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Gender forum in Aweil demands empowerment of women for sustainable peace and development
Participants at a gender forum in Aweil did not forget to wash their hands. Photos: Emmanuel Kele/UNMISS “We do urge the government to give opportunities to women to lead the country. Women should take positions at all levels…

Community-based militias responsible for 78% of victims of violence in South Sudan
The UNMISS Annual Brief on Violence Affecting Civilians raises particular concern about a sharp spike in abductions by more than 300 percent. In the photo, abducted children are being released. 31 March 2021: Community-based…
Three years Action for Peacekeeping (A4P) - Achievements, Challenges and the Way Ahead
29 Mar 2021 - 28 March 2021 marks three years since the Secretary-General launched his Action for Peacekeeping (A4P) initiative during a Security Council open debate on peacekeeping, presided by the Kingdom of the Netherlands…

UNMISS meets Buya and Toposa communities to prepare peace dialogue to end persistent conflict
UN peacekeepers in Kapoeta North County having preparatory talks with two feuding communities ahead of a planned peace dialogue. Photos: Moses Yakudu “We have lost too many women and children in this new bout of violence…

Sector West peacekeepers launch ‘Together Against COVID’ campaign
UNIFIL peacekeepers operating in south-western Lebanon recently launched the “Together Against COVID” campaign as a way of streamlining ongoing UNIFIL support to the host communities in their common fight against the COVID-19…

UNIFIL deminers persevere with clearing south Lebanese land of deadly mines
As the world marks the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action on 04 April 2021, UNIFIL peacekeepers continue to carry on with the painstaking but necessary work of clearing large swathes of south…

UNIFIL statement on military court conviction for attack on peacekeepers
UNIFIL welcomes a recent Lebanese Military Court verdict that has brought another individual guilty of an attack on peacekeepers to justice. In July 2011, a UNIFIL convoy passing through the city of Saida was targeted with an…

58 abducted women and children are reunited with their families
Archive photo. Abducted women and children in Jonglei State meet their families again. Fifty-eight women and children who were abducted last year during vicious intercommunal fighting in Jonglei State in South Sudan are…

Peacekeepers meet suffering soldiers at Maridi training centre, waiting to be deployed as single army
Soldiers at the Maridi Training Centre waiting for graduation and deployment have integrated with local communities to survive. Photos: Denis Louro Oliver/UNMISS Roman Mungu looks disappointed. Deep in thought. Always sad…
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the attack against a UN camp in Aguelhok, Kidal region, in Mali
The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest terms the complex attack undertaken today by armed elements, against the camp of the UN Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in Aguelhok, Kidal region. As a result of the attack four…
