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An UNMISS-funded maternity ward has given hope to Magwi residents. Since the new center began operations, committed medical staff have given prenatal care to some 340 women plus ensured over 300 safe deliveries. Photo by Okello James/UNMISS
EASTERN EQUATORIA – With South Sudan’s first post-independence elections slated for next December, there is pressing need for women to fully participate in decision-making. However, years of unceasing conflict have affected…
On Saturday, at around 10 pm, two mortar shells hit a UNIFIL base in the vicinity of the village of Houla, resulting in the injury of one peacekeeper who was promptly evacuated for medical treatment. The peacekeeper sustained…
- Press Releases and Statements
The United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) commends the ongoing initiatives aimed at bringing an end to nearly seven months of intense hostilities in Sudan. The Mission welcomes the…
Today, at approximately 3 pm, a shell landed inside UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura. Fortunately, it did not explode and no one was hurt, but our base was damaged. The shell has been removed and we are working to ascertain the…
- This Week in DPPA
This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. Middle East General Assembly adopts resolution calling for immediate and sustained 'humanitarian truce'…
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The Regional Service Centre Entebbe (RSCE) hosted the 13 th session of the Client Board meeting on 19-20 October 2023 in Entebbe which was the second meeting this year as per its regular schedule. The RSCE Client Board is…
600 box files of UNFICYP’s historical paper archive stored at the headquarters for decades are in the final stages of being digitised, a project which started 18 months ago and is paramount in facilitating the support of the…
600 box files of UNFICYP’s historical paper archive stored at the headquarters for decades are in the final stages of being digitised, a project which started 18 months ago and is paramount in facilitating the support of the…
Debate and discussion are key for a democracy to thrive. As part of country-wide efforts to promote civic engagement, especially by young South Sudanese, UNMISS is hosting university debates on vital issues that the world's…
Debate and discussion are key for a democracy to thrive. As part of country-wide efforts to promote civic engagement, especially by young South Sudanese, UNMISS is hosting university debates on vital issues that the world's newest nation is facing, such as widespread involvement in drafting a permanent constitution; gender equality, especially when it comes to political participation, and, of course, ensuring informed voters can express their will freely in South Sudan's first post-independence elections slated for next December. Photo by Alahayi Nemaya/UNMISS
WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL - With the world’s youngest nation gearing to usher in its long delayed democratic transition through its first post-independence elections in December next year, the United Nations Mission in South…
This year’s Challenges Annual Forum (CAF23) gathered partners and key stakeholders to explore the key features of the important and strategic AU-UN partnership. The in-person event was held at the UNECA in Addis Ababa…
In Western Bahr El Ghazal, UNMISS and FAO are supporting the national prison system to become self-reliant in terms of its food supply through an innovative pilot project that teaches short-term inmates scientific…