Peacekeeping news

Top UN envoy in South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom, held his first press conference at the UNMISS headquarters in Juba today. Photo by Isaac Alebe Avoro/UNMISS. [near verbatim] Good morning everybody. Thank you for joining me today…

An UNMISS-facilitated training for local implementing partners in Eastern Equatoria who collaborate with the mission on executing small-scale, low-cost projects addressing urgent community needs received appreciation from…

Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS, Nicholas Haysom, held his first press conference at the mission's headquarters in Juba today. SRSG Haysom focused on the need to prevent subnational…

A joint delegation of African Union (AU), Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), United Nations (UN) and European Union (EU) officials on a visit to Bangui between 2 and 5 June 2021 today met with members of…

UN Youth Champions for Environment and Peace, by the UN in Cyprus together with the British Council and the COOPower project As climate change is becoming increasingly visible in our daily lives, and unsustainable development…

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col today chaired a special Tripartite meeting – held in a modified format due to the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions – with senior officers from the Lebanese…

AUMISS, IGAD, R-JMEC, ADC, and UNMISS have made a joint statement on the situation in Pibor. Photos: Gregorio Cunha/UNMISS A joint delegation to Pibor on 1 June 2021, consisting of representatives from the African Union…

Nicholas Haysom, Head of UNMISS, led a high-level delegation on a peace mission to Jonglei State. Photos: Gregorio Cunha/UNMISS Communities across Jonglei are in the midst of a perfect storm. Intercommunal fighting has cost…

Over the past six years, UNMIK has worked in partnership with local judicial authorities to improve the quality of translation and multilingual services within the Kosovo court system to facilitate equal access to justice for…

A joint delegation from the African Union (AU), Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), United Nations and European Union is in Bangui for a high-level visit to the Central African Republic (CAR) from 2 to 5…

High crime rates have led to community members of Hai Battery in Eastern Equatoria collaborating with UNPOL officers and the South Sudan National Police Service to tackle incidents together. Photo by Moses Yakudu/UNMISS…

Commemorating International day of Families, UNMISS peacekeepers from Bangladesh handed over clothing, hand sanitizers, sports equipment; conducted free medical checkups for 66 orphaned children in Wau. “God seems to have a…