Peacekeeping news

This evening a UNIFIL convoy taking peacekeepers to Beirut airport was violently attacked, and a vehicle was set on fire. UNIFIL’s outgoing Deputy Force Commander, who was returning home after ending his mission, was injured…

Today, UNIFIL and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) held a ceremony to pay their respects to Warrant Officer Class 1 George Ayim, a Ghanaian peacekeeper who died from cardiac arrest on 4 February 2025, while serving with UNIFIL…

Jerusalem, January 2025 – United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, visited the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) from 28 to 29 of January as part of his official…

Community leaders, including chiefs, women, youth leaders, and elders, gathered at a UNMISS outreach event to discuss concerns about the security and economic situation as well as steps needed to secure sustainable peace…

Abyei, 14 February 2025 - The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) strongly condemns the recent carjacking incidents by unidentified gunmen targeting its personnel and contractors in northern Abyei. In the…

Kinshasa, February 12, 2025 – During the night of Monday, February 10, to Tuesday, February 11, a brutal attack by the CODECO armed group devastated Ituri province. In response to this tragedy, the United Nations Organization…

In Bor, Jonglei State, 16 students, including four women, graduated from a four-month agriculture training course focused on sustainable rice production at Dr. John Garang Memorial University. The project is supported by…

UNITED NATIONS INTERIM ADMINISTRATION MISSION IN KOSOVO (UNMIK) Call for Community Trust Building Project Proposals 2025 – 2026 Deadline for submission: Friday 14 March 2025 Please go to this link for more information…

Written by Maya Kelly, with materials from UNESCO. Ms. Kelly is a Strategic Communications Consultant and Social Media Coordinator for the UN Department of Peace Operations. She has a background in media, communications…

UNMISS led a workshop on positive masculinity and gender equality for 60 participants, including 42 men, aimed at empowering women and addressing gender-based violence. Photo by Zejin Yin/UNMISS. WARRAP - A diverse group of…

Despite many challenges, UNMISS peacekeepers reached communities caught up in catastrophic conflict in Magwi to assess the security situation, engage with local authorities to prevent further conflict, and help create…

“I wish for all children to be free,” says Alfred Orono Orono, former Child Protection Adviser for the peacekeeping mission in South Sudan ( UNMISS). He understands this need more than most: at age 11, he joined the Tanzanian…