Peacekeeping News

Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK Zahir Tanin delivered opening remarks at a Strategic Prioritisation Retreat organised by the United Nations Kosovo Team on 11 March in Pristina. Prime Minister…

Women in Jonglei are vying for more political representation in the next state government and in leadership roles in general. Women in Jonglei are determined to get 35 per cent political representation when a new state…

UNMISS chief David Shearer answered numerous questions at a press conference in Juba on 9 March. (Scroll down for Q&A session) I want to start by acknowledging the breaking news coming out of Khartoum where an explosion has…

A team of UNIFIL’s Italian and Malaysian peacekeepers partnered with a local youth group recently in organizing an intense month-long educational therapy treatment programme for children with learning disabilities in the Al…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Mr. Zahir Tanin, met Ambassador Kai Sauer, the Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Security Policy, from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, at…

Khartoum, 09 March 2020- The United Nations - African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) expresses deep regret at the attempted assassination of Dr. Abdalla Hamdok, Sudan’s Prime Minister. UNAMID’s Joint Special Representative…

Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General Press Conference Juba on 9 March 2020. I want to start by acknowledging the breaking news coming out of Khartoum where an explosion has reportedly hit a convoy…

DRC: Women gaining access to senior positions locally thanks to MONUSCO-backed stabilization project. In the Ruzizi plain, South Kivu province, a hundred women and young people have benefited, for two and a half years, from a…

Female officers in Torit feel empowered and ready for leadership roles after lots of training workshops. Female officers of the organized forces in Torit are benefitting from the rapid empowerment through weekly capacity…

8 March 2020 - UN Mission women joined their peers of the local community in Bria (East) to celebrate the International Women Day. A great march went from the local hospital to the townhall, under songs promoting peace in the…

Birao, 7 March 2017. The women of Birao celebrated the International women’s day, amid the ongoing crisis. Coming from various associations, they participated in the march past, characterized by entertainment, speeches and…

Women’s rights have made significant progress in recent decades, from the abolition of discriminatory laws to increased numbers of girls in school. But we now face a powerful pushback. Legal protections against rape and…