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More civilians seeking protection at UNMISS bases
13 January 2014 - As hundreds of civilians continued to seek refuge UNMISS bases in Juba, the mission and humanitarian partners were preparing to move some internally displaced people (IDPs) to a new protection site, an…
Struggling to survive
13 January 2014 - When Rebecca Gak heard shooting on 18 December, she ran from her small restaurant in the Jonglei State capital Bor, picked up her infant son and two daughters and fled. Her husband would follow later, she…
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Military Officers Train in Gender Mainstreaming
DPKO guidelines provide for the integration of a gender perspective in peacekeeping operations. Accordingly, 18 military officers from UNMIL outposts in southeastern Liberia recently attended training in Harper in gender…
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Female LNP Officers Praise Leadership Training
A capacity-building workshop for female Liberian National Police (LNP) officers was held in Nimba County in November focusing on their retention in the service as well as promotion and specialization in various operational…
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Spreading Message of Peace on Two Wheels
“You have chosen a dramatic way to send out the message of environmental protection and I admire so much the medium you are using in sending out such message,” said Special Representative of the Secretary-General Karin…
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Nigerian Soldiers Become Educators
A number of Nigerian peacekeepers serving in Liberia have become volunteer teachers in addition to their regular duties. Soldiers from NIBATT 32 have been earmarking their time and resources to teach at Bomi College in…
WFP expands assistance to South Sudanese
13 January 2014 - The World Food Programme (WFP) has launched a new emergency operation to expand assistance to people affected by crisis in South Sudan, according to a statement the agency issued today. The $57.8 million…
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UNMIL Supports Model Village and Orphanage in Buchanan
Residents of Grand Bassa have become the proud owners of an innovative agricultural project, and a local orphanage has been refurbished and provided with an assortment of items for the upkeep of the children. The multi…
Uganda to re-open South Sudanese camps
12 January 2014 - There was nothing for South Sudanese people to celebrate on 9 January this year, a South Sudanese refugee now living at a camp in Uganda’s Arua District said recently.“Maybe people are celebrating in other…
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Statement of SRSG Kay on the transfer of power in Puntland
Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, appealed today for calm and an orderly, peaceful transfer of power in Puntland following the 8 January presidential election…
UN envoy urges calm after transition leaders step down
11 January 2014 – Following the resignation of the Central African Republic's two interim leaders, the top United Nations official in the crisis-riven country called for calm today, urging the authorities to mobilze around…