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Border post buzzing again as cattle herders in South Sudan and Sudan agree on rules for seasonal cattle migration
Cattle herders from South Sudan and Sudan celebrate the signing of an agreement to make the cattle migration season as peaceful as possible. Early every year, the nomadic people of Misseriya in Sudan and their herds of cattle…
UNMISS and partners visit Bor, Panyagor to discuss sustainable solutions to floods
A high-level delegation led by UNMISS Deputy Special Representative-Humanitarian, Alain Noudehou, during a recent visit to flood-affected Bor and Panyagor, Jonglei state. “We are here because we want to see the situation on…
Month-long campaign to end sexual exploitation and abuse
For nearly a month, the MINUSCA Conduct and Discipline (CDT) team has crisscrossed several neighborhoods of Bangui – meeting with university and high schools students, a musicians’ group, human rights, civil society, youth…
UNMISS patrol follows up on situation of people displaced by fighting in Eastern Equatorian villages
Sometimes, vehicles will only take you so far. UNMISS peacekeepers patrolling a conflict-prone area in Eastern Equatoria State. Patrolling peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have confirmed…
SRSG Zahir Tanin Calls for Ensuring a Safe and Enabling Environment for Journalists in Kosovo
25 February 2021 - Following recent incidents impacting the safety of journalists and media freedom, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Zahir Tanin, recalls the importance of ensuring a…
UNMISS helps restore calm and stability following recent violence in Koch
UNMISS peacekeepers from Ghana stationed at a nearby temporary operating base are patrolling in and around Jahjah village in Koch county after a recent armed clash here. An armed clash in Jahjah village, located near Koch in…
Ngok Dinka and Misseriya peace conference
Women and youth representatives at the Aweil Conference have called on their leaders to put aside their differences and embrace peace. They decried the continued violence and criminality in Abyei Area saying that they are the…
All-female UNMISS engagement teams win hearts and minds across South Sudan
All-women peacekeeping teams across South Sudan are having an immediate impact in forging connections with women and children in the world's newest country, especially as it battles the global COVID-19 pandemic. As…
In Focus: International Women’s Day—Ritu Pandey, Nepal
Ritu Pandey is a 29-year-old army officer from Nepal currently deployed to UNMISS. She is a military gender focal point and the commanding officer for her battalion’s Female Engagement Team. Captain Ritu Pandey is a 29-year…
In Focus: International Women’s Day: Ahlam Al-Habahbeh, Jordan
Captain Ahlam Al-Habahbeh from Jordan is currently deployed as an UNPOL officer with UNMISS. Ahlam works with her team to build capacities among local counterparts from the South Sudan National Police Service in dealing with…