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- Briefings to the Security Council
Thank you Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, Thanks for the opportunity to brief you again. When I last briefed you on 8 th of December, the Sudanese military and a broad range of civilian actors had just signed…
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Joint statement by the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen and the International Committee of the Red Cross at the conclusion of the seventh meeting of the Supervisory Committee on the…
- Press Releases and Statements
The Trilateral Mechanism yesterday convened a preparatory meeting with military and civilian signatories at the Republican Palace to decide on the next steps for completing the political process. This meeting followed an…
From 13 to 20 March, UNOAU in collaboration with OHCHR supported the African Union (AU) in the design and delivery of a Training of Trainers programme in Compliance and Accountability for the Somali National Army. The…
Shoring up trust among civilians and uniformed actors is key to ensuring a peaceful, prosperous future for South Sudan, and ensuring those impacted by erstwhile civil wars can finally trace their steps homewards agreed…
Some 50 police and prisons officers in Eastern Equatoria's greater Kapoeta region committed to upholding human rights standards as well as built their law enforcement capacities, thanks to an UNMISS-facilitated training…
Mpako Foaleng, Chief of the UN Standing Capacity on Security Sector Reform, leads a discussion about civil society participation in security sector reform at the Tripoli offices of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya in February 2023.
The state, alone, cannot conduct effective security sector reform. Civil society actors have an important role to play as the voice of the people, overseeing the impact on youth and women, human rights, the environment – and…
Civic education helmed by the UN family aims to galvanize public participation in key political processes in South Sudan, including the drafting of this young country's permanent constitution and upcoming elections. A joint…
Shoring up trust among civilians and uniformed actors is key to ensuring a peaceful, prosperous future for South Sudan, and ensuring those impacted by erstwhile civil wars can finally trace their steps homewards agreed participants at an UNMISS-led training in Western Equatoria. Photo by Martin Siba/UNMISS
WESTERN EQUATORIA - “Protecting civilians is our main duty as soldiers,” said Captain Apollo Choul, Commander of the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) in Mundri west, a county in Western Equatoria state. Captain…
Some 50 police and prisons officers in Eastern Equatoria's greater Kapoeta region committed to upholding human rights standards as well as built their law enforcement capacities, thanks to an UNMISS-facilitated training. Photo by Okello James/UNMISS
EASTERN EQUATORIA – As South Sudan begins to invigorate ongoing peace processes with a 24-month extension of its ongoing transitional period, upholding the rule of law and respect for human rights are more vital than ever…
Civic education helmed by the UN family aims to galvanize public participation in key political processes in South Sudan, including the drafting of this young country's permanent constitution and upcoming elections. A joint two-day consultation led by UNMISS, UNHCR, UN Women and UNDP sought to hear from internally displaced persons, returnees, women, youth and persons with disabilities in Bentiu. Photo by Roseline Nzelle Nkwelle/UNMISS
UNITY - In 2011, South Sudan won its hard-fought independence from its northern neighbour, Sudan, but those hope-filled times were soon a distant memory as the world’s newest nation became embroiled in bloody, brutal civil…
Suki Nagra, the Director of the Human Rights, Transitional Justice and Rule of Law Section for UNSMIL and Dutch Ambassador Dolf Hogewoning present a list of human rights principles to Presidential Council President Mohammad Menfi based on consultations with 500 Libyans on 15 March 2023.
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya and the Dutch Ambassador to Libya presented to Presidential Council President Mohammed Menfi Wednesday a list of seven human rights principles and recommendations based on…