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UN officers gather in UNIFIL to learn from its wastewater management scheme
Environment officers and water and sanitation focal points from 15 United Nations peace operations around the world gathered in south Lebanon this week to see first-hand and understand UNIFIL’s successful wastewater and…

Global Open Day: Lasting peace could be achieved through more women in politics
March 22, 2019 – Women in Kosovo could influence more sustainable and lasting peace – but only if they can access high level political processes, women in Kosovo said during a joint United Nations and European Union event…

Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the formation of an inclusive government in the Central African Republic
The Secretary-General welcomes the establishment of a government in the Central African Republic (CAR) in line with the Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation signed in Bangui on 6 February. The Secretary-General…

Women in Warrap learn how to turn cow dung into charcoal
Plentiful cow dung may soon be turned into charcoal, with many positive spin-off effects. Cattle feces may not be very appealing, yet they can, in fact, be highly useful. Just ask a group of hundred women in the Greater…

Amid icy conditions, UNIFIL peacekeepers clear roads and conduct patrols
Indian and Kazakh peacekeepers go about their foot patrol in snow-clad Shab’a. As storms Norma and Miriam lashed Lebanon last week, piles of snow carpeted mountains. Within UNIFIL’s area of operation in south-eastern Lebanon…

Mobile court visits Bentiu for second round of hearings
UNMISS peacekeepers escorting a suspect to the mobile court currently at work in Bentiu. A mobile court is currently visiting Bentiu for ten days in an attempt to deal with part of a significant backlog of criminal cases in…

Bangladeshi peacekeepers rescue humanitarian workers on the River Nile following distress call
Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in Malakal carried out a successful search and rescue operation on Wednesday night, resolving what would have otherwise been a distressful situation…

UNMISS peacekeepers give refugees confidence to return to Akobo
Nyabang Juol Chan fled her home two years ago to escape the violent civil war in South Sudan, seeking sanctuary in a refugee camp in nearby Ethiopia. Two months ago, she returned to the town of Akobo with her four children…

A tale of an empty bread basket in Yei, the once land of abundance
Women sell cereal produce and vegetables in Lutaya Market,Yei During the pre-conflict era in South Sudan, January marked the beginning of the season of fullness in the Yei River area. It was around this time that most of the…

