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Adopted in October 2000, Security Council Resolution 1325 emphasizes the disproportionate impact of armed conflict on women and girls, as well as the need for their participation in peace processes.
Alain Wandimoyi As part of the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, a series of conferences took place from 21 to 23 October 2025 in Goma, Beni and Bunia. The events…
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A series of intercommunal skirmishes in the area meant that Major Md Mahbubul Alam Khan and his Bangladeshi unit had to stay in a remote, rudimentary outpost in Thiet, Warrap State, for months before the security situation allowed them to return to Kuajok. Zejin Yin/UNMISS
WARRAP – The sound of boots squelching, immersing themselves into wet soil that would sometimes refuse to let go of the passing “prey”, is one that Major Md Mahbubul Alam Khan, a Bangladeshi peacekeeper, won’t forget anytime…
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Surrounded by maize, okra and bean plants, residents of Hai Matar, an area in Malakal, are realizing their dream of a new life with hard work and hope. The UN family has helped 128 households, displaced by conflict, to return home.
MALAKAL – Surrounded by maize, okra and pumpkins, Johnson Othwon is checking whether his aunt’s beloved bean plants are already bearing fruit. Usually, the 19-year-old would already be on his way to sell fresh produce at the…
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If you ask UNMISS Field Language Assistant James Nyapir Oleo in Pibor, #PeaceBegins with being kind. Never forgetting that others were there to help him and his family when they were facing tough challenges of their own, James, in many ways, has made a point of giving back.
PIBOR - “And here are our beautiful papayas.” Such is the climate and fertility of much of South Sudan’s soil that a few months was all it took for the seeds in the garden of James Nyapir Oleo to grow and bear fruits. They…