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Healing hands: How UNIFIL Korean peacekeepers helped local communities
Peacekeepers from the Republic of Korea have been a vital source of support for local communities, providing medical care to around 1,800 residents across five villages in Tyre, south Lebanon: Brughuliyah, Abbasiyah, Burj…
SRSG Ziadeh's statement on the situation in northern Kosovo
Following the Kosovo police operations into Serbia funded institutions in North Mitrovica, Zubin Potok, Zvečan/Zveçan and Leposavić/Leposaviq, SRSG Ziadeh met today with Serbian List leadership. The SRSG expresses her deep…
MINURSO’S PEACEKEEPERS: NATIONAL DAY OF KYRGYZSTAN
On 31 August, MINURSO raised the flag of Kyrgyzstan at the Mission HQ in Laayoune to mark the country’s national day. The day marks the independence of Kyrgyzstan in 1991 when the Supreme Soviet of the Kyrgyz SSR adopted the…
Caught in the Crossfire: The Impact of the Tonj East Conflict on Communities
As communities suffer immense harm from ongoing intercommunal conflict in Tonj, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan is supporting intensive efforts to bring feuding groups together for reconciliation and peacebuilding…
"Peacekeepers need peacemakers": UN Peacekeeping Chief on what the UN and member states owe the blue helmets
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, addresses a critical issue in his Foreign Affairs opinion piece " Peacekeepers Need Peacemaker, What the UN and Its Members Owe the Blue…
Pramila Patten in DRC: "Sexual violence is devastating, we must act now before it's too late
Ten years ago, the United Nations and the Congolese government signed a joint communiqué on combating conflict-related sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This document, signed on March 30, 2013 and amended…
Young girls and boys star on air as UNMISS celebrates Day of the African Child
Sixteen children became celebrities for a day when they, amicably, took over Radio Miraya on the Day of the African Child. In South Sudan, there is no shortage of children; young girls and boys who will one day lead their…
People for Peace: In pursuit of a calling to nurture young minds for peace and enable peaceful coexistence among communities in Abyei and beyond
By: Samira Y. Salifu Father Paul Okeny is not one to shy away from challenges in his quest to serve communities. Ordained as a priest in 2001 in the Catholic Diocese of El Obeid in Sudan, he is a pioneering and renowned…
Shtërpcë/Štrpce courthouse is enhanced – along with access to justice
Shtërpcë/Štrpce residents now have a renovated court, as part of broader moves to improve access to justice. The Shtërpcë/Štrpce Branch Court was inaugurated last week, after receiving lifts to both the interior and exterior…
Protecting the weekly Ménaka market in Mali: a boost for economic recovery and improved civilian safety
In this story series, UN Peacekeeping shows the impact of Action for Peacekeeping, which guides peace operations across 12 active missions. Story by: Serge Ismaël OUEDRAOGO / Yaye Nabo SENE We are at the Ménaka market…