Peacekeeping news

Electoral materials including ballot boxes, voting booths and electoral kits, part of a batch of electoral equipment donated by the Republic of South Africa to support the democratic process in the Central African Republic…

Geetha Pious, Head of Field Office, UNMISS Juba, speaks about working in conflict zones, being a woman and shattering the glass ceiling. “People often talk about the glass ceiling in UN peacekeeping,” says Geetha Pious. “I…

Juba residents are currently being treated to important messages on the need to end violence against women. The public service announcements, recorded in several languages, are being aired by a promo truck cruising the…

Despite the pressures of her duties serving in the UNMISS Joint Operations Centre in Juba, Captain Stephanie Palfrey-Sneddon, an Australian peacekeeper, is using her rare spare time to lead a project to help local children…

Representatives from twelve political parties gathered in Aweil to discuss how to promote cooperation, social cohesion and national identity. Representatives from twelve different political parties in Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal…

Anna Khodos UNFICYP Staff Officer-Personnel, UNPOL Headquarters The need to recruit, train and promote more female police officers is receiving far more attention than ever before. Women are having a positive impact on law…

Face aux exactions des groupes armés, les femmes de Djugu lancent un cri d’alarme à la MONUSCO On a visit to Ituri, David Gressly, Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in the Democratic Republic of Congo…

After almost a decade-long service with UNIFIL’s Maritime Task Force (MTF), assisting Lebanese Navy in securing the country’s vast territorial waters, the Mission’s Brazilian peacekeepers concluded their mission with UNIFIL…

There is always plenty to discuss to maintain peaceful relations between farmers and cattle herders during South Sudan's cattle migration season. Most representatives of farmers and pastoralists in the states of Warrap and…

UNMIK’s partnership and support of Kosovo’s rule of law was recognized by the Kosovo Correctional Service (KCS) through an award presented to the Mission for its achievements in the development of KCS since its establishment…

Exodus Academy, a small school in Juba serves a community that relies on casual work and subsistent farming. Here, education is a luxury that most families cannot afford. UNMISS has a base not far from the school. For the…

Photo by Salah Mohammed, UNAMID. UNAMID HIV and AIDS Unit (HAU) and various Mission components today held a march and conducted HIV/AIDS Voluntary Testing campaign at the Mission’s Headquarters (MHQ) in Zalingei, Central…