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International Day of UN Volunteers: Arslan Nasserullah, Pakistan
Arslan Nasserullah from Pakistan is not only an engineer and a project manager; he is also a UN Volunteer, serving for peace. Photos: Zejin Yin/UNMISS WARRAP – Meet Arslan Nasserullah, engineer, project manager and a United…
Special Measures for the Lebanese Armed Forces
UNIFIL recently delivered food for 30,000 meals, 40,000 liters of diesel fuel, and 72 kg worth of medical supplies to support the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in South Lebanon. It is certainly unusual for a peacekeeping…
International Day of UN Volunteers: Ebiboderi Opukiri, Nigeria
Ebiboderi Nkeiruka Opukiri, one of our dedicated UN Volunteers in Western Bahr El Ghazal, South Sudan, urges every person to take on the challenge of serving for peace. Photo by Alahayi Nemaya/UNMISS WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL -…
International Day of UN Volunteers: Adama Njie, Gambia
After a life of volunteering back home in the Gambia, Adama Njie took the plunge to become a UNV and Gender Affairs Officer in Rumbek. Photos: Nina Zubovic/Vignjevic LAKES - Born and raised in the Gambia as the second of…
International Day of UN Volunteers: Ruby Awude, Ghana
Ruby Awude from Ghana has been a Blue Helmet serving for peace in various UN Peacekeeping missions. She has since shed her military uniform and is now a proud UN Volunteer with UNMISS in South Sudan. LAKES – Ruby Awude, a 43…
International Day of UN Volunteers: Samuel Emmanuel Osekeny, Uganda
By being a UN Volunteer in South Sudan, Samuel Emmanuel Osekeny from Uganda is being true to his teenage pledge to serve for peace. Photos: Zejin Yin/UNMISS WARRAP – A Protection, Transition and Reintegration Officer with the…
First local conference of youth hosted inside the UN buffer zone in Cyprus
On 1st and 2nd of October, UNFICYP’s Civil Affairs hosted the first group of young Cypriots who wanted to join hands and contribute to the fight against the climate crisis and increase the island-wide debate on the issue and…
UNMISS workshop aims at improving rule of law and accountability
Police, military officers and legal practitioners in Lakes State at a workshop on human rights and rule of law. Photo: James Mawien Manyuol/UNMISS LAKES – For the principle of rule of law to function as it should, those…
SRSG Ziadeh Hosts Roundtable on Early Marriage and the Rule of Law at UNMIK
The practice of early and forced marriages must come to an end, and women and girls given full emancipation. This was the central message that came out of a round table with Kosovo lawyers and law students, during an UNMIK…
People for Peace: From weaving recycled bags to preventing violence against women, Jeanne d’Arc believes in the power of one
Story by Yaye Nabo Séne and Gaëlle Sundelin In 2019, when Jeanne d’Arc Kohou flew out to Mali to join the Un Peacekeeping mission MINUSMA, her role was to help prevent and address gender-based violence. But soon after she…