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Returnees in Khiam receive essential winter supplies
As displaced residents are gradually returning to the south-eastern Lebanese village of Khiam – following withdrawal of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and deployment of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) with UNIFIL support –…
UNIFIL statement (4 January 2025)
This morning peacekeepers observed an IDF bulldozer destroying a blue barrel marking the line of withdrawal between Lebanon and Israel in Labbouneh, as well as an observation tower belonging to the Lebanese Armed Forces…
Orphanage sees joyful start to 2025 – thanks to support from UNIFIL peacekeepers
Some 200 children and adolescents living in an orphanage in the southern village of Maaroub had a joyful start to the year 2025, having received packages of sweets, toys, clothes and school supplies from UNIFIL’s Italian and…
PR: MONUSCO Condemns Ceasefire Violation and M23's Continued Territorial Expansion in North Kivu
Kinshasa, January 7, 2025 – Ms. Bintou Keita, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in…
A UNIFIL patrol in southern Lebanon. Photo: UNIFIL/Pasqual Gorriz
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UN chief strongly condemns killing of another peacekeeper in southern Lebanon
A UN peacekeeper has been killed and three others injured after a UNIFIL patrol came under fire in southern Lebanon, the mission said on Saturday. The incident occurred on Saturday morning local time as blue helmets were…
- About Peacekeeping
Our history
United Nations Peacekeeping began in 1948 when the Security Council authorized the deployment of UN military observers to the Middle East. The mission's role was to monitor the Armistice Agreement between Israel and its Arab…
- Supporting Local Police
UN Police
Every day, around 6,000 United Nations Police officers from 94 countries help foster international peace and security by supporting countries in conflict, post-conflict and crisis situations. They reinforce and re-establish…
- Addressing Explosive Threats (UNMAS)
Mine action
Mine action makes it possible for peacekeepers to carry out patrols, for humanitarian agencies to deliver assistance and for ordinary citizens to live without the fear that a single misstep could cost them their lives. Mine…
- Protecting Children
Child protection
“The protection of children is at the heart of UN peacekeeping.” Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, 2022 Protection of children is a fundamental peace and security concern. In many conflict…