Peacekeeping News

Deputy Representative of the Secretary-General Christopher Coleman, North Mitrovica Principle Executive Officer Adrijana Hodžić, Zubin Potok Mayor Srđan Vulović Survivors of gender-based violence in northern Kosovo can…

Radios are useful for making sure that remote communities receive essential information on COVID-19. Solar-powered radios are even better. In Eastern Equatoria, radio is a crucial way of reaching out to people with essential…

MONUSCO pays Tribute to the Peacekeeper killed by Armed Men in Beni MONUSCO paid tribute to Sergeant Major Wahyudi Rama from the Indonesian contingent, killed on June 22, in an attack by armed men not far from the Semuliki…

THE SG MESSAGE MARKING THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ADOPTION OF THE CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS Mr. President of the General Assembly, Excellencies, I send my warmest greetings to “we the peoples”. Those first three words of…

The United Nations Truce Supervision Organization is deeply disturbed by the content of a video circulating on social media. The behavior seen in it is abhorrent and goes against everything we stand for in terms of the values…

The UN has launched an investigation into a video which surfaced on social media this week showing a clearly marked UN vehicle on a busy city street, while a woman straddles a man on the back seat engaging in a sex act, with…

UNIFIL Indonesian peacekeepers donated nine varieties of critical medical supplies to the local dispensary of the south-eastern Lebanese village of Adchit Al-Qusayr last week. The 19 June support followed a request that the…

A High-Level Sudan Partnership Conference in Berlin acknowledged young people, especially women and girls, as drivers of change for a democratic, free and peaceful country. Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID. A High-Level Sudan…

Face masks donated by UNMISS makes it possible for people in Yambio to go about their lives and make a living while keeping each other safer from COVID-19. The market in Yambio is bustling with activity as people go about…

UNMISS has donated a fire truck, a water tanker and essential protective gear to the fire fighters in the capital Juba. Years of civil war have devastated infrastructure and community services across South Sudan. The lack of…

The COVID-19 pandemic is not just a health emergency, but a multi-dimensional crisis for Afghanistan, dealing its people a painful blow just as Kabul and the Taliban prepare for peace talks in Qatar, the top UN official in…

A new courtroom in the Mitrovice/Mitrovica region is the latest step in continued improvements in access to justice for its residents. The new courtroom at the Basic Court of Mitrovicë/Mitrovica courthouse in South Mitrovica…