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Mary Nyknchol, is the leader of women widows in Akobo and a member of the the 'Akobo Women Association', a group that describe themselves as agents of peace in the war-torn community leading peace talks and workshops. Nyknchol is seen at the ACTED compound where she and the womens group were holding a meeting following a visit on Wednesday by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Special Representative to the Secretary-General David Shearer.
One hundred and fifty women draped in white gowns sing messages of peace in the town of Akobo, in a remote and hard-to-reach area in the north-east of the South Sudan close to the border with Ethiopia. They wave placards…
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KABUL – The International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists was marked today in Kabul with a call for greater accountability for those who seek to silence free media. Co-organized by the Afghan Journalists…
Lieutenant Colonel Katie Hislop, the first female contingent commander to serve with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), greets children in the Bentiu Protection of Civilians (PoC) site. The team of engineers…
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan's (UNMISS) long duration patrol team to Raja works to assess the road and security situation as well as build confidence amongst the civilian population in late Oct. UNMISS/ Maj…
Ms. Kim Bolduc of Canada - Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO)
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Kim Bolduc of Canada as his Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the…
The head of the United Nations refugee agency on Thursday urged global leaders to find political solutions to the world's conflicts, if the swelling numbers of forcibly displaced people are ever to return home. “Securing…
Lieutenant Colonel Katie Hislop, the first female contingent commander to serve with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), greets children in the Bentiu Protection of Civilians (PoC) site.
The team of engineers are working in a smooth rhythm that comes from long hours spent working closely together to build desperately needed infrastructure in war-torn South Sudan. It is backbreaking work, toiling in scorching…
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan's (UNMISS) long duration patrol team to Raja works to assess the road and security situation as well as build confidence amongst the civilian population in late Oct. UNMISS/ Maj. Tavir Ahmed Tomal
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“What I want is peace;” those are the words of a South Sudanese primary school teacher in Sopo, a village along the road to Raja in the former Western Bahr Al- Ghazal State The teacher was talking to a protection patrol…
The United Nations peacekeeping mission is expected to reach vulnerable people in remote parts of South Sudan, as it takes a more “nimble and proactive” approach, the head of the operation said Wednesday during a visit to a…
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Susan D. Page of the United States as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti…
Tunis, 1 November 2017 – From 1 October to 31 October 2017, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 38 civilian casualties - 23 deaths and 15 injuries – during the conduct of hostilities across Libya…
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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Susan D. Page of the United States as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti…