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On Wednesday 7 December 2022 – two days after the United Nations’ International Volunteers’ Day – UN volunteers (UNVs) in Abyei continued to advance Sustainable Development Goal 4, ‘Quality Education’, by opening the first library ever to be created in Abyei. At the Comboni Nursery.
On Wednesday 7 December 2022 – two days after the United Nations’ International Volunteers’ Day – UN volunteers (UNVs) in Abyei continued to advance Sustainable Development Goal 4, ‘Quality Education’, by opening the first…
Taking momentum of the UNISFA’s commemoration of the 22th anniversary of the first landmark United Nations Security Council resolution on Women Peace Security (1325) on 31 October 2022, following the November USG DPO and SESG HoA visit to UNISFA.
Taking momentum of the UNISFA’s commemoration of the 22th anniversary of the first landmark United Nations Security Council resolution on Women Peace Security (1325) on 31 October 2022, following the November USG DPO and SESG…
UN Peace Chief Commits to Increased Assistance for Abyei as Part of Efforts to Resolve the Area’s Final Status and Achieve Lasting Peace in the Region At the end of his two-day visit to Abyei, United Nations Under-Secretary…
Some 221 patients from the local community in Kadugli, received treatment for different ailments during a free medical clinic organized by the Bangladesh Battalion. The clinic was organized in collaboration with local…
It was a memorable day on 17 June, when GhanBatt, , led by the Commanding Officer, Lt Col E Aboagye Tieku and UNISFA personal and UN OCHA, visited Ganga Primary School in Abathok and spend time with learners , teachers and…
Abyei youth and women’s group representatives joined UNISFA peacekeepers for an evening cultural fete organized at the mission headquarters in Abyei. The festivities were the final event in activities organized by the newly…
UNISFA’s acting Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major-General Benjamin Olufemi Sawyerr, reiterated calls for peace in the Abyei area during celebrations organized by the newly reconfigured multinational peacekeeping…
UNISFA observe International Women's Day ON 9 March, the Deputy Force Commander Brigadier General Abu Syed Mohammod Bakir, led UNISFA personnel in commemorating this year’s International Women’s Day. A panel comprising of…
The Force Commander/Ag Head of Mission designate, Major General Benjamin Olufemi Sawyerr, on 1 March 2020, called on the Ngok Dinka Paramount Chief (PC) and the Juba-appointed Chief Administrator in Abyei. He was accompanied…
The Incoming UNISFA Force Commander and Acting Head of Mission, Major General Benjamin Olufemi Sawyerr of Nigeria, arrived in Abyei on 28 February 2022. Maj. Gen. Sawyerr succeeds Force Commander and Acting Head of Mision…
The newly appointed UNISFA Deputy Force Commander has arrived in the m ission Area of Operation. Brig. Gen. Abu Syed Mohammod Bakir arrived in Abyei on 20 February. Brig. Gen. Bakir from Bangladesh was welcomed to the mission…
A handover ceremony between the Ghanaian and Ethiopian battalions was held at the Joint Border Verification and Monitoring Mechanism (JBVMM) headquarters in Kadugli on 15 February 2022. The ceremony marked the formal handing…