Peacekeeping News

The UNFICYP Senior Advisor, Mr Aderemi Adekoya and the Senior Police Advisor, Chief Superintendent Fang Li visited Sector 1 of the buffer zone to evaluate mission operations. During the visit they were briefed at the UNPOL…

The underrepresentation of women in key decision-making positions at the central level is one major limitation in their limited participation in high-level political and peace processes, including the current EU-facilitated…

MONUSCO raises women prisoners’ and minors’ awareness of the Covid-19 and HIV-AIDS in Bunia. Photo MONUSCO/Jean-Tobie OKALA Forty-eight female prisoners and thirty-two under-age boys detained in Bunia prison were sensitized…

Following suspension with some exceptions by Secretary-General António Guterres in April 2020 of all rotations, repatriations and deployments of uniformed personnel to mitigate the transmission of COVID-19 Coronavirus, UNIFIL…

UNIFIL Indian Battalion completed rehabilitation and renovation of a public park in Ebel el Saqi, in south-eastern Lebanon, and handed over to the municipality last week. The park – named after Indian freedom fighter and a…

UNIFIL peacekeepers from Indonesia conduct daily foot and vehicle patrols that are crucial in achieving and maintaining peace and stability in south Lebanon. Monitoring, observing and reporting the situation on the ground…

The convoy set off from Bangui’s 3rd district police station at 15:30 p.m., marking the start of the motorized patrol of 3 June 2020. At its head was the Central African National Gendarmerie. A United Nations Police (UNPOL)…

UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) Sites Update No. 282 - 11 June

UNMISS has organised a 500-radio distribution exercise for some 35 communities spread across Tonj, Twic and Gogrial aimed at bolstering community engagement and ensuring the health and safety of the host populations the…

U N I T E D  N A T I O N S                              N A T I O N S  U N I E S THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FAMILY REMITTANCES 16 June 2020 On the International Day of Family Remittances, and…

The use of face masks in public had been left to personal discretion since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. That changed on 12 June 2020, when the Government of the Central African Republic (CAR) launched a campaign…

UNMISS starts five-day mobile awareness drive using a tricycle with mounted loudspeakers broadcasting key preventative measures approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Yambio and Anzara. These messages are, of…