Peacekeeping news

A new office building for the legal administration in Jonglei State has been financed and handed over by UNMISS. Photo: David Majur Awuou/UNMISS Justice delayed is justice denied, the saying goes. Legal administrators in…

Representatives from various communities in and around Tonj have met to discuss how to avoid intercommunal conflicts. Photos: Manyang Mayom/UNMISS Representatives from districts of the counties of Tonj East and Tonj North had…

Some 30 representatives from civil society organizations, women, youth and traditional leaders came together to discuss social cohesion at an UNMISS-facilitated peace forum held in Kodok, Upper Nile state. Photo by Samson…

UNIFIL Irish peacekeepers yesterday paid respects to five Irish Defence Forces personnel who lost their lives while serving for peace with the UN peacekeeping mission in south Lebanon, all in the month of April, in the 1980s…

As the world marked World Creativity and Innovation Day yesterday, Lebanese women in the south-eastern village of Rachaya al Foukhar are benefitting from a UNIFIL-supported project that hones their skills in getting optimum…

The south-eastern Lebanese village of Habbarieh last week received several materials to limit the spread of COVID-19 virus, as well as school supplies, from UNIFIL’s Spanish Contingent. Most of the donations that seek to…

Tie-dyeing fabrics is a great and potentially income-generating skill for women trainees in Lakes State. Photos: Peter Ring Ariik Kuol/UNMISS A group of 60 women in Lakes State have embarked on a creative endeavour aimed at…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Mr. Zahir Tanin, welcomed the Ambassador of Switzerland, Mr. Thomas Kolly, at UNMIK Headquarters on 19 April 2021. The SRSG was joined by the Deputy SRSG…

Indian veterinarians in Upper Nile state conducted a two-day free camp to treat and examine livestock in Renk county. Following an outbreak of disease among livestock in Renk, Upper Nile state, UNMISS peacekeepers from India…

UNMISS peacekeepers from Rwanda and military observers recently rescued 20 United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) workers who were ambushed in Longiro, Eastern Equatoria. 20 United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS)…

Thirty-one UNFICYP peacekeepers from 11 contingents of the UN Police (UNPOL) were awarded medals for their contributions to peace in Cyprus, in a ceremony held at the UN headquarters in Nicosia today. The medals were…

Women baking at a vocational training course offered by UNMISS in Aweil. Photos: Emmanuel Kele/UNMISS Forty young men and women in Aweil have been given a chance to benefit from a three-month-long vocational training offered…