Peacekeeping news

Following requests from the village of Adshit al-Qusayr in south-eastern Lebanon, UNIFIL has donated a number of agricultural equipment in support of local farmers that will improve food security of the village. During a…

Violent protests sparked by the murder of a high-profile legal scholar are threatening to push Haiti into a spiral of instability, Special Representative Helen La Lime told the Security Council on Monday, as she outlined UN…

Held on Interprefy, 1 October 2020 On 1 October 2020, a virtual High-Level Ministerial Meeting on the Central African Republic was held in the margins of the 75th ordinary session of the General Assembly of the United Nations…

Juba, 03 October 2020 – The Joint Special Representative for the African Union-United Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Jeremiah Mamabolo, today attended the formal signing of the peace agreement between the transitional Government…

MARIA KABATANYA A high-level virtual ministerial meeting on the Central African Republic (CAR) was organized by the United Nations on 1 October 2020, on the sidelines of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly. Co-chaired…

The UN Secretary-General has called for parties in the Central African Republic (CAR) to prioritize national dialogue and consensus-building ahead of elections scheduled to begin in December. “The coming period will be…

Maria Kabatanya United Nations police officer Balkissa Nassamou Nana has no qualms about making it known that her gender is an invaluable asset to the work of MINUSCA’s proximity police team in the Kilometre 5 (PK5)…

To counter disruptions in education caused by COVID-19, UNMISS peacekeepers from Mongolia hand over school materials for displaced children in Bentiu. “I am looking forward to resuming lessons and going to school again,” says…

Physically distant but closely together in their demands for the speedy formation of a new government in Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State: civil society representatives at an UNMISS-led forum. Civil society and faith-based…

United Nations Annual Report Dear colleagues, You all will have received the message below announcing the availability of the Annual Report in both an e-book and Easy-to-Read format. While the official report has been…

A workshop in Bor led to the formation of a Jonglei State committee to implement an action plan to end violations of the rights of children in armed conflicts. A technical committee has been formed in Bor to implement the…

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) welcomes today’s announcement of a framework agreement to launch negotiations between Lebanon and Israel on maritime and land boundary demarcation between the two countries…