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MISRATA – Earlier this month, 50 young people from across Libya took part in a Model UN simulation organised by the Dialogue and Debate Association of Libya and supported by UNSMIL. Participants built their debating and…
Last night, a peacekeeper was hurt after a patrol was attacked by a group of young men in Taybeh, south Lebanon. A vehicle was also damaged. Attacks on men and women serving the cause of peace are not only condemnable, but…
The Acting HoM/FC, Maj Gen Benjamin Sawyerr, and a section of the Mission Leadership Team, held a meeting with the Ngok Dinka Paramount Chief and other Chiefs at the Paramount Chief’s residence in Abyei. The meeting, which…
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A brief roundup of United Nations-related political and peacebuilding events and developments around the world. "We are at the end of a tragic year for too many people around the world. No region has been spared violence or…
Following a series of meetings with the parties in Riyadh and Muscat, including with the President of the Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad al Alimi, and Ansar Allah chief negotiator, Mohammed Abdul Salam, the Special…
Communities in Warrap State re-committed to peaceful coexistence following a dialogue on how to reduce violence by using gender-responsive methods. Photo by Zejin Yin/UNMISS. WARRAP – More than 60 people, including army…
UNMISS peacekeepers from South Korea and Ethiopia recently provided supplies and medications to hospitals in Bor. Photo by Mach Samuel/UNMISS. JONGLEI – South Sudanese healthcare facilities are still suffering from the…
Communities in Warrap State re-committed to peaceful coexistence following a dialogue on how to reduce violence by using gender-responsive methods. Photo by Zejin Yin/UNMISS.
WARRAP – More than 60 people, including army officers, ex-combatants, and traditional chiefs in the state, recently gathered in Kuajok to discuss ways of decreasing community violence. Participants in the workshop, which was…
UNMISS peacekeepers from South Korea and Ethiopia recently provided supplies and medications to hospitals in Bor. Photo by Mach Samuel/UNMISS.
JONGLEI – South Sudanese healthcare facilities are still suffering from the effects of years of conflict in the country, and the ones in Greater Jonglei are no exceptions. With many of them lacking essential supplies ahead of…
Knowing how to perform basic computer maintenance and how to repair mobile phones are marketable skills learnt by 25 young men and women in Lakes during an UNMISS-funded vocational training. Photo by James Mawien Manyuol…
A three-day community policing workshop facilitated by an UNMISS UNPOL team took place in Jonglei State, building the capacity of police officers in South Sudan. Photo by Angellah Mandoreba/UNMISS. JONGLEI – With elections…
Left-Right: Nene Bah, Senior Gender Advisor, Office of the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region; Hon. Janviere Ndirahisha, Regional Director for the ICGLR regional training facility in Uganda; Amb. João Samuel Caholo, Executive Secretary of the ICGLR; and Faridah Kibowa, Chair of Uganda National Women Council. Kampala, Uganda, 27 Nov. 2023 (Photo: Fiona Irakoze, ICGLR).
Kampala (Uganda), 27 November 2023 - The Office of the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes, in collaboration with the Regional Training Facility of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), hosted an event…