Peacekeeping news

UN Youth Envoy Jayathma Wickramanayake speaking at the launch of South Sudan's first ever State of the Youth Report. “I have been to some of the places with the worst humanitarian conditions in the world, but even there the…

UNMISS workshop in Eastern Equatoria building leadership skills among young women. “We are empowered. We don’t have to be silent. We must move to educate people about the possible causes of conflict and suggest solutions for…

On 29 January 2020, Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, met Ambassador Lars-Gunnar Wigemark, the new Head of the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX), at UNMIK…

The UN Youth Envoy engaging with young peace ambassadors in Torit. Sunday Oyella sits patiently working away at her sewing machine. It’s an old-fashioned Singer and requires a fair bit of foot pedalling to keep it running…

UNIFIL and its strategic partner, the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) allowing for the two forces to enhance cooperation, after a decade, in humanitarian demining within the UN…

UNAMID photo. As part of its continued efforts to support the Sudan peace process, UNAMID and the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) on 27 January, facilitated a one-day workshop for 27 members of the Tripartite Joint…

Mongolian peacekeepers providing free healthcare in remote village in the Unity region. Angelina Chol has been suffering from a skin infection for more than a year. Having left the United Nations Protection of Civilians in…

Many of the police officers at this workshop in Aweil cannot read or write - but they are keen to learn. An inability to read, write and speak in English is proving to be a huge challenge for law enforcement officers working…

Government and opposition military side by side at an UNMISS-led training on child protection. “It is true that a child is an immature human being with full rights. We would not be what we are today if our rights are violated…

UN Youth Envoy Jayathma Wickramanayake listened to the many concerns of young men and women staying at the UNMISS protection of civilians site in Juba. As we arrive at the Youth Training Centre in the UN protection site for…

Photo by Koné Mouroulaye, UNAMID. On 23 January, United Nations State Liaison Functions (SLFs) in North Darfur, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Social Development of North Darfur, concluded a three-day…

Flavia Zisok, Poet. Flavia Zisok’s weapon of choice is a combination of her pain and her pen. The young writer has published many poems about the immense suffering caused by war and her hopes for lasting peace in conflict…