Peacekeeping News

NICOSIA, 23 November 2017 - UNFICYP’s #Respect Campaign is well underway, kicking off with a Town Hall on Monday 20 November and then a series of talks on Wednesday 22 November at UNFICYP HQ. On Monday, after remarks at the…

Chinese Engineers begin repair work on main supply route in Kuajok A major project to repair the main supply route in the north-western region of South Sudan is now underway by Chinese engineers serving with the United…

South Sudanese women leaders urged to be peace advocates in their communities Women leaders from across the capital Juba are participating in a two-day forum to empower them as important actors in the peace process in their…

New York, 22 November 2017 Every woman and every girl has the right to a life free of violence. Yet this rupture of human rights occurs in a variety of ways in every community. It particularly affects those who are most…

Meeting of the Guarantors of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region Addis Ababa, 22 November 2017 Representatives of the Guarantors of the Peace, Security and…

UNIFIL joined the 74th Lebanese Independence Day parade in Beirut today, with UN peacekeepers marching together with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). Senior UNIFIL officials, including the Head of Mission and Force Commander…

In towns and villages across South Sudan, families are starving. About 4.8 million people are experiencing severe food insecurity - about half of the country’s population. Another two million have fled to neighbouring…

MINURSO issued the first edition of its newsletter "MINURSO IN FOCUS" MINURSO issued the first edition of its newsletter "MINURSO IN FOCUS"

MINURSO organizes a farewell parade in honor of the outgoing SRSG and Head of MINURSO Kim Bolduc On 14 November 2017, MINURSO organized a farewell military parade in honor of the outgoing SRSG Kim Bolduc following the…

Good morning. Thank you for joining this press briefing today. My first formal encounter with you since arriving in Juba two months ago. I wish to give an update on three points: the humanitarian outlook, protection of…

Welcoming today’s conviction of former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic on multiple counts of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes by an international tribunal, the United Nations top human right official…

Welcoming today's conviction of former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic on multiple counts of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes by an international tribunal, the United Nations top human rights official…