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Jean Arnault of France, appointed head of UN Mission in Colombia. UN Photo/Ryan Brown
9 March 2016 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Jean Arnault of France as the head of the United Nations political mission that will be deployed in Colombia. In his new capacity, Mr. Arnault…
In the opening commemoration ceremony of International Women’s Day on in Aweil, participants and partners stressed that women must be empowered to make a change in the Society. Speaking during the event, Ajak Michael Kuel, a…
Kuajok joined the world in commemorating International Women’s Day with commitment to the well being of women across the state. During the remarks, State Deputy Governor, Santino Akot Abiem, and William Chan Achuil said peace…
#IWD2016; In Rumbek, the Women's Association had taken the lead in the organization of International Women’s Day, supported by UNMISS and other partners. “Today we are calling upon the government and members of the general…
The Women’s General Union, in collaboration the UNMISS commemorated the IWD in the form of fasting, marching and prayer to in Freedom Square, in WES Yambio town. During her remarks, the chairperson for the Women’s General…
As part of ongoing community outreach activities an UNMISS team paid a visit to the Hope for South Sudan Orphanage and School in Torit. The facility accommodates two hundred children, eighty boys and one hundred and twenty…
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Goma, 9 March, 2016 – The International Women’s Day was commemorated on Tuesday, 8 March 2016, a day set aside to honour the achievements of women everywhere in the world. This year, the day was commemorated under the theme…
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Kisangani, 8 March 2016: Magistrates of civil and military jurisdictions in the South Kivu and Ituri are currently participating in a two-day workshop in Kisangani, Tshopo province organized by UNDP under the theme ”Mapping…
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On Tuesday 8 March 2016, roughly a hundred groups of women from public and private institutions as well as religious, political and non-political organizations participated in a march organized by the provincial authority on…
On 8 March 2016, the Russian flag was raised at UNFICYP HQ as the first ever Russian deployment commenced their duties with the Mission. The deployment includes three female police officers who will join UNFICYP's police…
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08 March 2016, Tunis – Three weeks ago, on 17 February, Libya marked the fifth anniversary of the 2011 revolution, “a revolution that would not have been possible without the courageous Libyan women who actively and…
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Pristina, 08 March 2016 -On International Women's Day 2016 we spoke to Nita and Manuela, two young women, and asked them about their perception and hopes for gender equality in Kosovo. Listen to them on Radio Ophelia. Happy…