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UN Peacekeepers speedily contain fire outbreak in Bentiu Market for displaced people
UNMISS peacekeepers quickly intervened to put out a fire which threatened to engulf more than 100 shops in the Bentiu protection of civilians site. Traders at a protection of civilians site in Bentiu have praised United…

Young people pledge to work for peace in Western Lakes area
Some 80 youth in the Western Lakes area attended a workshop on how to improve their capacity to play a positive role in peace building. The Rumbek Field Office of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan has held a workshop…

UNAMID Acting Deputy Head meets Wali of East Darfur
Photo by Abdulrasheed Yakubu, UNAMID. El Daein; 11 February 2018: UNAMID Acting Deputy Joint Special Representative (ADJSR), Peter Schumann, recently conducted a two-day visit to El Daein, East Darfur, where he met the Wali…

UNMIL supports Liberia Immigration service self-assessment retreat
13 February 2018, Monrovia – Through the Ministry of Justice, the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) is holding a four-day self-assessment retreat from 13 to 16 February 2018. Funded by the United Nations Mission in Liberia…

Assessment trip to Tonga reveals urgent need for health care and other services
It took Aliza an eleven-hour-long dangerous walk to reach the nearest health care centre. Arriving in Tonga in northern South Sudan, she and her sick daughter are met by a looted facility. The United Nations Mission in South…

Fourth free medical clinic in West Darfur by UNAMID peacekeepers
Photo by Muntasir Sharafadin, UNAMID. On 8 February 2018, UNAMID’s Bangladeshi peacekeepers teamed up with the Rule of Law section to organise a free medical clinic for the inmates and prison officers at Ardamata Prison, West…

The Deputy Head of Monusco in charge of humanitarian affairs leads a crusade against HIV and AIDS
Kim Bolduc urged peacekeepers to respect the HIV prevention rules. Photo MONUSCO/Joseph Tabung Banah Goma, 7 February 2018 - During her recent contact tour in the North Kivu Province, the deputy chief of MONUSCO expressed…

Rehabilitated Bor-Pibor road makes prices drop and hopes for peace soar
The recently rehabilitated road between Bor and Pibor has already made prices of commodities drop and optimism about durable peace and security soar. Photos: UNMISS/Amanda Voisard As we fly from Bor towards Pibor, we can see…
Prisons Overcrowding: MINUJUSTH supports Correctional Facilities’ Improvement in Haiti
Prolonged pre-trial detention is one of the causes of prison overcrowding in Haiti. According to the country’s Correctional Facilities Administration, about 74% of male inmates were imprisoned without being tried in a court…

Official Visit: UN Assistant Secretary-General Ms. Bintou Keita on her First Mission to Haiti
The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Ms. Bintou Keita, visited Haiti from 5-9 February, her first official mission to the country. During her visit, Ms. Keita stressed the importance of…
