cantonment site commit to making their ranks free of children
Officials of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition, SPLA-IO, have reiterated their commitment to releasing any child found within their ranks. The call was made at a two-day training programme organized by the…

Precarious state of education highlights desperate need for peace in Landili, Western Equatoria
Landili, a strategically situated town near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo in the south-western part of the country, has been facing security problems ever since the end of South Sudan’s most recent crisis…

UN-led Trust Fund Breathes New Life Into Koch
Mary Nyakuaikoch was born in Koch. She was married in Koch, gave birth to her children and remained in the town despite violence raging around her when civil war broke out across South Sudan. She intends the town to be her…

Lebanese security bodies receive UNIFIL gifts
UNIFIL this week donated UN-owned information technology (IT) and transport assets to Lebanese security entities with the aim of enhancing state authority in the Mission’s area of operation in south Lebanon.The donations…

UNIFIL marks World Environment Day in south Lebanon
Today, UNIFIL marked World Environment Day, that is celebrated yearly on 5 June at an event held in Naqoura, south Lebanon. This year’s theme “Beat Air Pollution” is a global call to invite all of us to think how we can…

