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As he departed the country, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations promised the people of South Sudan the full support of peacekeepers and humanitarians as they make the difficult journey from war to…
The Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, visits Malakal, Upper Nile, as part of his four-day peace mission to South Sudan. Photo by Isaac Billy/UNMISS. Flying across the Upper Nile, it’s easy to…
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As part of a nation-wide outreach effort to present the mission, its mandate and introduce the UN to the general population, a UNITAMS team visited Sudan’s central states last week. The activity aimed at raising awareness on…
Flying across the Upper Nile, it’s easy to see the impact of flooding on the local population. Many areas are water-logged which is creating additional hardship for people already suffering as the result of sporadic fighting…
Jean-Pierre Lacroix, chief of UN Peace Operations, and Nicholas Haysom, Head of UNMISS, have discussed security arrangements and the peace process with President Salva Kiir. Photos: Isaac Billy/UNMISS Three years ago today, a…
Three years ago today, a peace deal was signed between warring parties in South Sudan, ending a long and bloody civil war. But the country is still struggling to fully implement the agreement and deliver the peace, recovery…
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This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. Security Council Lyons: “We must ask also ourselves: what can we do and what must we do?” Deborah Lyons…
Thousands of people living in Tambura have fled their homes to escape violence. Some are seeking shelter near the UNMISS temporary operating base. Photos: Denis Louro Oliver/UNMISS Violence in and around Tambura in Western…
Kigali (Rwanda), 10 September 2021 - The Network of African Women in Conflict Prevention and Mediation, better known as ‘FemWise-Africa’, has concluded a week-long training in Kigali, Rwanda, to enhance the mediation and…
Violence in and around Tambura in Western Equatoria State has forced more than 40,000 people to flee their homes. Their suffering is immense, with women and children having lost their husbands and fathers the most severely…
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NEW YORK - The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, today briefed the Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan. Read the Security Council briefing by SRSG Lyons Read the Secretary…
Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the UN chief of peace operations, arriving in Juba in an attempt to re-energize the somewhat stalling implementation of South Sudan's peace agreement. Photos: Isaac Billy/UNMISS Shortly after touching…