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UNISFA marks anniversary of Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security in Abyei Abyei
Abyei, 31 October 2022 – In marking the anniversary of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security UNISFA Acting Head of Mission and Force Commander, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Olufemi Sawyerr, has…

UNMISS engineers from South Korea rehabilitate airstrip, build dykes to combat flooding
Climate change is real and has hit South Sudan hard. In Jonglei, UNMISS engineers from South Korea are doing all they can to ensure local communities are protected from the ravages of floodwater and humanitarian aid reaches…

UNISFA marks anniversary of Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security in Abyei
Abyei, 31 October 2022 – In marking the anniversary of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security UNISFA Acting Head of Mission and Force Commander, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Olufemi Sawyerr, has…

Taekwondo - The Gift that Keeps on Giving
Speed and agility are some of the defining characteristics of Taekwondo, the Korean national martial art. And it was with lightning speed that over 100 people applied for the free Taekwondo classes when peacekeepers from…

SRSG Ziadeh meets with the Head of Slovakia Liaison Office in Kosovo, Mr. Kostilník
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Ms. Caroline Ziadeh, met with the Head of the Liaison Office of Slovakia in Kosovo, Mr. Rastislav Kostilník, at UNMIK Headquarters. They discussed the EU…

Abandoned dog learns how to “woof again” after being rescued by UNPOL from the UN buffer zone
Meet OP, a Rottweiler sadly abandoned by his owner in the UN buffer zone. The mistreated dog was left to fend for himself in the grounds of an abandoned factory in Derynia, on the eastern side of the island. OP had lost hope…

Breaking barriers and building peace: 2022 UN Global Open Day in Kosovo calls for advancing women’s political participation
“I strongly believe in the fact that no peace process can be successful when half of the society is left behind,” said Ms. Vjosa Osmani, President of Kosovo, in her opening remarks at the 2022 Kosovo edition of the UN Global…

UNMISS training in restive Lainya gives hope to communities, authorities amid resolute calls for peace
In Lainya, South Sudan, a recent peacebuilding workshop by the UNMISS Protection, Transition and Reintegration Section, aimed at healing the trauma of recent conflict and inspiring communities to peacefully coexist. Photo by…

Apply now to become a UN Youth Champion for Environment & Peace
The UN in Cyprus and the British Council are pleased to offer for the third consecutive year the UN Youth Champions for Environment and Peace programme that will focus on environmental peacebuilding and climate activism on 26…
MINUSMA outraged by the killing of three peacekeepers in IED attacks
Bamako, 17 October 2022 – MINUSMA is outraged by two separate IED attacks in Tessalit (Kidal region). Three MINUSMA peacekeepers killed and three others seriously injured this morning during a convoy operation. A few hours…
