Peacekeeping news

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Major General Stefano Del Col of Italy as Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Major…

Rose Aliyaa is one of approximately 300 people who have returned to Pageri County, following a successful February peace dialogue facilitated by UNMISS. In the abandoned town and villages of Pageri County, community members…

Photo by Mohamad Almahady, UNAMID. Some 30 rural court judges from remote localities in North Darfur attended a two-day training on adjudication and mediation, supported by UNAMID Rule of Law (RoL) Section, in El Fasher…

David Shearer, Head of UNMISS, used his visit to Yambio to have talks with lots of local stakeholders. Here with Gbudwe Governor Daniel Badagbu. Business is booming in the town of Yambio. The markets are bustling with…

UN peacekeepers in Bentiu give youths a chance to become better volleyball players and to interact with each other in a friendly way, thus promoting reconciliation and unity. Nyayida Osama is one of more than 40 volleyball…

South Sudan's Independence Day was celebrated in Malakal for the first time since war broke out, in 2013. On 9 July, citizens in Malakal in central Upper Nile celebrated the seventh anniversary of the independence of South…

UNIFIL’s Ghanaian Battalion (GHANBATT) saw a change in command of its 850-strong force operating in furthering peace in south Lebanon, last week. At a transfer of authority ceremony held in the Battalion headquarters in Al…

OHCHR | UN demands justice for civilians deliberately and ruthlessly targeted in attacks in South Sudan (Scroll down to download the full report and find links to other useful material) UN Human Rights monitors have…

Addressing and reversing the culture of impunity is crucial to end sexual violence in South Sudan, United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, stated at a press conference in Juba…

Recent developments in Africa indicate that the continent is increasingly moving in the “direction of peace” and enhanced security, the United Nations Secretary-General told journalists in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa…

UNIFIL’s Ghanaian peacekeepers donated last week a photocopier to a special needs school in Ayta ash-Shaab and a 30 KVA generator set to a community centre in Al Qawzah. The Ghanaian peacekeepers from the outgoing battalion…