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KUNDUZ - The advocacy role of young Afghans in working with government to fight corruption, promote women’s equality and bring about sustainable peace was the focus of a radio debate in the northern province of Kunduz this…
Lt Gen Bowes is briefed by Comdt Donal Burke DCO Force Reserve Company
On 31 May 2017, UNDOF hosted a visit of Lt Gen Stephen Bowes Commander Canadian Joint Operations Command. Lt Gen Bowes received a Guard of Honour from the FijiBatt contingent and an equipment demonstartion by the Force…
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Nairobi - A High-Level Partnership Mission consisting of representatives mainly from Arab states has concluded a six-day fact-finding mission to drought-affected populations in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya. The delegation…
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Mogadishu - The Federal Government of Somalia has reiterated its commitment to unify the country to achieve lasting peace and stability. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the National Reconciliation Conference held in…
Fish bring new hope to conflict-affected South Sudanese
Morning trading is underway at the recently built fish market on the banks of the White Nile in the town of Bor and business is picking up. Women sellers stand in a corrugated-iron roofed area behind neatly stacked piles of…
The mitigation of the threats posed by landmines and other explosive remnants of war is vital to the success of United Nations peacekeeping and special political missions, as well as to the delivery of humanitarian assistance…
The United Nations envoy for Central Africa today expressed his concern that the withdrawal of troops from the regional force by some contributing countries would create a security vacuum that may be exploited by an armed…
A community of local boys and youth, age 12-25 seated at the banks of the Kineti River in Torit, South Sudan waiting for a customer for their “car wash” business. They forgo their schooling to gain a living at 300SSPs per car…
Facatativa, June 12, 2017. This Monday, 305 members of the FARC-EP took a new step in their process of reintegration into civilian life upon receiving the certificate of the laying down of individual weapons by the General…
Since the onset of the crisis in the country, about two years ago, many efforts have been made by the international community, calling on the parties to engage in a sincere and inclusive dialogue, mediating and promoting meetings both internally and externally seeking a long-lasting solution to the crisis.
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Identical initiatives have been carried out by civil society organizations, women, and religious and youth, all of them engaged in the effort to end the persistent political-institutional crisis. At the last meeting of ECOWAS…
Promoting Peace and reconciliation through gymnastics Spring for Peace, a local non-governmental organization working in Yei River State, and the Civil Affairs Division (CAD) of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan…