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To prevent conflict erupting between cross-border communities, UNMISS hosted a peace forum in Yirol to help prevent conflict over access to scarce resources in the flood-stricken Lakes region. Photos: Nektarios Markogiannis…
LAKES - The devastation caused by extreme flooding ravaging South Sudan is easy to see while travelling on the treacherous road to Yirol. Entire communities have been wiped out. Their tukuls are submerged in rapidly rising…
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I strongly condemn today’s deadly airstrikes by Israel on a densely populated area in an Israeli-designated humanitarian zone in Khan Younis where displaced people were sheltering. While the IDF said it struck Hamas militants…
UNFICYP often engages youth in various programs to promote peace and development. By giving young people the opportunity to act as peacekeepers, the UN not only amplifies their voices but also empowers them to contribute to…
UNFICYP often engages youth in various programs to promote peace and development. By giving young people the opportunity to act as peacekeepers, the UN not only amplifies their voices but also empowers them to contribute to…
Conditions are dire for the thousands of people who have arrived in Tonga, Upper Nile, after fleeing devastating flooding in Fangak. Photos: Ines Surwumwe/UNMISS Squatting on dirty plastic sheets on waterlogged ground and…
UPPER NILE - Squatting on dirty plastic sheets on waterlogged ground and huddled together under ripped canvas tarpaulins strung together by sticks are thousands of families, forced to flee rapidly rising flood waters in…
Over the last nine months, more than 15,000 heads of cattle and other farm animals in South Sudan have received priceless medical attention by UNMISS peacekeepers. Photos: Parminder Singh/UNMISS “Peace is not just the absence…
“Peace is not just the absence of conflict, but the presence of compassion. When we care for animals, we care for each other, which is a powerful catalyst for peace.” This was the powerful and passionate message from…
STATEMENT BY JEAN-PIERRE LACROIX, UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFING New York 09 SEPTEMBER 2024 I welcome this opportunity to once again brief the Security Council. Today’s open debate is timely as we prepare…
Today, we celebrate African Union Day—a day that stands for Africa’ strength, resilience, unity, and the promises of its people’s irrepressible aspiration to freedom and agency. The African Union has been at the forefront of…
On 9 September, SRSG Parfait Onanga-Anyanga took part in a High-Level Dialogue organized by the UN Office for West Africa (UNOWAS), focused on exploring perspectives and options for stability in West Africa and the Sahel. The…