Mapping armed groups for peace in Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Chehrazad Krari is a UN Volunteer Information Analyst with the Joint Mission Analysis Center (JMAC) of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) in Bukavu since December 2022. These are her reflections.

As an Information Analyst, my main task is to provide accurate analysis to help the Mission better understand the environment, anticipate threats, protect civilians, and ensure the security of UN personnel. 

The Joint Mission Analysis Center is key in collecting and analyzing information to support peace operations and decision-making for MONUSCO's leadership.

Using sport as a means to include young refugees in Uganda

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Shuhei Nishiyama, UN Volunteer Associate Protection Officer was based in Nakivale, a refugee settlement, in Uganda between 2023 and 2024. He was with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and was responsible for monitoring youth projects in communities. His volunteer assignment was fully funded by the Government of Japan under the Japan-funded Global Human Resource Development Programme for Peacebuilding and Development (HRD). 

A friendship match bringing together young refugees into the fold of opportunities—was one of the highlights of Shuhei's assignment. Uganda hosts the largest number of refugees in sub-Saharan Africa, with 80 percent of the refugees across 13 districts.

Supporting peace and stability in Liberia and Nigeria

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Luis Fredy Díaz Sánchez from Colombia and Eugene Tenjei from Cameroon are UN Volunteers in West and Central Africa. Their volunteer service with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Liberia and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Nigeria shows the vital aspect of supporting local communities in building peace in challenging circumstances.

Luis is a UN Volunteer Law Enforcement Expert with UNODC in Liberia. He supports the work of Liberian officers to fight drug trafficking and organized crime. He trained some 900 officers in skills such as investigations and intelligence analyses.

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