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The Female Journalists Association of Liberia (FeJAL) trained journalists in Voinjama, Lofa County from 28 to 30 November 2017. Funded by UNMIL Quick Impact Project, the initiative titled: Gender Sensitive Reporting; fairer…
In an effort to step up the fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS, voluntary counselling and testing was offered to mark World AIDS Day in Wau, in northwestern South Sudan. UN peacekeepers and health partners set up mobile…
Kamina, 4 th December 2017- Raising youth awareness of the culture of peace, tolerance and non-violence and preventing the manipulation of youth in the electoral time was the objective of the mega public concert on the…
Secretary-General Appoints Colin Stewart of Canada Special Representative, Head, United Nations Mission for Referendum in Western Sahara United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres today announced the appointment of…
Abu Bakarr Bangura from Sierra Leone is a United Nations Volunteer (UNV) with the Water & Environmental Protection Unit of UNAMID’s Engineering and Environmental Protection Section. In this brief interview, Abu speaks of his…
Sumeya Zeinalaabideen, a Sudanese national, is a United Nations Volunteer (UNV) with UNAMID’s Integrated Mission Training Centre. Originally a secondary school teacher, Sumeya, in this short interview, speaks of her three…
Hundreds of people march in Wau to protest violence against women Hundreds of people took to the streets in Wau, in northwestern South Sudan, to march in support of an international campaign to eliminate violence against…
Tunis, 29 November 2017 - As part of its efforts to promote national reconciliation among Libyans, the United Nations facilitated a two-day meeting in Tunis on 27 and 28 November, between representatives from the cities of…
A joint campaign is underway by humanitarians and United Nations personnel in Malakal marking 16 days of activism to eliminate violence against women and the importance of combating HIV/AIDs in South Sudan. The joint campaign…
Mogadishu – A high-level security conference on Somalia has agreed to an “urgent development of realistic, conditions-based transition plan”, to transfer the national security responsibility from the AU Mission in Somalia, to…
The call for all South Sudanese to know their right to health and their HIV status so they can receive treatment if necessary was at the heart of events held in Malakal to mark World AIDS Day. In the protection of civilians…
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This year's theme is "Do not Leave Anyone Back: End Violence Against Women and Girls." As in previous years, the UNITE campaign to end violence against women invites everyone to "Turn the World Orange," using the color of the…