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“Gender equality is not a favour to women”: Anastasie Mukangarambe, Head, UNMISS Kuajok
“My mother was my inspiration and always treated us, her daughters, in exactly the same way as our brothers,” says Anastasie Nyirigira Mukangarambe, as she reminisces about her childhood in Rwanda. The genocide in Rwanda made…
Celebrating International Volunteer Day: UN volunteers build water source for needy community in Rumbek
This new borehole and pump, provided by UNVs based in Rumbek, will greatly benefit 400 families residing in the area. “He who gives you water, gives you life,” is an old African adage, yet large parts of Lakes State still…
“If there was no UN, the world would have to create one”—Deborah Schein, Head, UNMISS Bor
A New Yorker by birth, Deborah Schein had a natural interest in travel, history and politics. After completing her master’s degree in International affairs from the prestigious Columbia University, she started her career as a…
Supporting access to justice: UNMIK donates IT equipment to Court of Appeals Division in North Mitrovica
On 27 November, UNMIK donated IT and technical equipment including laptops, desktop computers and printers to the Court of Appeals Division in North Mitrovica. The donation took place as part of the Mission’s ongoing…
COVID-19 update
The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) continues to work closely with the authorities to ensure that all relevant protocols to prevent and mitigate the risk of COVID-19 are strictly adhered to. From the…
Spanish and Ghanaian troops support local efforts in fighting COVID-19 spread
Spanish donation in the south-eastern village of Et Taibe. (UN Photo / Private Nerea Gonzalez Dasilva, UNIFIL Spanish Contingent) UNIFIL’s Spanish and Ghanaian peacekeepers continued this past week their assistance to the…
UNMISS trains young leaders in Juba to be ambassadors for child protection
These young girls and boys in Juba may become future ambassadors for the protection of children's rights in South Sudan. “We need to love one another without discrimination and forget what happened in the past. We need to…
Women in Eastern Equatoria State determined to participate more in politics and peace building
Women in Eastern Equatoria State are determined to gain more political influence by more cooperation and sharing of information between them. A two-day forum organized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan and focused…
UNIFIL gifts to LAF to enhance capabilities
UNIFIL handed over a significant number of assets, including heavy and light vehicles, spare parts, generators and IT equipment, to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) at a ceremony held yesterday in the Mission’s headquarters in…
On Human Rights Day, SRSG Zahir Tanin Calls for Placing Human Rights at the Core of the COVID-19 Response and Recovery
10 December 2020 - On the occasion of International Human Rights Day, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Zahir Tanin, renews the UN’s commitment to support Kosovo institutions and other…