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Five ways that UN Peacekeeping partnerships drive peace and development
By: Maya Kelly / Editor: Urjasi Rudra Every day, United Nations peacekeepers work to protect millions of vulnerable people in the world’s most fragile political contexts and increasingly dangerous places. UN peacekeeping is…
People for Peace: Likiso Irene Lasu Silwa, from fleeing war to building peace, one show at a time
Written by: Filip Andersson and Gaëlle Sundelin / Edited by : Urjasi Rudra Likiso Irene Lasu Silwa has very few memories of her early childhood. She was only a few months old when her mother fled the violence in her native…
People for Peace: Gender Affairs Officer Lauren McAlister on building partnerships to advance women’s participation in Cyprus
Original reporting: Sophie Boudre & Lauren McAlister / Edited by: Crystal Lee Lauren McAlister from Canada serves with the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) as a Gender Affairs Officer, where she helps…
Fear and uncertainty about their future main concerns for displaced persons sheltering in Yei, but UNMISS peacekeepers remain a beacon of hope
In Yei, people displaced after last year's conflict between nomadic herders and settled agriculturalists are still fearful of returning to their original settlements. UNMISS, local authorities and humanitarian partners are…
People for Peace: Breaking prison barriers in Central African Republic
Women are often “placed second or even ignored” when they are employed as corrections officers in prisons and other detention centres, according to Téné Maimouna Zoungrana, an officer from Burkina Faso serving with the UN…
UNMISS Deputy Chief visits Gondokoro to assess progress in mine clearance
Last week, the Secretary-General's Deputy Special Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan, Sara Beysolow Nyanti, revisited Gondokoro, Central Equatoria, to assess the progress made in demining the area…
Strengthening partnerships, protecting civilians: UNMISS patrol monitors progress of Quick Impact Projects
An UNMISS patrol team greeted by the community of Lesi in Western Equatoria State, where progress of an ongoing Quick Impact Project was discussed. Photos: Phillip Mbugo/UNMISS WESTERN EQUATORIA – While protecting civilians…
UN Special Representative at first-ever national child protection conference: “Children are children are children”
Child protection was on the agenda as South Sudan organized a national conference to address how it can be improved. Photos: Isaac Billy/UNMISS The journey towards a South Sudan where children’s rights to protection, from…
On the International Day of UN Peacekeepers, UNIFIL affirms that its partnerships are key to lasting peace
UNIFIL honoured the contribution of partners in communities, civil society, religious institutions, troop-contributing countries, and others, as the mission marked the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. As 29…
People for Peace: Dreaming of a mine-free Lebanon
A young Cambodian woman says it is her dream to help remove all land mines from the south of Lebanon and improve living conditions for all people living under the threat of death or injury. Decades of civil conflict have left…