Peacekeeping News

A market is usually a place of cohesion where communities meet, discuss and exchange, thus reducing the possibility of confrontation. Photos Lazare Pélé The two main markets in the commune of Lubero and Mulo have been…

Prior to this new initiative, the UN Mission's Civil Affairs section had already facilitated the establishment of local security councils in each commune in Beni. Photos MONUSCO "Mulekera is a hot commune". It is with these…

A recent UNMISS workshop for 30 prisons officers in Renk, Upper Nile, sought to build capacities on human rights standards as well as uphold the rule of law. Photo by Samuel Adwok/UNMISS UPPER NILE - “Human rights are at the…

UNIFIL peacekeepers and Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) personnel conclude five days of joint live fire exercises in an open coastal field south of UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura. The “Steel Storm” joint exercises, which…

Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of UNMIK, Ms. Caroline Ziadeh, visited the municipality of Prizren, where she met with political representatives and religious leaders in the region, engaging in…

With the withdrawal of MONUSCO, the United Nations intends to strengthen the presence and role of its agencies, funds and programs in Tanganyika province. Photos MONUSCO / Lydie Betyna June 30, 2022 marks the end of MONUSCO's…

According to the head of MONUSCO, even if everything is not settled, "what remains to be managed is manageable with continuity of support". Photos MONUSCO The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in…

For several years, UNPOL has been working alongside the Congolese police to provide the technical support they need. Photos MONUSCO / Rachel Kiese Mbangu MONUSCO through its head of office in Bukavu, on 16 June, handed over…

Lebanon’s Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Abdallah Bou Habib, visited UNIFIL’s area of operations in south Lebanon today to see the work the mission’s more than 11,000 military and civilian peacekeepers…

The development of youth entrepreneurship is an important lever for consolidating peace. Photos MONUSCO / James Nzabara The United Nations has long considered the creative imagination, ideals and energy of young people to be…

Efforts are underway to reinvigorate the Central African Republic’s political process, which has lapsed into a state of “de facto lethargy” even as horrific attacks against civilians have risen, the senior UN official in the…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Caroline Ziadeh welcomes the adoption of the Pristina-Belgrade roadmap on the implementation of energy agreements concluded under the auspices of EU…