Peacekeeping news

Young cyclists delivered more than 600 reusable masks to 200 Albanian, Serbian, Roma and Ashkali families in Lipjan/Lipljan with UNMIK support. The activity was organized by the United Youth Task Force a multi-ethnic network…

Zalingie, 30 July 2020 – On behalf of the African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), I would like to extend greetings and best wishes to the people of Sudan on Eid al-Adha. Eid Mubarak. Eid is a time for…

In early April this year, as cases of COVID-19 Coronavirus spiked world over, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres suspended all rotations of uniformed peacekeeping personnel until 30 June 2020. This robust…

Fight against land conflicts: Kasenyi Land Brigade equipped with an administrative building. Photo MONUSCO/ MONUSCO, through the International Strategy for the Stabilization of Congo (ISSS), officially handed over to the…

The Security Council today decided to extend its sanctions regime against the Central African Republic for one year, including an arms and ammunition embargo with some exemptions, while also renewing the mandate of its…

This week an online discussion for young people was organized by the Xenion High School in Paralimni, the ‘ Famagusta Avenue Garage’ in Deryneia and GIGEM (Keryneia Youth and Resources Centre) with the support of the United…

Dr. Maher Botros, an UNPOL Community Police Officer from Egypt, has gone beyond the call of duty supporting UNMISS personnel, displaced persons and local law enforcement counterparts in Malakal during the COVID-19 crisis…

Zalingie, 28 July 2020- UNAMID notes with deep concern the recent increase in violent attacks on peaceful protestors, civilians, rural communities and camps of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in various localities in…

Margret Modong Joshua, a Gender Affairs Officer with UNMISS, has dedicated the past 14 years of her life to work tirelessly for the upliftment of women and girls in South Sudan. “The work I do in this country involves…

As an update on the investigation into a video involving staff members of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO): A third male international staff member who was in the UN vehicle in Tel Aviv has also been…

UNMISS peacekeepers from Bangladesh conduct COVID-19 sensitization among female inmates of Wau Central Prison. In Western Bahr El Ghazal, UNMISS peacekeepers have taken the motto of leaving no one behind to heart as they…

Bunia: The United Nations Mission has organized an awareness-raising session on respect for human rights for the actors involved in the fight against Covid-19. Photo MONUSCO/Ezechiel Muzalia Several cases of human rights…