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The offer sounded almost unreal. The UN was fishing around for someone with a knack for building prisons – preferably a woman – to join its mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Would she go? Olukemi Ibikunle…
- Medellín
With shovels and machetes, communities along the Arquía River, in Vigía del Fuerte, Antioquia, are working together to restore an ancestral
- Advancing women, peace and security
ROME – The top six young women in the second cohort of the UN in Libya’s Ra’idat leadership training programme rounded out their training last week with a trip to Rome to learn about international peacebuilding. The three-day…
KUAJOK - Marco Akec thinks that the word "transitional" defines not only the country’s government but also the state of his own life – as something almost permanent. “When I was little, people told me we were living under a…
A powerful, collective call for a cessation of hostilities between forces aligned with the parties to the peace deal in South Sudan was issued by regional and international partners at a forum focused on addressing the…
Gaborone, Botswana, 8 October 2025 - At the initiative of Mr. Huang Xia, Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region, a high-level workshop on “Enhancing the ICGLR Regional Certification…
At a Kuajok workshop on youth inclusiveness in South Sudan’s electoral process, attendees expressed both hope and eagerness but also voiced multiple concerns. Photo: Zejin Yin/UNMISS. KUAJOK - Marco Akec thinks that the word…
New York, 8 October 2025 – The United Nations Department of Peace Operations has announced that Olukemi Ibikunle, a corrections officer from Nigeria serving with the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the…
International partners called for an end to hostilities in South Sudan, a return to inclusive dialogue, and implementation of the peace deal at a forum in Juba. Photo: Nektarios Markogiannis/UNMISS. A powerful, collective…
- Secretary-General
I welcome the announcement of an agreement to secure a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza, based on the proposal put forward by President Donald J. Trump. I commend the diplomatic efforts of the United States, Qatar, Egypt…
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Olukemi Ibikunle, a Nigerian corrections officer serving with MONUSCO, is helping transform prisons into places that uphold dignity and foster peace. Combining her experience in…