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Independent assessment of MONUSCO’s response to recent attacks against civilians in Béni area, DRC
On 9 December 2019, the Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations asked Lieutenant General Carlos Alberto Dos Santos Cruz to lead an independent assessment of MONUSCO’s response to the high number of attacks against…
Leila Zerrougui: "There are clarified provisions to make MONUSCO more effective".
Leila Zerrougui: "There are clarified provisions to make MONUSCO more effective". Photo MONUSCO/Ascain Zigbia Tayoro Kinshasa, 15 January 2020 - During her first press conference for the year 2020, on Wednesday 15 January in…
Beni: MONUSCO's mandate at the heart of an exchange between MONUSCO Police and community leaders
Beni: MONUSCO's mandate at the heart of an exchange between MONUSCO Police and community leaders. Photo MONUSCO/UNPOL A Beni-based MONUSCO Police (UNPOL) team met on Tuesday 14 January 2020 with leaders of the Mulekera and…
Abdoul Aziz Thioye: "the report on the violence in Djugu is not directed against a community"
Abdoul Aziz Thioye: "the report on the violence in Djugu is not directed against a community". Photo MONUSCO/Jean-Tobie Okala Bunia, 15 January 2020 - The Director of the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office, Abdoul Aziz…
UNAMID Joint Special Representative visits El Geneina in West Darfur following intercommunal clashes
Photo by Hamid Abdulsalam,UNAMID. Zalingei, 14 January 2020 - On 13 January, UNAMID Joint Special Representative/Joint Chief Mediator (JSR/JCM), Jeremiah Mamabolo visited the deserted Krinding camp for internally displaced…
Women in Twic speak out against status quo; demand an end to marginalization
One of the workshop participants makes her point. The women spoke strongly against traditional norms that marginalize them. Women in Twic are attributing a lack of opportunities and “brain drain” of educated females in their…
UNMISS-supported peace dialogue promises warmer relations between Panyijiar and Mayiendit communities
A women's leader speaks during an UNMISS-supported peace conference in Leer. A peace dialogue held between the communities of Mayiendit in Southern Liech and opposition-held Panyinjiar has pacified years of animosity and set…
Year-round activism against gender-based violence needed to achieve ultimate goal of free and safe movement for all
Fuel-efficient stoves make it possible for women to spend more time in the relative safety of their homes. “Join hands, stand against rape” is the South Sudanese national theme for this year’s campaign of 16 days of activism…
Maridi citizens hopes for lasting peace revived by special event to disseminate the peace agreement
“Will we have peace or not?” This question is in the minds of many South Sudanese as they wait to see whether a unified transitional government will be formed in the coming weeks as part of the implementation of a revitalized…
Chinese peacekeepers organize free medical camp
Chinese peacekeepers recently organized a free medical camp in a south-eastern Lebanese village, directly benefiting the host population. In the 25 October camp in the village of Kleyaa, 16 Chinese medical personnel –…