The UN Security Council decided unanimously on Friday, March 29, to renew the mandate of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo MONUSCO, until as of December 20, 2019…
Opening statement by Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under Secretary General for Department of Peace Operations, on Protection of Civilians at the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial 2019
The members of the Security Council were briefed by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA…
UNIFIL peacekeepers from Italy, Ghana and Malaysia jointly carried out a live firing exercise with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in an area about one kilometer south of the UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura this week. The 27…
United Nations Peacekeeping missions are working flat out and need to be made “stronger and safer”, Secretary-General António Guterres told a major ministerial pledging conference on Friday, stressing that “critical” gaps…
Juba, 29 March 2019 – The Government of Japan has contributed US $1,468,374 to the United NationsMine Action Service (UNMAS), for the mine action project “Enabling Humanitarian Operations andEnhancing National Institutional…
A LAF soldier and a UNIFIL peacekeeper after completing the month-long joint training. The soldiers from the Lebanese Army crouch behind a burnt-out car. Smoke flares diminish the visibility and the sound of gunfire is…
General Assembly hall On March 29, government ministers from around the world will gather at the UN General Assembly Hall at the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial: Uniformed capabilities, performance and protection to reaffirm…
SPOKESPERSON FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL ANTÓNIO GUTERRES WEDNESDAY, 20 FEBRUARY 2019 SOUTH ASIAThe Secretary-General has been following with great interest and great concern the situation in South Asia.He reiterates his strong…