Peacekeeping news

UNIFIL today marked the International Day of Peace during a ceremony at its headquarters in Naqoura, south Lebanon. Present at the ceremony were UNIFIL Head of Mission Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col, Colonel…

Esther Siama works as a hairdresser in a salon in Yambio market, Western Equatoria. She hopes for a peaceful, prosperous future for all South Sudanese. “I remember being very scared as a child. Ambushes on dirt roads were…

UNISFA’s new Force Commander and Acting Head of Mission, Major General Kefyalew Amde Tessema, recently met with senior traditional leaders of the Misseriya community led by Nazar Muktar Babo Nimir in Diffra. Photo Daniel…

UNISFA’s new Force Commander and Acting Head of Mission, Major General Kefyalew Amde Tessema, recently met with senior traditional leaders of the Misseriya community led by Nazar Muktar Babo Nimir in Diffra. Photo Daniel…

To mark World Cleanup Day, observed on 19 September, UNFICYP personnel including its Head of Mission, Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, rolled up their sleeves together with the UNFICYP Youth Champions for Environment and Peace to clean…

Today, sixty-seven UNFICYP peacekeepers from the Mobile Force Reserve (MFR) Unit were awarded medals for their contributions to peace in Cyprus. The medals were presented by the Force Commander, Major General Cheryl Pearce…

The UN chief has told UN News, in an exclusive interview ahead of the new General Assembly session. The march of COVID-19 which has “put us on our knees”, should be a lesson in humility for world leaders, and a lack of…

Residents of the Bangui’s Kilometre 5 (PK5) neighbourhood, local authorities government representatives and MINUSCA leadership gathered, on Monday September 14, 2020, at the Commissariat of the city’s 3rd arrondissement to…

Special Representative of the Secretary-General, David Shearer, calls for increased momentum in South Sudan's ongoing peace process and timely elections in today's briefing to the Security Council. Fresh momentum must be…

The latest quarterly report by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the situation in South Sudan and the activities of the United Nations in the country is now available. NEW YORK - The latest quarterly report by UN…

Security Sector Reform (SSR) – a prerequisite for stabilizing the whole of the Central African Republic (CAR) – has been boosted by the recruitment of over 1,000 new officers to the country’s Internal Security Forces. 800…

BENI : Local communities have received means and equipment for their socio-economic recovery. Photo MONUSCO/Sy Koumbo S. Gali “We received carpentry training in Mavivi as well as tools such as saws and planers which have been…