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- UNISFA
The acting head of the UN peacekeeping mission in Abyei, Major General Robert Yaw Affram, told UN News that the disputed region remains highly volatile, as UN forces operate in a political and security vacuum between Sudan…
- UNDOF
The role of peacekeepers in the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in Golan is to de-conflict, avoid escalation, and to observe, monitor and report on violations to the 1974 Disengagement of Forces Agreement. After…
- Protecting Civilians (POC)
- MINUSCA
After more than 1,000 days of war in Sudan, millions have been uprooted. This is the story of one of them. “Nafeesa,” as we call her, fled the violence and found refuge across the border, in the town of Birao, in the Central…
- Peacekeeping
In Ghana, the Bundase Peace Operations Training School provides specialized pre-deployment training to prepare future United Nations peacekeepers for service. Ghana is one of the top ten troop-contributing countries to UN…
- Peacekeeping
In a challenging year for peace efforts, peacekeepers continued to work tirelessly to protect civilians, monitor ceasefires, and support the delivery of humanitarian assistance to the communities they serve. As 2025 draws to…
- Demobilizing Combatants (DDR, CVR)
- MINUSCA
The Government of the Central African Republic and the UN peace operation in the country (MINUSCA) have been working together to disarm hundreds of former combatants in the country.
- Women, Peace and Security (WPS)
UN News interviews Olukemi Ibikunle, a corrections officer from Nigeria serving with the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). She is the winner of the third…
- Protecting Civilians (POC)
- MONUSCO 01
Bintou Keita, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo said that UN bases in DRC 'are places of refuge for those who feel in danger,' representing 'a form of direct…
- International Day of Peace 01
"Peace is not a line we cross. It is a choice we make. Peace is not found, it is built." Ahead of this week's Peace Day, we join UN Global Advocate for Peace Maryam Bukar Hassan in calling on everyone, everywhere, to stand…
- UNFICYP 01
As Colin Stewart, Head of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus concludes his nearly four-year tenure, he reflects on the main mandate of the mission: preventing conflict along the narrow Buffer Zone that divides the two…
- UNMISS 01
Since 2020, large parts of Bentiu in South Sudan have been submerged, leaving 300,000 people stranded on a narrow stretch of land. To prevent further flooding, peacekeepers from the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) are…
- Justice and Corrections Institutions
- MINUSCA 01
Learning new skills is key to helping prisoners successfully reintegrate into society after serving their sentence, and it's one of the most effective ways to reduce the risk of reoffending. The UN Mission in the Central…