Peacekeeping news

A mobile court in Greater Pibor, South Sudan, supported by UNMISS and the South Sudan Reconciliation, Stabilization, Resilience Trust Fund, has resolved 26 criminal and civil cases, bringing justice to a place where it has…

In Central Equatoria, sport is changing lives and promoting peace, motivating youth to steer clear of crime, concentrate on their education, and securing a better future. Photo: Chaplain Nemaya/UNMISS. CENTRAL EQUATORIA –…

Ajok is a maternity nurse at Bor Central Prison. A master in balancing family with work, she participated in UNMISS gender-responsiveness training for prison officers while breastfeeding her own child, proving that motherhood…

Aptly named, Hope, overcomes insecurity and dire humanitarian conditions to attend school in the Bentiu displacement camp every single day, in pursuit of her dream to be a public speaker. Photo: UNMISS. BENTIU - “Every…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Caroline Ziadeh, welcomed Mr. Ilai Uvarov, the newly appointed Head of the Russian Chancery Office in Pristina, at UNMIK HQ today. The courtesy meeting provided an…

UNMISS peacekeepers from South Korea are working with the local university to implement high-tech farming techniques and train local communities to boost food production and resilience in Jonglei and Greater Pibor. Photo…

Congolese police officers lead awareness sessions during which they answer numerous questions posed by students. Five hundrer students from the Higher Institute of Commerce in Beni (North-Kivu) have been participating since…

In Kuajok, representatives from six counties met for three days to discuss improving coordination and connections between the state capital and remote communities. Photo: Zejin Yin/UNMISS. KUAJOK – Civil society organizations…

In this Expert Take, Caroline Ziadeh, Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) reflects on the challenges and quiet successes of peacebuilding since taking up the role in 2019. Drawing on…

Acting Head of Mission and Force Commander, Maj Gen Robert Affram, led a delegation from Mission Headquarters on an operational visit to Sector South and Sector North. The tour aimed to assess operational readiness and review…

A strategic communication workshop hosted by UNMISS in Wau helped empower women-led organizations by providing strategies and tools to enhance their visibility and amplify their voices. Photo: Busang Davies Maruping/UNMISS…

By strengthening these local capacities, MONUSCO is helping to prepare for a smooth transition to governance that is fully assumed by local actors. Civil society in the territory of Beni, in North Kivu, will soon have a…