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JONGLEI - Rachel Adau Gieu is a fierce advocate for women’s rights in Jonglei, South Sudan. Her childhood was in no way a fairytale. She lost her father at an early age and says she owes a lot to her mother who brought up…

UNISFA observe International Women's Day ON 9 March, the Deputy Force Commander Brigadier General Abu Syed Mohammod Bakir, led UNISFA personnel in commemorating this year’s International Women’s Day. A panel comprising of…

Today, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Ms. Caroline Ziadeh, welcomed the eight young women taking part in the UNMIK Mentoring Initiative…

On 8 March 2022, MINURSO commemorated the International Women’s Day under the theme “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”. At Mission HQ in Laayoune the Acting Head of Mission, Nick Birnback, led a ceremony and…

On 8 March 2022, MINURSO commemorated International Women’s Day under the theme “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”. At Mission HQ in Laayoune the Acting Head of Mission, Nick Birnback, led a ceremony and…

Community members across Juba, South Sudan's capital city, gave cogent responses to a week-long mobile awareness campaign run by UNMISS on upholding the rights of women and girls. Photo by James Sokiri/UNMISS. JUBA – In the…

Abyei, 8 March 2022 – The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) is deeply concerned about the renewed violence in the southern part of the Abyei Area. This has led to the loss of life and is causing untold…

When Christine Wani was a young girl, all she wanted was an education. However, financial hardships did not allow her to fulfil her dream. Today, this remarkable woman runs a business supplying construction materials across…

There was plenty of joy to be had when women, and some men, got together to discuss the ever-important rights of women in all spheres of life. Photos: Roseline Nzelle Nkwelle/UNMISS UNITY STATE – “Gone are the days when women…

The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack perpetrated against MINUSMA on 7 March 2022 near Mopti, following which two peacekeepers from Egypt were killed and four wounded. The members of…

On International Women’s Day, we celebrate women and girls everywhere. We celebrate their contributions to ending the COVID-19 pandemic. Their ideas, innovations and activism that are changing our world for the better. And…

A convoy from the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA) hit an improvised explosive device north of Mopti on Monday, killing at least two ‘blue helmets’, from Egypt, and wounding four others. In a statement, MINUSMA said…