Peacekeeping News

Trainees attend a masonry course organized by Pakistani engineers for local residents in Careysburg. Photo: Staton Winter | UNMIL | 27 May 10 Following the outbreak of the 14-year civil war in Liberia, the economy of the…

The Joint Analysis & Operations Centre (JAOC) contains both the Joint Mission Analysis Centre (JMAC) and the Joint Operation Centre (JOC), to provide in-depth analysis of security-related issues in Liberia and the surrounding…

Pakistani troops and Liberian villagers repair a flooded road on the outskirts of Voinjama, Lofa County. Photo: Eric Kanalstein | UNMIL | 3 May 06 A significant impact which the military forces had on local communities was…

UNMISS forum in Warrap stresses role of women in managing conflict and building peace The need to include women and youth in resolving conflicts and peacebuilding has been emphasized at a two-day workshop organized by the…

The eighth Force Commander of the Mission, Major General Salihu Zaway Uba has been leading the final withdrawal of troops from UNMIL. He had been a sector commander with UNMIL in 2010-2012 and served on the UN Mission in the…

Waldemar Vrey, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, meets members of the Women’s Situation Room in Monrovia. Photo: Emmanuel Tobey | UNMIL | 14 Mar 17 The fruits of 14 years of support to Liberia by the UN…

Handover ceremony of the Foya Magisterial Courthouse, supported by a quick-impact project.Photo: Staton Winter | UNMIL | 19 Apr 11 UNMIL has utilized quick-impact project (QIPs) funding to great effect in Liberia as part of…

The Secretary-General condemns the mortar attack against the MINUSMA camp that killed two Chadian peacekeepers and injured at least ten others tonight in Aguelhok, Kidal region. He conveys his deepest condolences to the…

Sianneh Passaue, a female Liberian police officer, stands on night patrol along Old Road in Monrovia. Photo: Christopher Herwig | UNMIL | 14 May 08 For the security sector to be effective it must not only be sensitive to the…

A key criticism of the security sector reform (SSR) process in Liberia in the period following the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2003 was that it was too narrowly focused on international and government interests, and was…

Photo by Hamid Abdulsalam, UNAMID. On 04 April 2018, Raising Awareness among communities in Darfur on the risk of the Explosive remnants of War (ERW) was the focus of the commemoration of the International Day for Mine…

Expressing deep concern over the slow pace of the inter-Burundian dialogue and the lack of engagement by the Government, the United Nations Security Council called on all stakeholders, in particular the authorities to commit…