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A story of expectations, resilience, and hope: UNMIK film “Romni” raises awareness about child marriage
In theatres and community centres throughout Kosovo, UNMIK brought a global campaign against Gender-based violence to a local level, sparking discussion and raising awareness about early marriage. As part of the 16 Days of…
UNIFIL HQ hosts pre-holiday choral performance by LAF children
UN Photo / Haidar Fahs UNIFIL today hosted about 100 children of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) personnel at its headquarters in Naqoura for special musical performances by the young visitors, joined by UN peacekeepers…
Indian veterinary assistance benefits local shepherds
As part UNIFIL’s continued support to host communities in south Lebanon, the UN mission’s Indian peacekeepers recently offered free veterinary assistance to local shepherds in south-eastern villages. On 7 and 14 December, a…
Statement by Mr. Nicholas Haysom Special Representative of the Secretary-General The 5th Governor’s Forum
Juba, 22 November 2021: It gives me great pleasure to join you during this opening session of the 5th Governors’ Forum under the theme of “Role of the States and Special Administrative Areas in the implementation of the…
Beni: MONUSCO builds a new camp for FARDC in Kididiwe
The Kididiwe camp will host several hundreds of Congolese army troops. "I am delighted". These are the words used by the Sokola 1 operations commander, General Bertin Mputela, upon receiving the Kididiwe camp on Saturday…
Civil society groups in Western Bahr El Ghazal receive human rights training from UNMISS
Civil society is the conscience of a nation. UNMISS, therefore, recently trained some 25 civil society representatives in Wau on upholding human rights for all. Photo by Dawit K. Tedla/UNMISS. “We believe that civil society…
To prepare for seasonal cattle movement, the UN family supports a pre-migration conference in Kuajok
A recent conference in Kuajok organized jointly by UNMISS, UNDP, FAO, and the UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund aims at predicting and preventing conflict that frequently arise between farmers and pastoralists during the annual…
16 Days of Activism: "Women's rights are human rights" - Davidica Ayahu, Eastern Equatoria
60-year-old Davidica Ikai Grasiano Ayahu is widowed with two children. But, according to her, the part of her life that she’s most proud of is her role as a social worker. As the Executive Director of the Itwak Women’s…
Finnish support to public schools, benefitting 3,000 pupils
As children return to school in Lebanon after prolonged COVID-19 restrictions, UNIFIL peacekeepers from Finland recently implemented support projects in south Lebanon benefiting about 3,000 pupils of 10 public schools…
16 Days of Activism: “We must throw off the shackles of patriarchy for progress” - Teresina Peter, Upper Nile
MALAKAL - Teresina Peter is a 48-year-old mother to eight children. She lost her husband early in life but wasn’t defeated. Today, Teresina runs a small business which enables her to put food on the table for her family and…