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The youth advocacy group Ana Taban, here represented by Ayak Chjol Deng and Manasseh Mathing, has launched a campaign dubbed #Bloodshedfree2017, calling on the country’s leaders to stop the fighting and suffering.
A group of energetic and dynamic youth is demanding an end to bloodshed in 2017. The youth advocacy group Ana Taban has launched a campaign dubbed #Bloodshedfree2017, calling on the country’s leaders to stop the fighting and…
KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is encouraged by the strong political will of President Ashraf Ghani, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah and other political leaders to hold timely, credible and…
On 09 February 2017 in Palais des Nations, Geneva, as a part of the 20th International Meeting of Mine Action National Programme Directors and United Nations Advisors (NDM), the National Mine Action Centre Sudan, UNMAS Sudan…
School children in the Bentiu Protection of Civilians site being educated about the risks of Explosive Remnants of War (ERWs).
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in collaboration with partners are educating school children in the UN Protection of Civilian (PoC) site on the risks of landmines and other Explosive Remnants of War (ERWs)…
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BELGRADE – On 9 February 2017, SRSG Zahir Tanin met the President of the Republic of Serbia, Tomislav Nikolic, during his quarterly visit to Belgrade and in advance of his presentation to the UN Security Council on UNMIK and…
The Director-General of the International Organization for Migration William Lacy Swing, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, the Special…
UNISFA Acting Head of Mission and Force Commander bids farewell and calls for continuous promotion of peace in Abyei. UN Photo/A.Velasco
The Force Commander and Acting Head of Mission for the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) Major General Hassen Ebrahim Mussa, has said farewell to the mission and people of Abyei after completion of his…
UNISFA Acting Head of Mission and Force Commander bids farewell and calls for continuous promotion of peace in Abyei. UN Photo/A.Velasco The Force Commander and Acting Head of Mission for the United Nations Interim Security…
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UNIFIL’s eastern command organized a joint police training at its headquarters in Marjayoun. Twenty-nine participants from Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) and UNIFIL Sector East Military Provost Units from Indonesia…
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KHOST - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) together with the Khost Killid Radio station is seeking to raise awareness for gender equality in the workplace. Together, the UN and Killid have produced and broadcast…
With the support of UNMISS, the airstrip in Torit is currently being upgraded for year-round usage.
On Tuesday 7 February the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), in coordination with the government, began rehabilitation work at the airstrip in Torit. UNMISS is providing heavy machinery, other equipment and…
Youth activist Riak Maker Mading and Anna Nimiriano, associate editor at the Juba Monitor newspaper, say lack of national unity breeds hate speech.
Youth activist and part-time teacher Riak Maker Mading says the people of South Sudan need to work on building a strong national identity to counter hate speech and restore the fractured social fabric. “We don’t know each…