Peacekeeping News

The Secretary-General strongly condemns today’s attacks by unidentified armed combatants on Central African national defense and security forces, and the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the…

The Humanitarian Coordinator in the Central African Republic, Ms. Denise Brown, expresses her serious concern for the escalation of tensions and the upsurge of violence that has been observed in several parts of the country…

End-of-year holiday season at UN House, Juba. JUBA, 23 December 2020 This year has been one of the most challenging we may face in our lifetime given the severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on all our lives, right across…

Many patients in Achong-Chong showed up when UNMISS peacekeepers handed over medications. They also dropped of educational material at a school in the area. Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in…

ITURI: Congolese Journalists Trained by UN on how to Fight Hate-speech and Promote Peace Rhetoric To help combat hate speech and promote a better understanding of this phenomenon by media professionals, such was the objective…

The former governors Philip Aguer and David Yau Yau recently visited Bor to spread a message of reconciliation and social cohesion. Two former governors of the now defunct Jonglei and Boma States, Philip Aguer and David Yau…

The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Barrie Lynne Freeman of the United States as his Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in…

The United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Mari Yamashita of Japan as his Representative and Director of the United Nations Office in Belgrade. Ms. Yamashita succeeds Simona…

Corrections officers in Eastern Equatoria State learning more about the rights of inmates and how to facilitate their re-entry into society once they are released. Prison officers at the Eastern Equatoria Prisons Headquarters…

Learning about intercommunal reconciliation requires good note-taking, as here, in Yambio. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has been working with civil society groups in Yambio to empower local community leaders…

UNMISS peacekeepers from Ghana taking up positions to scare away burglars at the compound of an international organization operating in Leer. Nimble and robust action taken by Ghanaian peacekeepers based in Leer in Unity…

UNAMID photo. For the very first time in their lives, seven children with muscular weakness are now able to walk, following their participation in a dedicated physiotherapy program at the Pakistan Field Hospital-12 in…