"PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS"

As the world commemorated the 70 years since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights came into being, Malakal celebrated in dance and music at a concert dubbed “Malakal United” featuring top South Sudanese artists from the capital city Juba. UNMISS

Close collaboration with government key to successful transition, top official says, as Security Council considers situation in Haiti at 8419th meeting.

Following a surge in sexual attacks on local women and girls in Bentiu, South Sudan, the head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) David Shearer, said “our human rights team have launched an investigation, gathering victim and witness testimony and working to identify those responsible for the attacks.” UNMISS

At a press conference in South Sudan’s capital Juba, the head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the country David Shearer, released a new report detailing the stories of those who have benefited from the 140 projects completed since 2011 at a cost of US$7.5 million. The projects include rehabilitating schools and hospitals, building safehouses for women exposed to domestic violence as well as repairing police stations and courthouses to strengthen the judicial system. UNMISS

Security Council presidential statement urges cooperation by all actors in Darfur mission’s transition from peacekeeping to development at 8415th meeting.

A UN spokesperson said the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has confirmed the existence of a second tunnel in the southern part of the country adding that “calm and stability along the Blue Line must be preserved.” UNIFEED

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Senior officials from UN Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding are visiting Mali to take stock of progress made in the implementation of the peace agreement and identify new pathways for sustainable peace. MINUSMA

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

In South Sudan’s Unity region, getting food can be an immense challenge for women. Besides walking long distances, the danger of sexual violence lurks in the bushes that throng the roads they must walk to get to food distribution points, as seen in the recent allegations that shocked the world. Here is a look at what happens at food distribution points, as women continue to receive much needed food rations. UNMISS