Peacekeeping news

Inside this issue a number of topics mainly an interview with MINURSO FC. Inside this issue a number of topics mainly an interview with MINURSO FC

Sport competition brings UN Peacekeepers and South Sudanese community together A shared love of sports is fostering friendship and trust between peacekeepers and people who have fled violence and sought sanctuary in a camp…

MONUSCO raises awareness of roads users on road signs. Photo MONUSCO/Amuri Aleka Kalemie – 5th October 2017 – After donating 83 road signs to Kalemie officials and Congolese National Police, the Mission organized a series of…

The United Nations peacekeeping chief today said rapid deployment of uniformed personnel to the field is a costly, complex and difficult process that requires the commitment of the contributors, the host country and neighbors…

While recent crises threatening the peace process in Mali had been overcome and new agreements reached, progress must be accelerated as the situation remains perilous for peacekeepers and civilians, the head of United Nations…

Monrovia - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG), Farid Zarif was today among dignitaries at the groundbreaking ceremony by Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf for the construction of the National…

On 04 October 2017, UNAMID’s Community Outreach Unit (COU) conducted a visit to Almustagbal Basic School for Girls and El Fasher Secondary School for Girls in North Darfur. Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID. UNAMID’s Community…

Crackdown on Yambio teenagers monitored by UNMISS child protection officers Child protection officers are closely monitoring a new order issued to police by local authorities in Yambio to tackle underage drinking and…

In an underground basement somewhere in Mitrovica, five teenagers move in unison to the rhythm they are creating from different instruments. The music is rock music, with the kind of angst typical of some genres of Balkan…

The players from LWAH in a group photo with the MRE coordinators, the Lebanon Mine Action Center (LMAC), supported by the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) Lebanon and UNIFIL. Late on Friday afternoon in Suwwana village, south…

Condemning an attack against a court house in the Libyan city of Misrata, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) underscored that those behind the incident must be held accountable. At least three individuals…

Respecting human rights will help build peace in Yambio Teaching children about the importance of respecting each other’s human rights will help South Sudan build a peaceful and prosperous nation for future generations, says…