Peacekeeping news

Transformative moments at a conflict resolution workshop in Kimotong County, Eastern Equatoria. For some, it was a workshop. For others, it was a near-transcendental experience. “We feel empowered, even transformed, by the…

UNMISS chief David Shearer presenting encouraging results of a perception survey at a press conference in Juba. A new public opinion survey has found that 89 percent of South Sudanese believe that it is likely that there will…

Zalingei, 15 May 2019- On 14 May 2019, the eve of UNAMID’s scheduled handover of its Sector West Headquarters in El Geneina, an unruly crowd forcefully intruded into the super camp, where they looted UN property and…

Officers from the government army all ears in Yei during a discussion on how not use children in armed forces. “We are looking forward to the day when our army will have a positive image in the outside world, when we have a…

UN peacekeepers received a certificate of appreciation for their donation of vital supplies to the main hospital in Bor. Imagine a large, regional referral hospital which does not even have standard, everyday items like…

The Chief of Defense of Spain, General Fernando Alejandre Martínez, today led a nine-member delegation for a tour of UNIFIL area of operations and a visit to the Mission’s Sector East Headquarters in Marjayoun, south Lebanon…

A team of medical professionals of UNIFIL’s Nepalese Battalion (NEPBATT) carried out a four-day long training on first aid with members of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and fellow peacekeepers at their main base in Meiss ej…

Women at a rapprochement event in Kapoeta, Eastern Equatoria. “The leadership of South Sudan needs to remember that the people of South Sudan want peace. This is evidenced by this meeting and many like it across the country…

Young people are more than just a resource base to help put up posters during election time – and should be taken seriously by Kosovo’s politicians. This message came from seasoned Kosovo member of parliament Ilir Deda, who…

Catherine Lotto from the Young Christian Women's Association at a workshop about gender provisions in the revitalized peace agreement. “I am a woman, a peacemaker and a peacekeeper. That is how I am made.” Many a peer of…

UN, AU and IGAD representatives at a press conference in Juba, expressing their united support for the implementation of the revitalized peace agreement. A high-powered delegation from the United Nations, the African Union…

Women in Juba meet a high-powered delegation from the UN, AU and IGAD, urging them to support their right to representation. Women and girls have borne the brunt of the six-year long conflict in South Sudan. Thousands have…