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14 November 2016 Diabetes is a leading cause of poor eyesight and blindness worldwide. Because the changes are painless and gradual, people often only realize they have a problem when their eyesight finally begins to fail. At…
A two day awareness workshop on the general mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan has opened in Juba. The forum draws together 60 members of the South Sudan Scouts Association to equip them with knowledge on…
The success of the Sustainable Development Goals, will depend, in part, on how well stakeholders invest and support the young girls of today, according to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA). The announcement was made as the…
The Bishop of the Episcopal church of South Sudan in Yei diocese is desperately pleading with the country’s leaders to bring peace to Yei. “All I beg for is peace this coming Christmas,” pleads Bishop Hillary Adeba Luate…
The UNMISS Civil Affairs Division and Jubek State authorities recently convened a two-day conflict mitigation and management workshop aimed to equip the state’s law makers with the requisite tools needed to resolve local…
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PRESS STATEMENT 28/2016 President Abdiweli Mohamed Ali “Gaas” of Puntland and President Abdikarim Hussein Guled of Galmudug state met in Gaalkacyo yesterday to re-commit to a ceasefire in the disputed city under the…
New York - The Secretary-General commends the efforts by the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia- People’s Army (FARC-EP) to conclude a modified peace agreement that incorporates many of the…
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HERAT - Ensuring the full implementation of the Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW) law was the focus of a UNAMA-backed event for women police officers in the western province of Herat. Some 35 women officers from…
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Jubbaland state completed its fifth day of voting for seats in the House of the People with another six members elected to the lower chamber of the federal parliament. A total of 26 candidates have now been elected to the…
Female members of the Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) ended a three-day conference with concrete recommendations and agreed steps to advance the role of women in the political life and decision making process in Libya…
During his introductory meeting with local authorities and religious leaders from south-western Lebanon, head of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Major General Michael Beary today underlined the importance of…
“The police in the UN peacekeeping operations are there to assist the host country police,” says Priscilla Makotose, United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur ( UNAMID) Police Commissioner, the highest-ranking female…