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MINUSCA peacekeepers provide support during elections in Central African Republic in December 2025. Photo: MINUSCA
- Peacekeeping
UN peacekeeping missions under strain as funding cuts and new threats grow
From election support in the Central African Republic to patrols in the disputed Abyei region, UN peacekeepers are operating in increasingly volatile environments – but shrinking resources and new threats, including drone…
Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East.
UN Photo/Manuel Elías
- UNIFIL
Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix Briefing to the Security Council on the situation in Lebanon
Mister President, Members of the Security Council, As you just heard from Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo, the fragile situation that prevailed since November 2024 has given way to a significant escalation of hostilities. We…
- About Peacekeeping
Is UN Peacekeeping relevant?
In its nearly 80-year history, the relevance of peacekeeping has been questioned repeatedly. In today’s complex conflict environment, UN peacekeeping is being asked to do more with less amid 25% cuts to its global personnel…
Peacekeeping timeline
Over the past 70 years, more than 1 million men and women have served under the UN flag in more than 70 UN peacekeeping operations.
Peter Due, Special Representative and Head of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). Photo: UN
- Elections
- UNMIK
Kosovo mission head warns ‘mistrust’ threatens post-election stability
Despite successful legislative elections in Kosovo late last year, a “delicate equilibrium” persists as deep divisions remain over the future of the United Nations presence in the region. Peter Due, Special Representative and…
Vivian van de Perre, Deputy Special Representative for Protection and Operations in the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). Photo: UN
- Protecting vulnerable populations
- MONUSCO
DR Congo: violence intensifies as UN mission pledges continued support
The security and political situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains “extremely tense”, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Thursday. Despite the volatility, the UN peacekeeping mission…
- International Day of UN Peacekeepers
International Day of UN Peacekeepers 2008: 60th anniversary of UN Peacekeeping
UN peacekeeping has been developed to help countries torn by conflict create conditions for lasting peace since the first mission was established in May 1948. There have been a total of 63 UN peacekeeping operations…
Displaced people wait in line to receive aid from the WFP in South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo: WFP/Musa Abema
- Political Solutions to Conflict
- MONUSCO
UN welcomes humanitarian access deal in DR Congo
The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( MONUSCO) has welcomed a new agreement aimed at easing the flow of aid to conflict-affected regions. Following talks in Montreux, Switzerland, the Congolese…
Remarks by the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations to the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations
Madam Chair, Members of the Committee, 1. It is an honour to be here today, with Under-Secretary-General SusanaMalcorra, to address the Special Committee at the start of your session. 2. Let me say at the outset that in the…
Remarks by the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations to the Security Council debate on Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, 1. It is my pleasure to be here today with you as the Council debates once more the important issue of the role of peacekeepers in peacebuilding and the related issue of…