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Juba, South Sudan | AFP and agencies | For the second day in a row South Sudan’s rebels have failed to organise their leader’s much-anticipated return to the capital, Juba, after more than two years of war. The government has blamed Riek Machar  (see statements below), accusing him of wanting …

United Nations, United States | AFP Eleven girls and women from the Democratic Republic of Congo claim they became pregnant as a result of sexual abuse by Tanzanian troops serving in the UN peace mission there, the UN said Tuesday. “Seven of the alleged victims have already given birth and …

Uganda: Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist Kampala, Uganda Duty Station : Kampala, Uganda Application : Apply for the job Organization: UN Children’s Fund Country: Uganda Closing date: 14 Apr 2016 If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world’s leading children’s …

Twenty–one Ugandan civil society organisations have appealed to the UN over the government’s export of health workers to the Caribbean state of Trinidad and Tobago. Uganda and Trinidad and Tobago entered a bilateral agreement last year to export over 250 Ugandan health workers, including highly specialized personnel to “further accelerate …

A pilot computerized tool that aims to contribute to a reduction in unemployment in Uganda has been launched in Uganda, thanks to a collaboration involving the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the International Labour Organization (ILO). The initiative launched at the …

By Independent Team Kinshasa puts Blue-helmets in line of fire On August 28, the red line in the escalating conflict between the DR Congo government troops and the mutinous M23 rebels was crossed; a soldier fighting in the conflict under the UN flag was killed. When Maj. Hatim Shabaan Mushindo, …

By the Independent Team The UN peacekeeping department has asked the Security Council to back the use of surveillance drones in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), The UN wants to use the drones to monitor the vast eastern DRC border, where Rwanda has been accused of helping rebels fighting the …

By Julius Businge The U.S. Mission in Uganda today (Dec.17) announced a contribution of $7.9 million toward agriculture and market access activities of the UN World Food Program (WFP), the UN’s agency said in a statement released on Dec. 17. The U.S. agency for International Development (USAID), through the U.S. …

By Joan Akello There are 7,700 United Nations Volunteers (UNV) worldwide. Today they are celebrating their efforts to prevent conflicts, help societies recover from fighting and promote sustainable development, Volunteering embraces all people, from activist who work full-time and the occasional citizen. Volunteers aim at showing compassion, sharing their skills …

By Andrew M. Mwenda The best way to save DRC is to let it burn. From the ashes of catastrophe lies the chance for a solution Last week, M23 rebels matched into the eastern Congolese town of Goma with very little resistance. The Congolese army simply dropped their weapons and …