Peacekeeping News

Protecting people and protecting the planet go hand-in-hand, as this UNMISS-funded installation of 20 solar panels at Duk Padiet Primary Healthcare Centre in Jonglei, South Sudan, demonstrates. Photo by Mach Samuel/UNMISS…

Seated around a table with cups of coffee, exchanging ideas on how culture can play an important role in uniting young people across the Western Balkans, were a pianist and activist from Sarajevo, a candy-shop owner from Peja…

In Lainya, South Sudan, a recent peacebuilding workshop by the UNMISS Protection, Transition and Reintegration Section, aimed at healing the trauma of recent conflict and inspiring communities to peacefully coexist. Photo by…

“I strongly believe in the fact that no peace process can be successful when half of the society is left behind,” said Ms. Vjosa Osmani, President of Kosovo, in her opening remarks at the 2022 Kosovo edition of the UN Global…

Meet OP, a Rottweiler sadly abandoned by his owner in the UN buffer zone. The mistreated dog was left to fend for himself in the grounds of an abandoned factory in Derynia, on the eastern side of the island. OP had lost hope…

On 10 June, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Ms. Caroline Ziadeh, met the heads of the Missing Persons Resource Center (MPRC), Mr. Bajram Qerkinaj and Mr. Negovan Mavrić. They discussed…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Ms. Caroline Ziadeh, met with the Head of the Liaison Office of Slovakia in Kosovo, Mr. Rastislav Kostilník, at UNMIK Headquarters. They discussed the EU…

By Thor Aron Hilton, Military Advisor and Minister Counselor at the Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations The theme for the 2022 International Day of UN Peacekeepers was “People Peace Progress: The Power of…

Community leaders are committed to always promoting good understanding and peaceful coexistence among all communities in North Kivu. Photo MONUSCO / Amadou Ba Hunde, Hutu, Nande, Nyanga, Tembo and Tutsi community leaders…

788 peacekeepers from India deployed to Jonglei received the prestigious United Nations medal for their service to the cause of building an enduring peace in South Sudan. Photo by Mach Samuel/UNMISS. JONGLEI/GREATER PIBOR:…

Some 30 officers from the South Sudan People's Defense Force and the national security apparatus participated in a vital training on protecting children as well as ending violations of their rights as stipulated in the…

The creator of a women-only rapid intervention team who leads riot control activities inside the Central African Republic’s biggest all male high-security prison, was named the winner of a prestigious new UN award on Tuesday…