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UN police boost safety for women outside South Sudan protection sites A group of women walk just outside a UN protection site in South Sudan’s capital Juba. The path is well trodden, but following abundant rain is overgrown…
Youth in Eastern Equatoria celebrate peace through sport Hundreds of young people have been united by a shared love for sport and a desire for peace in the troubled Eastern Equatorian region of South Sudan, which is…
Peace and Reconciliation begins with a single handshake in Ngauro A single handshake can symbolize profound change and a strong step towards reconciliation in a conflict-affected country like South Sudan, where intercommunal…
Radio Okapi reopens its broadcasting station in Kananga. Photo MONUSCO/Anne Herrmann Kananga – 2 October 2017: Radio Okapi has resumed broadcasting locally in the Kasaï-Central province from Monday through Friday; the…
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UNIFIL Chief Major-General Michael Beary pays tribute to 325 UNIFIL peacekeepers, who lost their lives while serving the cause of peace in south Lebanon. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today held a…
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KUNDUZ - To promote good governance in the northeastern region, a young man from Baghlan has made it his mission to engage and enlist other young Afghans to participate in public life, fight corruption and foster peace…
A group of women walk just outside a UN protection site in South Sudan’s capital Juba. The path is well trodden, but following abundant rain is overgrown with vegetation. The cover provided by trees and high grasses can be a…
Hundreds of young people have been united by a shared love for sport and a desire for peace in the troubled Eastern Equatorian region of South Sudan, which is continuing to experience ongoing violence between armed groups…
A single handshake can symbolize profound change and a strong step towards reconciliation in a conflict-affected country like South Sudan, where intercommunal violence, revenge killings, cattle raiding, and ethnic conflict…
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today held a ceremony to commemorate the International Day of Peace at its headquarters in Naqoura. Peacekeepers representing the 41 national contingents in UNIFIL were…
On 3rd October 2017, Office Commanding the 55th Infantry Group Lt Col David Cowhig handed over Command of the Force Reserve Company UNDOF to Lt Col Dermot Hannifin Officer Commanding the 56th Infantry Group. The ceremony was…
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In Guinea-Bissau, according to the last general population and housing census of 2009, 62.1 percent of women did not know how to read. Among men, the illiteracy rate was only 34.8 percent. To reverse this situation the…