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Women in Warrap learn how to turn cow dung into charcoal
Plentiful cow dung may soon be turned into charcoal, with many positive spin-off effects. Cattle feces may not be very appealing, yet they can, in fact, be highly useful. Just ask a group of hundred women in the Greater…
Amid icy conditions, UNIFIL peacekeepers clear roads and conduct patrols
Indian and Kazakh peacekeepers go about their foot patrol in snow-clad Shab’a. As storms Norma and Miriam lashed Lebanon last week, piles of snow carpeted mountains. Within UNIFIL’s area of operation in south-eastern Lebanon…
Mobile court visits Bentiu for second round of hearings
UNMISS peacekeepers escorting a suspect to the mobile court currently at work in Bentiu. A mobile court is currently visiting Bentiu for ten days in an attempt to deal with part of a significant backlog of criminal cases in…
Bangladeshi peacekeepers rescue humanitarian workers on the River Nile following distress call
Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in Malakal carried out a successful search and rescue operation on Wednesday night, resolving what would have otherwise been a distressful situation…
UNMISS peacekeepers give refugees confidence to return to Akobo
Nyabang Juol Chan fled her home two years ago to escape the violent civil war in South Sudan, seeking sanctuary in a refugee camp in nearby Ethiopia. Two months ago, she returned to the town of Akobo with her four children…
A tale of an empty bread basket in Yei, the once land of abundance
Women sell cereal produce and vegetables in Lutaya Market,Yei During the pre-conflict era in South Sudan, January marked the beginning of the season of fullness in the Yei River area. It was around this time that most of the…
Security Council Press Statement on the Attack against United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)
The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack perpetrated on 25 January 2019 against a convoy of MINUSMA near Douentza (region of Mopti), which resulted in 2 peacekeepers from Sri Lanka…
Statement attributable to the Spokesman of the Secretary-General on the attacks against MINUSMA
The Secretary-General strongly condemns the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack against a MINUSMA convoy near Douentza, Mopti region, this morning. Two peacekeepers from Sri Lanka were killed and six injured. A…
UN officials urge support as Darfur attempts to ‘turn the page’ from conflict to peace
Stating that while the Darfur region of Sudan, which for years was torn by strife and displacement, is now increasingly stable, top United Nations officials on Friday urged continued international support to ensure that hard…