Peacekeeping news

UNITED NATIONS, 8 August 2017 – Ten years after the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, progress has been made in terms of the formal recognition of indigenous peoples in several…

A recent celebration of Nelson Mandela Day, held in Khartoum on the 18 July, 2017, was attended by the Sudanese Police Commissioner General and other senior government officials, including the Deputy Chief Justice, the…

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat today announced the appointment of Lieutenant General Leonard Muriuki Ngondi of Kenya as Force Commander for the…

The arrival of a UN regional force in South Sudan will enable the UN Mission in the country, UNMISS to free up additional peacekeepers to mount more “patrols along insecure roads,” the head of the Mission, David Shearer has…

The phased deployment in South Sudan of the United Nations-authorized regional protection force has begun, freeing existing peacekeepers to extend their presence to conflict-affected areas beyond the capital, Juba. “Having…

NICOSIA, 8 August 2017 - Brigadier General Guillermo Gar, Commander of the 7th Aerial Brigade (Helicopters and Special Forces) of Argentina's Air force visited UNFICYP HQ on 08 August 2017, where he met with the Special…

“Long-term impact” of UN peacekeepers emergency repairs at Malakal airport Emergency repairs carried out by UN peacekeepers at Malakal airport in the Upper Nile region of South Sudan will have a “long-term impact on the local…

On behalf of OHCHR MONROVIA (4 August 2017) - UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Andrew Gilmour on Friday concluded a three-day visit to Liberia. The main purpose of the visit was to establish a UN Human Rights…

UN camp residents in South Sudan "trust more" when searches are conducted by women UNPOL officer in South Sudan, Cynthia Anderson records date of search on shelter in displaced persons camp in Juba. South Sudanese citizens…

GENEVA (4 August 2017) – Violence in the Kasai provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo appears to be taking on an increasing and disturbing ethnic dimension, a report by the UN Human Rights Office has warned…

Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka, leader of the armed group Nduma Defense of Congo (NDC) upon his surrender to MONUSCO on July 26, 2017. Photo MONUSCO/Force Kinshasa, 4 August 2017 - Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka, leader of the armed group Nduma…

The provincial Governor of Ituri officially launched a stabilization project named “Ensemble pour la Paix” at Irumu-centre in the territory of Irumu on 2nd August. Photo MONUSCO/Jean-Claude Loky Bunia, 3rd 2017: The…