A significant aspect of the revitalized peace agreement was realized in Wau recently with the graduation of the first batch of trainers for unified forces – a necessary step in the fulfilment of the agreement’s chapter on…
UNIFIL’s Indonesian peacekeepers received Unites Nations medals at a ceremony held last week in the Indonesian Battalion's main base near the village of Adchit al Qusayr in south Lebanon. UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force…
Concerned about the pace of their inclusion in government and decision-making positions, women in the Greater Bahr el Ghazal region are positioning themselves to push for more representation at both national and regional…
The Security Council held a briefing and consultations on Mali on 8 October 2019. The Security Council noted that some progress has been made by the Government of Mali and the Plateforme and Coordination signatory armed…
Senior UNV officials accompanied by members of the reintegration and rehabilitation team visit the protection of civilians site in Juba. There are at least two things that make the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South…
Recent positive trends could help transform the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into a stable country, the head of the UN operation there told the Security Council on Wednesday. Leila Zerrougui listed some of these…
Participants at an UNMISS-led peace dialogue agreed on establishing a local court as part of the solution to intercommunal conflicts in Greater Lakes. The establishment of a Joint Border Peace Committee and local court…
On 7 October 2019, UNFICYP Senior Advisor, Aderemi Adekoya, and Head, Civil Affairs, Faylene Woolley, visited the Mission's Sector 4 where they met with the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot mukhtars (mayors) of Pyla village…
Some progress has been made towards restoring peace and stability in Mali as outlined in a fragile 2015 peace deal, yet sustainable peace developments are not happening fast enough, the Security Council heard on Tuesday…
Over the last few weeks, the communities of opposition-controlled New Fangak in Greater Jonglei have welcomed back a significant number of their own, with internally displaced persons returning to their area of origin as they…