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Drone technology appears to be taking off at the United Nations, with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) being used for various purposes, including in humanitarian, development and peacekeeping operations. Although this…

UNMISS PoC sites Update No. 175

Internally displaced persons living at the protection of civilians’ site (PoC) in Malakal, South Sudan, presented their thoughts on using national identity as a path to peace at a consultative forum organized by the United…

Akuruel Makuei Maiwer, local artist, gives an impassioned peformance before the crowd at the 'Women for Peace Concert' on Monday, 4 September 2017 in Rumbek, South Sudan. The event, organized by the United Nations Mission in…

UNMISS peacekeepers patrol the Juba-Bor road to improve security following reports of armed groups operating in the area. The patrols follow a series of violent ambushes in May which resulted in the deaths of dozens of…

UNAMID Head conducts first official visit to South Darfur UNAMID Joint Special Representative (JSR), Jeremiah Mamabolo, recently concluded his first official visit to South Darfur which took place on 7-8 September. During his…

El Fasher, 11 September 2017 — UNAMID is concerned about recent allegations of improper handover of team sites in North Darfur as part of its mandated reconfiguration. The Mission would like to reiterate that as per the…

UN Women Liberia Country Representative, Marie Goreth Nizigama (left) and Marcel Akpovo, UNMIL Chief of Human Rights and Protection hand over equipment to Deputy Justice Minister for Administration and Public Safety…

The tailoring school at the Monrovia Central Prison, Liberia My name is Henry Tambade (Zimbabwe). I am an international UN Volunteer stationed in Monrovia, serving as Corrections Training Officer with the United Nations…

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Michael Beary greets the Lebanese Minister of Defense, Yaacoub Riad Sarraf, upon his arrival to UNIFIL headquarters, Naqoura. The Minister of National Defense of…