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‘Save peace while it lasts,’ says General Assembly President, ahead of UN summit on sustaining peace
The world needs a new approach to peace, which is why the United Nations General Assembly will hold a major meeting next week to discuss ways to foster peace by focusing on conflict prevention, mediation, dialogue and…
INTERVIEW: ‘I want to contribute to the service of humanity,’ says first-time UN peacekeeper from Indonesia
It is Hernawan Rizky Yudhantoro’s first deployment with an international peacekeeping operation. The Indonesian police officer serves with the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), a region of…
Floods devastate homes at UN Protection of Civilians site in Bor
A group of children living in the United Nations Protection of Civilians site in Bor dig up soil and fill up old pots and empty rusted tins of powdered milk. They carry these pots on their heads as they make their way across…
Korean peacekeepers help a local school in Bor after floods interrupt exams
It is a beautiful sunny morning with clear blue skies. A different day compared to the heavy rains and storm that hit Bor town only a few days ago. The rains caused flooding at Imperial High School, a school in the Jonglei…
MTF carries out “Mailbag” exercise with LAF Navy
UNIFIL’s Maritime Task Force (MTF) carried out an exercise off the coast of Beirut together with the Lebanese Armed Forces - Navy (LAF-N) in order to enhance the cooperation and coordination between the two forces, earlier…
MINUSCA peacekeeper from Mauritania killed in southern region of the Central African Republic
A peacekeeper of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) was killed and eight others were wounded on Thursday morning, 28 km south of Alindao, in southern…
UNMISS gifts new clean water facilities to Ladu community in Juba
Two new, UNMISS-provided boreholes in the Ladu community near Juba are expected to reduce inter-communal tensions over scarce water resources. The gifting of two new boreholes to the Ladu community in the capital Juba will…
USG for Humanitarian Affairs urges warring parties to stop fighting, protect civilians and aid workers in South Sudan
The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian affairs has urged warring parties in South Sudan to stop the fighting and protect aid workers who are risking their own lives to save others in the war-torn country. During a visit…