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Curbing conflict-related sexual violence: UNMISS completes three-day training for South Sudan forces in Bentiu
Military personnel from the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces have completed a three-day training aimed at curbing conflict-related sexual violence in the northern town of Bentiu, where shocking incidents of rape and sexual…
Volunteers paving the road for peace in Mali
My name is Odette Kwizera. I am from Burundi. I have spent 3 years and 4 months in Mali as a United Nations volunteer. I work as a radio producer with Mikado FM, the United Nations radio in Mali and one of MINUSMA’s Public…
Bentiu, South Sudan: A rape survivor’s distressing tale; women's desperate pleas
At an undisclosed location in South Sudan’s Unity region, a rape survivor narrates her ordeal. “We were coming back from the town, and on our way, we found people, and these people looted our items. After that, they tied us…
14th Meeting of the Implementation Follow-Up Commission of the Doha Document convenes in Khartoum
Khartoum, 09 December 2018 – The 14th meeting of the Implementation Follow-up Commission (IFC) of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) was held today in Khartoum, Sudan. The Commission discussed progress made and the…
Near verbatim transcript of the press stakeout of the Initial Roundtable Meeting on Western Sahara
The Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara Ladies, Gentlemen, thank you all for coming, I am very pleased to be here, I will read a short statement and then I am happy to provide you with some of my…
Military and police officers run for peace on International Human Rights Day in South Sudan
They came before dawn. Arriving in Freedom Square in the murky pre-morning light, hundreds of athletes stretched their legs and jogged on the spot as they prepared to challenge themselves and each other in a 10-kilometre race…
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.221
UNMISS PoC sites Update No.221
SSPDF in Yei appeals for peace and an end to sexual violence
Senior army officers in Yei, learning about the human costs of war, the rights and suffering of victims of sexual violence. “If we don’t stand firm to end this war, we shall have no future. Young girls are being raped every…
Serving in South Sudan: A Ghanaian UN volunteer's journey and his first UN Volunteers Day
The author, Gideon Sackitey (right) helps colleagues to offload mattresses - part of the items they donated to the children's ward at Bor Town Hospital - from a truck. It was all joy in August this year when I received an…
Voices of courage : Women volunteers in Mali
My name is Angela Peca and I am 30 years old. I am a proud Portuguese, born and bred in the city of Coimbra. I am also nationalized British as I have worked and lived in the city of London. I am an UNV Nurse at the Level I…