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Kananga: MONUSCO and UNDP build capacity of prison staff
Kananga: MONUSCO and UNDP build capacity of prison staff. Photo MONUSCO/Laurent Sam OUSSOU Thirty-seven (37) prison staff members, including 17 women, of the Central Prison of Kananga on Monday, September 9, 2019, received…
President Kiir and Machar report ‘important progress’ following meetings in Juba
The second day of talks between South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir, and his former deputy, Riek Machar ended with both leaders reiterating their desire for peace as they promised to meet regularly in the lead up to the…
Potential returnees gain confidence following dialogue with leaders in Wau
Local leaders meet with residents of protection sites in Wau to promote confidence building and social cohesion. In light of the expected full implementation of the revitalised peace agreement, South Sudanese across the…
SRSG Tanin meets Ambassadors of Austria, France and UK
This week, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Mr. Zahir Tanin, received the newly-appointed Ambassadors of Austria, France and the United Kingdom to Kosovo at UNMIK Headquarters. Austrian…
Bothering borders: the struggle to unite the people of Lohiri and Pachidi
The communities of Lohiri and Pashidi in Eastern Equatoria hope to mend broken relations through dialogue. In March, simmering tensions over ancestral land demarcation and ownership escalated into violence between the…
UN SLFs organizes vocational skills training for at-risk youth in Tawila locality, North Darfur
Photo by Kone Mouroulaye, UNAMID. On 12 September 2019; UN State Liaison Functions (SLFs) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in North Darfur, in collaboration with El Fasher-based non-governmental…
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 248
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 248
Full circle; how UN-trained corrections officer became a peacekeeper serving in South Sudan mission
The year is 2006, the place is Liberia, West Africa. A United Nations peacekeeping mission with a mandate that includes capacity building is carrying out the recruitment of corrections officers. Among the applicants is a…
Who speaks? Building trust through narratives and story-telling
The value of alternative narratives and solutions-focused journalism were discussed by communications experts and artists during an UNMIK-sponsored multi-ethnic panel at Autostrada Biennale, Kosovo’s international art…
MONUSCO facilitates access to medical care for inmates at Uvira’s Mulunge prison
The MONUSCO Corrections Unit and the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) have enabled 350 prisoners and detainees at Mulunge Central Prison in Uvira to exercise “their right to access health care ". It is thanks…