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UNMISS continues building capacities of key local stakeholders at the UN Protection Site in Malakal, as demonstrated in a recent workshop facilitated by the mission, UNHCR and other partners. Photo by Ines Surwumwe/UNMISS…

A day-long commemoration of 16 Days of Activism in Lakes, South Sudan, saw powerful testimonies against underage marriages by young secondary school students here. Photo by James Mawien/UNMISS LAKES - The impact of early and…

In the spirit of the ongoing UNIFIL support to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), the UN mission’s Republic of Korea Battalion (ROKBATT) handed over 10 Barracuda armored personnel carriers (APCs) to the LAF’s South Litani…

UNMISS peacekeepers from Bangladesh deployed to Wau recently engaged with university students during a day-long session in harnessing under-utilized natural resources through innovative techniques for the benefit of entire…

An innovative new programme to promote social cohesion between politically divided communities and to pave the way for recovery across the region. It's designed to help communities in Yei, Lainya, Morobo and Kajo-Keji…

UNIFIL today handed over the first monthly delivery of fuel to its strategic partners, the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), at a ceremony in the UN mission’s headquarters in Naqoura, south Lebanon. Today’s donation of 35,000…

With catastrophic floods in Unity state leading to massive population movements, there was no better time than now for UNMAS to provide risk education on unexploded ordnance to displaced schoolchildren in Bentiu. Photo by…

A fresh deluge in Bentiu, Unity state, has local communities scrambling as South Sudan faces the most catastrophic floods in 60 years. However, thanks to UNMISS engineers from Pakistan and humanitarian partners, the latest…

“The time has come for South Sudanese women to take a leading role in their communities. Believe me, if women are given the opportunities we deserve, we will live in a peaceful country.” That was the passionate and meaningful…

Last week, UNIFIL Sector West Commander Brigadier General Stefano Lagorio inaugurated a project funded by the UN mission’s Italian peacekeepers to rehabilitate a major Lebanese archeological site in Tyre, south Lebanon…

LAINYA - More than 1000 women, men and children in Lainya town undertook a three-kilometer walk to mark 16 Days of Activism. They had a dual objective: To raise awareness regarding the need to eliminate all forms of violence…

JUBA - Sensitizing young minds on equal rights for women—that was the focus of an unconventional but necessary advocacy event in Juba during the ongoing 16 Days of Activism. “Violence against women and young girls is a fact…