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Crystal clear signal: You can now listen to Radio Miraya in Tonj
At 101.5FM, about 75 per cent of the over 400,000 inhabitants of the Tonj area are now listening to Radio Miraya, run by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). “Now we can listen to Radio Miraya and we will be…
Journalists in Wau get skilled in reporting on human rights issues
Joseph John has been working for several years as a radio reporter at a local radio station in Wau, Voice of Hope, despite his limited knowledge of human rights reporting. “I often deal with human rights issues, but I used to…
UNIFIL firefighters assist in putting out raging fire
UNIFIL firefighters today joined Lebanese Civil Defense and the Lebanese Armed Forces in putting out raging fire in the Mazraat El Dahr village, 15 kilometres northeast of Saida. The UNIFIL firefighters from Austria…
Conversation will pave the road to peace: open dialogue held in Lui Payam, Western Equatoria
Residents of Lui Payam in Western Equatoria showed up en masse to discuss peace building measures in their area. Community members and government officials gathered by the hundreds under the shade of an ancient tree in Lui…
New joint advocacy group formed to support peace and development in the Bentiu area
Girls and women made themselves heard at an UNMISS-organised civil society group meeting in Bentiu. Over the course of three days, persons from different communities staying at the UN protection of civilians’ site in Bentiu…
Ituri: MONUSCO hands over two sites for FRPI disarmament to the government
Ituri: MONUSCO hands over two sites for FRPI disarmament to the government. Photo MOUSCO/Jean Tobie OKALA On Monday, 11 May 2020, Monusco handed over two sites to the provincial government to be used for the disarmament and…
UNMISS peacekeepers support initiative to locally produce face masks in Wau
UNMISS peacekeepers from Bangladesh are providing basic sewing training to eight local women in Wau to enable them to produce cloth face masks. As COVID-19 continues to cast a shadow across the globe, UNMISS and national…
Women in Peacekeeping
Force Hygiene Officer 2nd Lt Aniko PETRO UNFICYP
MONUSCO initiates the creation of Local Protection Committees in Mahagi
MONUSCO initiates the creation of Local Protection Committees in Mahagi. Photo MONUSCO In total, around 100 participants (including 30 women) from local authorities, community leaders, civil society, youth and women's…
UNAMID distributes hygiene materials to IDPs in Central Darfur to help them combat the spread of COVID-19
Photo by Owies Elfaki, UNAMID. Zalingei, 12 May 2020- As part of UNAMID response and mitigation measures against the spread of the novel corona virus disease (COVID-19) in Darfur, UNAMID’s Human Rights Section (HRS)…