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Civil Society Alliance endorses regional protection force. Photo: UNMISS/Isaac Billy
The South Sudan Civil Society Alliance has approved the deployment of a regional protection force to South Sudan, reversing an earlier decision against its deployment. The group of civil society organizations had earlier said…

The Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations, who is also Director of the Regional Office for Africa of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Chair of the UN Development Group (UNDG) for Africa, Mr. Abdoulaye Mar Dieye ended his visit to Guinea-Bissau between on 5 October 2016.
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Mr. Mar’s two-day visit aimed at reaffirming and strengthening the support of the United Nations, and in particular UNDP, to the country's efforts in achieving its development priorities in the context of the Sustainable…

Members of the Electoral Dispute Resolution Mechanism at a consultative meeting with the Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation Team on 7 October2016 in Mogadishu. UN Photo
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The Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (FIEIT) and members of the Electoral Dispute Resolution Mechanism (EDRM) today held a consultative meeting to agree on ground rules for the 2016 electoral process. While…

Internally Displaced Persons seeking shelter at UN House during the outburst of violence in July 2016.
Photo: UNMISS/Eric Kanalstein
Statement attributable to the Principal Public Information Officer, UNMISS “UNMISS wishes to clarify recent media reports claiming that UNMISS blocked access to civilians attempting to enter UN House during the events of July…

Council leaders in the UNMISS PoC site in Malakal rewarded for hard work. Photo: UNMISS/Samuel Adwok Deng
USAID has handed over a variety of items to the members of the Peace and Security Council within the UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in Malakal. The donations were made to recognize the Council’s efforts to maintain…
















