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The United Nations is stepping up its effort to reconcile the Panawur and the Panagoung communities locked in a tribal war in the Western Lakes region of South Sudan. UNMISS

UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council that it could contribute to peacebuilding and sustaining peace stressing that investment in conflict prevention “pays off in human lives, in financial savings and in development gains.” UNIFEED

Marina has been displaced twice as shells continued to rain down on her village in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine. Now she must make do in a ramshackle shelter, caring for four generations of family while hoping peace will allow them to pursue happier and safer lives. UNHCR

Free coding and digital courses at the ReDI School for Digital Integration equips refugee women in Germany with computer skills to help them join a growing network of women working in technology. UNHCR

Students at Abukloi Secondary School in Rumbek, in the Western Lakes region of South Sudan have formed Peace and Human Rights clubs, calling for peace and an end to violence perpetuated by ethnic divisions. UNMISS

The UN Human Rights Office and the African Union on Tuesday (24 Apr) agreed to enhance their strategic partnership to prevent and address human rights abuses and violations on the continent before they grow into full-fledged crises. OHCHR

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres today told a High-Level meeting on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace that “sustainable, inclusive development, deeply rooted in respect for all human rights – economic, social, cultural, civil and political – is the world’s best preventive tool against violent conflict and instability.” UNIFEED

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) reported that airstrikes in Yemen in three separate incidents over the past four days have killed at least 45 people, "reportedly all civilians”, including women and children and injured many others. UNTV CH

United Nations Youth Envoy Jayathma Wickramanayake told the Security Council “on peacebuilding strategies and action plans, young people must be key stakeholders, not mere recipient of directions.” UNIFEED

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) project ‘Enhanced Resilience through Increased Economic Opportunities for Syrian Refugees and Host Communities’ successfully trained 900 people selected from among Syrians refugees and local host community members in Turkey. FAO