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Secretary-General António Guterres (centre left) and Under Secretary-General for UN Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix (far right), meet with Rodolphe Haykal (centre right), Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, during their visit to Lebanon. UNIFIL/Haidar Fahs
- Political Solutions to Conflict 01
The UN Secretary-General on Saturday called on the international community to intensify support for the Government and people of Lebanon, warning that the south of the country “risks being turned into a wasteland.” Speaking…
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- Peacekeeping 01
La visite du chef de l’ONU intervient alors que les médias font état de nouvelles frappes d’Israël au Liban, dans le contexte de la guerre qui affecte l'ensemble du Moyen-Orient. La Force intérimaire des Nations Unies au…
Les diplomates réunis, mercredi, au Conseil de sécurité de l'ONU pour discuter de la crise en Iran et dans la région du Moyen-Orient. Photo: ONU
- Political Solutions to Conflict 01
La guerre déclenchée fin février par les frappes israélo-américaines sur la République islamique continue de produire ses secousses diplomatiques. Mercredi, au Conseil de sécurité de l’ONU, une large majorité d’États s’est…
Smoke rises in Beirut, Lebanon, following the outbreak of hostilities across the Middle East. Photo: UN Photo/Pasqual Gorriz
- Political Solutions to Conflict 01
Lebanon has been “dragged back into a state of turmoil and violence”, the UN’s top envoy in the country warned on Saturday, after the latest round of regional strikes triggered a fast‑escalating crisis along the Blue Line…
UN peacekeepers consult a map at an operations centre in Deir Kifa, Lebanon. © French Army/Basile Pineau
- Protecting Civilians (POC) 01
The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon ( UNIFIL) says it’s seriously concerned over the Israeli demand for civilians to evacuate from their homes to north of the Litani river. The mission also observed new rounds of rockets…
There had been no active court in Bentiu since war broke out in South Sudan, and the start of a mobile court is seen as an important development that will reestablish justice and rule of law in Bentiu. Photo: UNMISS
- Justice and Corrections Institutions 01
Travelling more than 200 kilometres (124 miles) from Yambio, the capital of Western Equatoria State in southwestern South Sudan, a team...
In Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, a police officer from Tanzania serving with MONUSCO holds an awareness session with the Congolese National Police to train women leaders on preventing sexual violence, strengthening referrals with judicial police, and promoting formal reporting over inf
- Women, Peace and Security (WPS) 01
This year’s commemoration of International Women’s Day calls us to examine the structural barriers to equal justice: discriminatory laws, weak legal protections, harmful practices, and social norms that erode the rights of…
A voter in Central African Republic displays her ID at a polling station during the December 2025 elections. Photo: © MINUSCA/Myriam Asmani.
- Elections 01
By Vibhu Mishra Fresh from holding the most extensive elections in its history, the Central African Republic (CAR) is entering what the UN’s top envoy in the country describes as a “decisive period” in consolidating fragile…
Fresh fighting has displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians across South Sudan. Photo: UNICEF/Mark Naftalin
- Protecting Civilians (POC) 01
By Vibhu Mishra Escalating violence, political stalemate and humanitarian constraints are pushing South Sudan’s civilians to the brink once again, while funding cuts weaken the UN mission tasked with protecting them. Briefing…
Police officers deployed to the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan consult a map. Photo: UNMISS/Gregório Cunha.
- Future of Peacekeeping 01
The head of UN Peacekeeping on Thursday called for greater support for international police officers deployed to field missions at a time when financial resources are dwindling and multilateralism is waning. Jean-Pierre…
UNIFIL peacekeepers on patrol along the Blue Line in southern Lebanon. Photo: © UNIFIL
- Peacekeeping 01
UN peacekeepers temporarily suspended patrols and other activities along parts of the ‘Blue Line’ in southern Lebanon after the Israeli military said it would release what it described as a non-toxic chemical substance near…
MINUSCA troops survey Central African Republic’s open border with Sudan. Villagers move back and forth freely – by foot, on the back of a donkey, or with cattle. Armed men cross, too. Photo: UN News/Alban Mendes de Leon
- Protecting vulnerable populations 01
By Alban Mendes de Leon and Fabrice Robinet The land flattens on the approach to Birao, a cut-off town ringed by savannah in the far north of the Central African Republic, where roads dissolve into dust and motorcycles vastly…