Peacekeeping news

UNAMID photo. On 8-9 November, UNAMID Human Rights Office, convened a capacity-building and awareness-raising workshop on sexual and gender-based violence and conflict-related gender-based violence (CRSV/SGBV) for 51…

UNIFIL’s Ghanaian peacekeepers recently participated in a complex exercise with Italian peacekeepers in south-western Lebanon with the aim of enhancing operational interoperability between reserve assets of the two units. As…

All smiles (behind face masks) as an UNMISS-funded renovation of a primary school is handed over to residents in Alur County. Citizens in Alur County in Western Bahr el Ghazal are positively jubilant: funds from the United…

Traditional leaders in Yambio learning more about the provisions of the revitalized peace agreement. Traditional leaders in Yambio have been taken through every chapter of South Sudan’s Revitalized Peace Agreement, not least…

UNMISS and the South Sudan National Police Services sign operation coordination agreement empowering the local police service to assume primary responsibility for the protection of all citizens. With a ceasefire deal and a…

To mark the last day of the United Nations Police Week, eleven UNFICYP peacekeepers from the UN Police (UNPOL) were awarded medals for their contributions to peace in Cyprus, in a ceremony held at the UN Headquarters in…

North Kivu: MONUSCO mission raises awareness among civilians and assesses the security situation in Pinga. Photo MONUSCO/Myriam Asmani From October 27 to 29, 2020 in Pinga, Walikale territory, several local actors, including…

UNMISS peacekeepers from Bangladesh disinfecting a university in Wau to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission. Bangladeshi peacekeepers based in Wau and serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have…

On 26 October, 2020, Birao (capital of Vakaga, located about 1,300 km from Bangui) attended the first public session of his Court after several years without a hearing, to rule on alleged irregularities reported by an elected…

The Security Council on Wednesday was briefed on the “vital role” UN Police play across the whole spectrum of the world body’s work, from “conflict prevention to peacekeeping to peacebuilding". In their annual briefing to…

Pinga: Reassured by the presence of peacekeepers and the army, families have returned home. Photo MONUSCO/Myriam Asmani After fleeing recurrent attacks by armed groups into the bush, more than sixty people returned home in…

State authorities and UN partners in Eastern Equatoria team up to come up with a comprehensive approach towards sensitizing young people on the need to desist from criminality and violence against women or girls. “Many of the…