Peacekeeping News

Bangui’s tropical weather is arguably one of its greatest assets – as a source of renewable energy. With average annual temperatures in the Central African Republic’s capital soaring to 29 degrees Celsius, the city’s…

To mark this year’s World Environment Day, UNFICYP personnel joined forces with the Athienou Municipality in the Famagusta area and along with a group of youth rolled up their sleeves clean up parts of the buffer zone in the…

International community efforts to facilitate an inclusive dialogue for the peace and reconciliation process in the Central African Republic (CAR) remain on course – with consultations between the visiting AU-ECCAS-UN-EU…

On the second day of their joint visit to the Central African Republic (CAR), a delegation from the African Union (AU), Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), United Nations (UN) and European Union (EU) held…

Top UN envoy in South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom, held his first press conference at the UNMISS headquarters in Juba today. Photo by Isaac Alebe Avoro/UNMISS. [near verbatim] Good morning everybody. Thank you for joining me today…

An UNMISS-facilitated training for local implementing partners in Eastern Equatoria who collaborate with the mission on executing small-scale, low-cost projects addressing urgent community needs received appreciation from…

Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS, Nicholas Haysom, held his first press conference at the mission's headquarters in Juba today. SRSG Haysom focused on the need to prevent subnational…

A joint delegation of African Union (AU), Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), United Nations (UN) and European Union (EU) officials on a visit to Bangui between 2 and 5 June 2021 today met with members of…

UN Youth Champions for Environment and Peace, by the UN in Cyprus together with the British Council and the COOPower project As climate change is becoming increasingly visible in our daily lives, and unsustainable development…

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col today chaired a special Tripartite meeting – held in a modified format due to the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions – with senior officers from the Lebanese…

AUMISS, IGAD, R-JMEC, ADC, and UNMISS have made a joint statement on the situation in Pibor. Photos: Gregorio Cunha/UNMISS A joint delegation to Pibor on 1 June 2021, consisting of representatives from the African Union…

Nicholas Haysom, Head of UNMISS, led a high-level delegation on a peace mission to Jonglei State. Photos: Gregorio Cunha/UNMISS Communities across Jonglei are in the midst of a perfect storm. Intercommunal fighting has cost…